The Week UK

The Week covers the Best of the British and Foreign Media. With its non partisan reporting, The Week gives the reader an insight into all the the news, people, arts, drama, property, books and how the international media has reported it. This concise guide allows the reader to be up to date and have a wealth of knowledge to allow them to discuss all these key topics with their friends and peers.

The main stories… …and how they were covered

THE WEEK

The Week UK

Politics

The UK at a glance

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Viewpoint: Beyond belief

Farewell

The threat from the Sun • Scientists have real concerns that extreme weather on the Sun’s surface could unleash a catastrophe on humanity

How else could civilisation end?

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

Biden’s spending splurge: a “radical and reckless” plan?

Best articles: International

Recognising a genocide: Biden enrages Turkey

What the scientists are saying…

Glaciers are shrinking ever-faster

A room with a changing view

The pandemic: the new global divide

Gossip

French generals: plotting a coup?

Blair’s hair: Brad Pitt or Gandalf?

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Sport

Snooker: victory for the “vampire”

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Why it couldn’t happen here

Review of reviews: Books

ARTS • Podcasts... middle age, sport and criminal minds

Albums of the week: three new releases

Films to stream

Film & TV

Line of Duty: a worthy finale?

Exhibition of the week Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema • Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (0131-624 6200). Until 20 February 2022

News from the art world

Best books… Iain Dale • The host of LBC Radio’s evening show chooses his favourite books. His latest book, Why Can’t We All Just Get Along (HarperCollins £9.99) – about tribalism and division in politics and the media – is out in paperback

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing and reading

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

Best properties on the market • Houses with fishing rights

Food & Drink • What the experts recommend

Recipe of the week: pan-roasted cauliflower

Consumer

New cars: what the critics say

The best... roller skates

Obituaries

Companies in the news ...and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Peanut envy

Talking points

Commentators

City profiles

Shares

Carbon capture: a solution to the climate crisis? • Companies around the world are racing to create technology that can take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere – and Elon Musk is offering $100m to whoever gets there first. But is it a viable option for halting climate change, asks Andy Martin