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

The “double-tap” strike

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Sentencing reforms

House of Lords overhaul

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Viewpoint: Booming in the office

Farewell

Woof! Britain’s love affair with dogs • The UK’s canine population is booming. What does that mean for man’s best friend?

A brief history of dogs

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

Immigration enforcement: a mass recruitment drive

Best articles: International

Disarming Hezbollah: Lebanon’s risky mission

What the scientists are saying…

Why autumn has come early

Butterflies in decline

Pick of the week’s Gossip

“Three Pads” Rayner: a housing hypocrite?

Property taxes: the Chancellor’s dilemma

Waving the flag: sinister, or just patriotic?

Facial recognition: policing Notting Hill

Wit & Wisdom

Statistic of the week

Football: Thomas Frank’s new dawn at Spurs

Tennis: a triumphant mixed doubles experiment?

Golf: 164th time lucky for Tommy Fleetwood

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Lucy Connolly: rough justice?

Review of reviews: Books

Theatre: Twelfth Night or What You Will • Globe Theatre, London SE1 (020-7401 9919). Until 25 October Running time: 2hrs 30mins

Albums of the week: three new releases

Film & TV

Hostage: a tense political kidnap drama

Exhibition of the week Millet: Life on the Land • The National Gallery, London WC2 (020-7747 2885, nationalgallery.org.uk). Until 19 October. Free entry

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

A giant of graphic design

Best books… Thomasina Miers • The cook, food writer and restaurateur picks her favourites. Her latest book, Mexican Table (Quadrille £28), is out now, and she will be speaking at the Queen’s Park Book Festival on 31 August (queensparkbookfestival.co.uk)

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: apple, shallot, cheddar and thyme galette

New cars: what the critics say

The best… backpacks

Tips of the week… how to make your own compost

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… Europe’s best food markets

This week’s dream: tackling Moby-Dick at sea

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Icon of London’s Swinging Sixties

Journalist who got the scoop on Nixon’s resignation

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

A great catch

Issue of the week: the battle for the US Fed • Donald Trump’s attempt “to capture” the central bank is heading for a court showdown. A lot rides on it

Big Tech bust? What the experts think

One-child Britain

Commentators

City profiles

Who’s tipping what

The go-between: how Qatar became the global capital of diplomacy • The tiny Gulf state has become a major player on the world stage, working to resolve some of the most intractable conflicts. Is it driven by a genuine...