On London's Brick Lane, a data centre sparks local battle

In Brick Lane, the historic heart of London’s Bangladeshi community, residents oppose plans for a data centre in a disused brewery, citing the erosion of heritage and need for social housing. “This has really been the focal point of the British Bangladeshi community,” local councillor Faysal Ahmed told AFP , recalling a time when his parents ran a restaurant beneath his childhood home in the Lane.