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.
It wasn’t all bad
Chaos in the NHS
Sudan on the brink
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POTUS in Ireland
Spirit of the age
Good week for:
Bad week for:
Sunak investigation
SNP treasurer resigns
Poll watch
Europe at a glance
The world at a glance
People
Viewpoint: Online life vs. reality
Farewell
Britain’s missing workers • The large number of people opting out of work is a significant drag on the UK workforce
The Great Resignation
Best articles: Britain
IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids
Best of the American columnists
Pentagon leaks: a big blind spot in US intelligence
Best articles: International
The surrogacy story that has outraged Spain
What the scientists are saying…
Drug use in prehistoric Menorca
The “end of the fossil age”
Pick of the week’s Gossip
The PM: extra maths for everyone
Smart motorways: a belated U-turn
US intelligence leaks: the threat to Ukraine
The coronation: an awkward reunion
Wit & Wisdom
Statistic of the week
The Grand National: drama, danger and death
Football: can the Gunners restore their “fighting spirit”?
Sporting headlines
Pick of the week’s correspondence
Kings and the slave trade
Killing Thatcher
Wolfish
Pineapple Street
Theatre: Hamnet • Swan, Stratford, to 17 June; Garrick, London, 30 September to 6 January 2024 Running time: 2hrs 30mins
Albums of the week: three new releases
Film
Obsession: cringeworthy Netflix adaptation of Josephine Hart’s Damage
Exhibition of the week The Rossettis • Tate Britain, London SW1 (020-7887 8888, tate.org.uk). Until 24 September
Where to buy… • The Week reviews an exhibition in a private gallery
Lichtenstein: pop art copycat?
Best books… David Baddiel • The writer, presenter and stand-up comedian picks his favourite books. His latest book, The God Desire – a philosophical essay on atheism – is out now, published by TLS Books at £9.99
The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing
The Archers: what happened last week
Television
Coming up for auction
University towns
What the experts recommend
Desi kofta meatballs with sticky mango-lime tomatoes
New cars: what the critics say
The best… clothes steamers
Tips of the week… how to challenge a parking fine
And for those who have everything…
Where to find… the best adventure playgrounds
This week’s dream: a road trip through Pakistan’s high peaks
The Darling Copenhagen
Getting the flavour of…
Last-minute offers from top travel companies
Pioneering designer who created the 1960s look
Companies in the news …and how they were assessed
Seven days in the Square Mile
THG/Dechra/John Wood: take-private fever hits London
Issue of the week: taming the shadow banks • The risks posed by the “non-bank” financial sector are now clear. It’s time regulators heeded them
Investing in Japan: what the experts think
Inflation shocker
Commentators
City profiles
Who’s tipping what
Market summary
“It was torture”: Liam Holden’s...