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 return of the Taliban

It wasn’t all bad

Biden’s retreat: the humiliation of a superpower

The looming refugee crisis

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for

Bad week for

In-patient infections

Triple lock under review

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Viewpoint: Glamping

Farewell

The UK at a glance

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

Best articles: Britain

Andrew Cuomo: the fall of the “nation’s governor”

Best articles: International

The “Two Michaels”: pawns in Beijing’s brutal game

What the scientists are saying…

The threat to the Gulf Stream

Diagnosing dementia

FROM TINY ACORNS • Our business is whisky. Scotch malt whisky. This means we deal in pure water, barley (which is often grown and malted within sight of the distillery) and then the magical alchemy which takes place in the copper stills. A process that turns the heated mash of the two elements into the wondrously aromatic, satisfying spirit popular from Aberdeen to Aukland and just about everywhere in between.

Terror in Plymouth: is “incel culture” to blame?

Gossip

The green agenda: time for action

Prince Andrew: a “deafening” silence

Wit & Wisdom

Statistic of the week

Sport

Athletics: the scandal that could tarnish Team GB

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

The rotten state of our prisons

Review of reviews: Books

Drama & Podcasts

Films to stream • Family reunions can be joyous, but they’re also full of dramatic and/or comic potential – which are richly exploited by these five films:

Film & TV

A “grim and gripping” look back at the 2011 riots

Exhibition of the week Folkestone Triennial • Various locations, Folkestone, Kent (01303-760740, creativefolkestone.org.uk). Until 2 November

News from the art world

The List

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

Best properties on the market

LEISURE • Food & Drink

Recipe of the week: Grandma’s meatballs

Consumer

New cars: what the critics say

Tips of the week… keep plants alive while away

Where to find… British hotels with golf courses

Sparkling actress who had an eclectic career

Crime writer who explored “life’s gutters”

Shirley Temple’s tomboy rival

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

Seven days in the Square Mile

Future faith

Issue of the week: the US takeover of UK defence • The sell-off of key defence assets is hardly conducive to an independent foreign policy

Making money: what the experts think

Advice on advice • There’s no “right” way to choose a financial adviser, said Imogen Tew in The Times. But here are some expert tips to consider:

Commentators

City profiles

Who’s tipping what

Market summary

Directors’ dealings

Form guide • Shares tipped 12 weeks ago

Market view

“We tried to be joyful”: what it’s like to be a refugee in Britain • As a child, Zarlasht Halaimzai fled Afghanistan...