The Week UK

The best of the media in one magazine. Each issue stitches together news and views from more than 200 global news sources into an utterly enjoyable, informative read.

It wasn’t all bad

The main stories… …and how they were covered

Fires rage across Europe

THE WEEK

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Politics

Polanski’s “mistake”

Veterans’ pensions

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Castaway of the week

Viewpoint: Back to the 1970s

Farewell

The Bayeux Tapestry • Nearly 1,000 years old, evocative, rich and ambiguous, the Bayeux Tapestry will soon be on show in the British Museum

The riddle of Harold’s arrow

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… • I read it in the tabloids

Best of the American columnists

The rage against data centres: New York fights the future

Best articles: International

Hamas chooses its new leader: bad news for Trump?

What the scientists are saying…

Orangutan mothers make “playdates”

Don’t say please to AI

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Energy: the crisis facing the new minister

Prisoner releases: a dilemma for the PM

Rogue AI: a step closer to doomsday?

Patriotic millionaires: calling for more taxes

Wit & Wisdom

Statistic of the week

Tour de France: the triumph of “the relentless Slovene”

Formula 1: Lando Norris finally has cause to celebrate

English cricket’s leadership crisis

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Manchesterism vs. Thatcherism

Review of reviews: Books

Novel of the week

THE WEEK Bookshop

Theatre: The Cherry Orchard • Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (01789-331111). Until 29 August Running time: 2hrs 35mins

Podcasts… Tocqueville, The Smiths and more

Film & TV

Into Ukraine’s Kill Zone: Boris Johnson reports from the front line

Exhibition of the week Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam • Royal Academy, London W1 (020-7300 8090, royalacademy.org.uk). Until 25 October

Where to buy… • The Week reviews an exhibition in a private gallery

Tate’s new director

The week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

Best books… Julia Samuel

Television

New to streaming TV

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week

Wine choice

The best… beach kit

Tips of the week… how to stay alert after a late night

And for those who have everything…

Apps… the best travel apps for 2026

This week’s dream: sun, sea and sophistication on the Costa Brava

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Football star who became known as “King Kev”

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Segro/DCC/Mitie: the continuing plunder of London

Issue of the week: the deepening chip rout • Shares in chipmakers globally have plunged, prompting fresh doubts about the AI trade

Burnham and taxes: what the experts think

Summer shorts

Commentators

City profiles

Who’s tipping what

The grate cheddar robbery: why criminals are targeting cheese • In 2024, Neal’s Yard Dairy was duped out of more than £300,000-worth of artisanal cheddar by criminals posing as French supermarket buyers. Experts suspect it headed to Russia, which has a thriving black market in high-end foods. Olivia Potts reports

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