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Catch the latest Financial News EventsShattered dreams: Why the battle for Sunderland’s glass centre has turned into a political flashpoint
Custodian University of Sunderland says renovation costs of £45m are too high and building must be pulled down. Not without a fight, say locals, who believe they’re being taken for foolsThe “little pieces of Sunderland” produced by the city’s glassmaking factory for...
From young men looking for no-strings sex to the 92-year-old who lied about his age: older women on the truth about dating in later life
Five women on both sides of the Atlantic reveal what it’s like trying to find a partner in your 60s, 70s, 80s and 90sStella Ralfini, 78-year-old beauty writer, London (pictured above) Continue reading...
Nobody knows what would follow regime change in Iran – but what happened in 1979 offers some pointers | Jason Burke
The similarities between now and events preceding the shah’s exile are striking. The radical clerics benefited then, but who would prevail this time?A critical moment looms for Iran, and so for the Middle East. The global consequences of any upheaval in Tehran have...
No fuel, no tourists, no cash – this was the week the Cuban crisis got real
Diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative Trump tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step inAmong the verdant gardens of Havana’s diplomatic quarter, Siboney, ambassadors from countries traditionally allied to...