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 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 writer Jo Nesbø

Viewpoint: Keir and loathing

Farewell

Australia’s social media ban • Britain is following Australia in banning under-16s from social media. How have such efforts worked out Down Under?

The vexed question of verification

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

The Iran deal: J.D. Vance in the firing line

Best articles: International

Il Generale: will he turn Italy Upside Down?

What the scientists are saying…

The vast whale graveyard off Australia

Spinning space stations

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Reform UK: has it lost momentum?

The US-Iran deal: can it survive?

Aberdeen South: a boost for the Tories

Jeffrey Donaldson: “he duped everyone”

Wit & Wisdom

Statistic of the week

World Cup: England fall back to earth against Ghana

Cricket: England take a pasting in second Test

Wyndham Clark shuts up “Long Island boo boys”

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Social media and under-16s

Review of reviews: Books

Novel of the week

THE WEEK Bookshop

Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing • Globe Theatre, London SE1 (020-7401 9919). Until 24 October Running time: 2hrs 30mins

Podcasts… bananas, siblings and football

Film & TV

Jon Snow: A Last Big Story – touching portrait of a man with Alzheimer’s

Exhibition of the week Anish Kapoor • Hayward Gallery, London SE1 (020-3879 9555, southbankcentre.co.uk). Until 18 October

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

The cave on the Pont Neuf

The week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

Best books… Cal Flyn

Television

Coming up for sale

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Jad’s djej b’sayniyeh (chicken with potatoes, garlic and lemon)

New cars: what the critics say

The best… electric toothbrushes

Tips of the week… for a dust-free home

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… European art breaks without crowds

This week’s dream: the singular charm of Cagliari

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Labour grandee who helped steer his party to the centre

Exiled Iranian artist best known for Persepolis

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

SpaceX: bond market debut after steep stock market reversal

Issue of the week: Burnham and the bond markets • The UK’s debt interest bill already exceeds £100bn a year. Can the market bear a borrowing splurge?

The tech sell-off: what the experts think

Summer reading

Commentators

City profile

Who’s tipping what

The Olympics these were not • At the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, competitors can take whatever US-approved substances they like – and are paid $1m if they break a world record. Some say it’s a more honest approach to sporting competition, but Ellen Cushing remains unconvinced

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