News Headlines - 08 November 2017
▽Priti Patel forced to resign over unofficial meetings with Israelis | The Guardian
Theresa May’s government was rocked on Wednesday by a second cabinet resignation in a week after Priti Patel was forced to step down as international development secretary.
The minister quit after being summoned back from a trip to Uganda and Ethiopia by Downing Street after it emerged she failed to be candid with May about 14 unofficial meetings with Israeli ministers, businesspeople and a senior lobbyist.
▽Plans for new bridge crossing River Thames in London | Metro News
Transport for London has today launched plans for a new bridge across the River Thames in London. The river crossing – proposed to be built between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf – will be available for cyclists as well as those on foot.
The Japanese prime minister, dressed in a white sweater, had just hit his ball out of the sand and was running up out of the bunker. But when he got up onto the grass, he apparently lost his balance and rolled backward into the sandy hole. An aide quickly rushed to help the prime minister.
▽Nissan cuts full-year profit estimates amid inspection scandal | The Japan Times
Nissan now expects its group operating profit to stand at \645 billion ($5.6 billion) for fiscal 2017 — compared with an earlier estimate of \685 billion — due to costs related to the scandal.
▽Spain's constitutional court annuls Catalan declaration of independence
Spain’s Constitutional Court officially annulled the Catalan parliament’s Oct. 27 unilateral declaration of independence on Wednesday, a widely expected ruling after the move was suspended by the court.
