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title: "Sir Brian May urges UK official to block AI data centres"
description: "Most outlets reported that Sir Brian May urged Andy Burnham to block the expansion of AI data centres, describing them as “a massive evil” that “have to be fought.” Both excerpts led with this core message, with The News International adding a brief reference to May’s age and nationality. The framing remained consistent across the coverage, with no additional context or emphasis beyond May’s warning."
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# Sir Brian May urges UK official to block AI data centres

updated 3 Oct 2026, 8:05 PM PKT · 3 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Sir Brian May urged Andy Burnham to block the expansion of AI data centres, describing them as “a massive evil” that “have to be fought.” Both excerpts led with this core message, with The News International adding a brief reference to May’s age and nationality. The framing remained consistent across the coverage, with no additional context or emphasis beyond May’s warning.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [Brian May urges Andy Burnham to block AI data centres](https://minutemirror.com.pk/brian-may-urges-andy-burnham-to-block-ai-data-centres-639170/) · 3 Oct 2026, 8:05 PM PKT
  > Queen guitarist Sir Brian May has urged Andy Burnham to block the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure, warning that data centres are “a massive evil” that “have to be fought”.
- **The News International** — [Sir Brian May warns Andy Burnham to block AI 'before it's too late'](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1418585-sir-brian-may-warns-andy-burnham-to-block-ai-before-its-too-late) · 3 Oct 2026, 3:08 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Sir Brian May has urged Andy Burnham to block AI “before it’s too late” and dubbed data centres “a massive evil” that “have to be fought.”The 70-year-old British...

2 articles from 2 outlets, 3 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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