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Holiday islands considered for green list

Islands such as the Canary Islands and Majorca may be put on the UK's green list of holiday destinations.

Shell: Netherlands court orders oil giant to cut emissions

Campaigners say it is the first time a company has been legally bound by the Paris climate accord.

Amazon buys Hollywood studio MGM for $8.45bn

The move gives the US tech giant the chance to expand the library of movies available on its streaming service.

Nissan 'in talks to build huge UK battery factory'

The Japanese car giant is reportedly in advanced talks to build a gigafactory in Sunderland.

Arsenal and Lyon in talks over swapping Nikita Parris and Vivianne Miedema

WSL record scorer Miedema out of contract next summer Arsenal confirm signing of Japan forward Mana Iwabuchi Arsenal and Lyon are in talks over a deal that could see the England forward Nikita Parris return to the Women’s Super League and take Vivianne Miedema in the other direction. Arsenal, who on Wednesday signed the Japan forward Mana Iwabuchi after she left Aston Villa, would be loth to lose Miedema as a free agent next summer and there is interest in her from Lyon. Arsenal would like to buy Parris and will pursue a deal even if a swap cannot be agreed. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/26/arsenal-and-lyon-in-talks-over-swapping-nikita-parris-and-vivianne-miedema

The loaned out players returning to the Premier League with high hopes

Oliver Skipp, Harvey Elliott and William Saliba have had an impact on loan. Will they do the same for their parent clubs? By Ben McAleer for WhoScored With the season coming to an end, loan players across Europe will be wondering where their futures lie. Here are 10 players who are returning to the Premier League hoping to consolidate first-team spots at their parent clubs. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/who-scored-blog/2021/may/26/premier-league-loaned-out-players-returning-high-hopes

Hillsborough: trial of former South Yorkshire police officers collapses

Judge rules two former officers and ex-solicitor accused of perverting the course of justice have no case to answer A judge has stopped the trial of two former South Yorkshire police officers and the force’s former solicitor, who had been charged with perverting the course of justice for amending police statements after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Mr Justice William Davis ruled that there was no case for the defendants to answer because the altered police statements were prepared for the public inquiry into the disaster by Lord Justice Taylor. That was not a statutory public inquiry, at which evidence is given on oath, so it was not a “course of public justice”, which could be perverted by amending statements, Davis ruled. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/26/hillsborough-trial-of-former-south-yorkshire-police-officers-collapses