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

Infantino’s own goal

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

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 • This week’s edition of Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs featured the businesswoman Emma Grede

Viewpoint: Consolation for liberals

Farewell

Stranded in the Gulf • The Iran war has trapped hundreds of ships on the wrong side of the Strait of Hormuz. What’s life like for their crews?

A hidden workforce

Best articles: Britain

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

Best articles: International

Trump’s nuclear deal: a disaster for the Middle East?

What the scientists are saying…

The linguistic golden age, millennia ago

A “life-changer” for MS

Andy Burnham: a PM who enjoys politics

Education: time for a cultural shift?

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Plagiarism: the bitter row at Cambridge

Fires and drought: a blazing summer

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Glasgow 2026: is it time up for the Commonwealth Games?

Football: Eddie Howe quits Newcastle

England cricket: Fleming and Root take charge

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Apprenticeships: the reality

Review of reviews: Books

Novel of the week

THE WEEK Bookshop

Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos • Glyndebourne, Lewes (01273-815000). Until 29 August Running time: 3hrs 45mins (including dinner interval)

Albums of the week: three new releases

Film & TV

Gomorrah: The Origins – riveting prequel to Saviano’s hit mobster drama

Exhibition of the week Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action. • Tate Modern, London SE1 (020-7887 8888, tate.org.uk). Until 3 May 2027

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

Lenin vs. the Cossack rebel

The week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

Best books… Adam Kay • The doctor turned writer is a National Year of Reading ambassador, supporting the Go All In campaign to help people discover the joy of reading (goallin.org.uk). His latest book, A Particularly Nasty Case (Orion £10.99), is out now in paperback

Television

New to streaming

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week: herby mango salad

New cars: what the critics say

The best… spring-cleaning gadgets

Tips of the week… getting children to eat veg

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… some great gardening courses

This week’s dream: sailing back in time on the Norfolk Broads

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Goodie turned naturalist who fronted Springwatch

Controversial German anatomist behind Body Worlds

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

BP’s North Sea exit: a watershed moment for British energy

Issue of the week: Trump’s currency meddling • The US move to prop up the Japanese yen suits both parties. But it’s not without risks

FTSE prospects: what the experts think

Leveraged ETFs: the lowdown • Warren Buffett described derivatives as “financial weapons of mass destruction”. In the hands of retail investors, LETFs are proving equally explosive…

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