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

Curbing immigration

It wasn’t all bad

THE WEEK

The Week

Tariff Man strikes again

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Assisted dying bill

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 actor Stephen Mangan

The decline of stationery

Farewell

A rough guide to trade wars • “Trade wars are good, and easy to win,” Donald Trump said in 2018 – and he has begun his second term launching one against China

Trump and tariffs

Best articles: Britain

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

Gutting the government: Musk’s war on Washington

Best of the American columnists

When “a kiss is not a kiss”: Spanish football on trial

Best articles: International

What the scientists are saying…

An amphibian rescue mission

AI will read mammograms

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Lucy Letby: an unsafe conviction?

The Chagos Islands: a “shabby deal”

Labour: tarnished by tasteless jokes

Grenfell Tower: Rayner’s difficult decision

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Rugby union: England triumph over Les Bleus

Football: the biggest FA Cup upset in a decade

Commentary box

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Experts on the assisted dying bill

Review of reviews: Books

Theatre: Elektra / Oedipus • Duke of York’s until 12 April. Running time: 1hr 35mins/Old Vic until 29 March. Running time: 1hr 40mins

Albums of the week: three new releases

Film & TV

Amandaland: worthy spin-off to the hit BBC series Motherland

Exhibition of the week Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism • Royal Academy, London W1 (020-7300 8090, royalacademy.org.uk). Until 21 April

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

Pollock’s hidden images

Best books… Eimear McBride

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

New to streaming

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week: manouchet za’atar (za’atar-topped breads)

New cars: what the critics say

The best… toasters

Tips of the week… how to reduce condensation

And for those who have everything…

Apps… useful alternatives to the NHS app

This week’s dream: mountains and monasteries in Armenia

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Businessman, philanthropist and revered spiritual leader

Norfolk farmer who shot dead a teenage intruder

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Shein reprieve

Issue of the week: Reeves on the ropes • As Britain slides into stagnation, the Chancellor’s fiscal rules look to be in jeopardy

Cash Isas: to scrap, or not to scrap?

Vive la révolution?

Commentators

City profiles

Who’s tipping what

The loudest megaphone: the war for your attention • In today’s world, noise and spectacle beats argument every time. Chris Hayes, a TV presenter who has spent years trying to capture viewers’ attention, explains how we got here

Crossword

Big picture news, balanced views