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

The plan to occupy Gaza

It wasn’t all bad

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

India trade deal

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Viewpoint: Community spirit

Farewell

The fall of Saigon • Fifty years ago the US made its final, humiliating exit from Vietnam

The Vietnamese “boat people”

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

The fertility crisis: can Trump make America breed again?

Best articles: International

Australia: the “Trump effect” strikes again

What the scientists are saying…

The gruesome death of a gladiator

A “superjab” for cancer

Pick of the week’s Gossip

The M&S cyberattack: a spreading crisis

The minerals deal: sealed at last

Prince Harry: another bombshell interview

Kneecap: have the rappers gone too far?

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Snooker: China finally has a world champion

Cricket: teenager smashes 35-ball century

Harry Kane: the long wait for a trophy

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Toilet etiquette

Review of reviews: Books

Theatre: Titus Andronicus • Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (01789-331111). Until 7 June Running time: 2hrs 44mins

Theatre: My Master Builder • Wyndham’s Theatre, London WC2 (0344-482 5151). Until 12 June Running time: 2hrs

Film & TV

The Four Seasons: Tina Fey-led remake of an Alan Alda film

Exhibition of the week Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road • British Museum, London WC1 (020-7323 8000, britishmuseum.org). Until 7 September

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

Saints, angels and a dragon

Best books… Reeta Chakrabarti • The journalist and BBC news anchor picks her favourites. She is a judge for The British Book Awards 2025, the winners of which are announced on 12 May. Her debut novel Finding Belle (HarperCollins £16.99) is out this week

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

New to streaming TV

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week: dark chocolate macadamia cookies

New cars: what the critics say

The best… handy microwave gadgets

Tips of the week… what to do if you lose your phone

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… Britain’s best railway pubs

This week’s dream: in search of paradise in Thailand’s western isles

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Acclaimed novelist known for her Old Filth trilogy

Trotskyite agitator who co-founded Militant

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Hollywood tariffs: sending shockwaves through the film industry

Issue of the week: Exit Buffett • “Buffettologists” have been worrying about the succession for years. It has finally arrived

The UK-India trade deal: the main points

Crude sketch • Oil prices have plunged to a near four-year low – with wide-reaching implications, said The Sunday Times.

Commentators

City profile

Who’s tipping what

Born into the cold: how a KGB spy was recruited by his...