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When you and I glance over our shoulders reminiscently, we are likely to see the rosy haze of yesteryear. When our correspondent glanced over his, he saw the outbreak of war in the Middle East

By ancient artefacts, politicians mark the start of Peking’s first golf course

This story might well have been titled, ‘If I Had Known’ or ‘A Fortnight Before the Massacre’. Either way, our correspondent found himself in the company of men who would change Japanese history for ever

From London to Bahrain in three hours 38 minutes on Concorde’s first flight

The issues change but the tastings are constant

In the USSR, chess is more than a game

Falling fertility rates are one of the biggest challenges facing our world

A new 270km coast-to-coast trail reveals wildlife and landscapes overlooked by most visitors

Labour’s charter of Budget responsibility aims to give businesses certainty — with no repeats of the ‘mini’ Budget

Haunted landscapes figure prominently in recent releases, while a key voice on American dystopia receives welcome reissues