News Headlines - 22 October 2016
The absence reveals a deepening rift over Taiwan’s national identity. Mainland tourism has dropped 20% since June, weeks after President Tsai Ing-wen took power and declined to endorse the notion that Taiwan and the mainland are part of one united China.
▽Theresa May 'optimistic' she can get right Brexit deal for UK - BBC News
Theresa May has predicted "difficult moments" ahead in Brexit negotiations but said she is optimistic she can get a deal "that is right for the UK".
▽Britain's former EU chief warns Theresa May not to choose 'Stupid Brexit' - Mirror Online
Theresa May has been told not to choose "stupid Brexit" in a stark warning by the government's former EU chief.
Former EU commissioner Lord Hill made the stark comment today as he told of the "danger" Britain's negotiation could "self-harm".
▽Nissan to make Sunderland Qashqai decision 'next month' - BBC News
Car giant Nissan says it will make a decision next month on whether to produce the next Qashqai SUV at its Sunderland plant following Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
▽Countess Raine Spencer, stepmother of Princess Diana, dies aged 87 | The Guardian
Raine Spencer, the socialite stepmother of Diana, Princess of Wales, and daughter of the prolific romantic novelist Dame Barbara Cartland, has died aged 87.
