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.

The main stories… …and how they were covered

An inglorious exit

It wasn’t all bad

THE WEEK

The Week

Into the long grass

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Welby steps down

Minister refers herself

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 composer Mark-Anthony Turnage

“Reimagining”

Farewell

Non-crime hate incidents • Is the policing of non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) an Orwellian outrage or an essential tool of modern law enforcement?

What is a hate crime?

Best articles: Britain

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

Silicon Valley vs. the Maga faithful: trouble in Trump land

Unidentified flying objects: the New Jersey drone scare

Backlash in Germany as Musk backs AfD

Best articles: International

What the scientists are saying…

A “dinosaur highway” in Oxfordshire

Cancer diagnosed earlier

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Farage and Musk: an ill-fated dalliance

Health reform: can Starmer save the NHS?

Islamic State: the terror group’s second act

With Love, Meghan: a twee “cringefest”

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Darts: the unstoppable rise of “Luke the Nuke”

The Frenchman with a 128mph second serve

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Can Netanyahu’s policy be justified?

Review of reviews: Books

Theatre: The Tempest • Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London WC2 (020-7401 9919). Until 1 February Running time: 2hrs 10mins

Podcasts… popular series to listen out for in 2025

Film

Exhibition of the week Versailles: Science and Splendour • Science Museum, London SW7 (0330-058 0058, sciencemuseum.org.uk). Until 28 April

Where to buy…

Chronicler of Hebden Bridge

Best books… Nicci French

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

New to subscription TV

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week: pistachio and cardamom cake

New cars: what the critics say

The best… gardening gloves

Tips of the week… how to look after knitwear

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the best places to ski in Scotland

Six amazing hotels to seek out in 2025 • From timeless classics to stylish new openings, here are six hotels that travel journalists recommend for this year

The peanut farmer who became America’s best ex-president

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Flower power

Issue of the week: the new economic year • The resilience of the global economy is already being tested by debt concerns

Briefing: investing in 2025 • The year looks set to be dominated by Trump, interest rate cuts and China’s fragile economic recovery

Commentators

City profile

Who’s tipping what

Held hostage in the desert by al-Qa’eda for 565 days • In 2014, Bob Semple was taken hostage by al-Qa’eda in Yemen, where he worked. His greatest fear was his family watching his head being cut off. He tells Eleanor Steafel about his ordeal

Crossword

Big picture news, balanced views