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
Zelensky’s European tour
Controlling migration
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Tories in revolt
Spirit of the age
Good week for:
Bad week for:
TransPennine takeover
Widening the franchise
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 actor, comedian and screenwriter Simon Pegg
Viewpoint: Niche skills
Farewell
Ultra-processed foods • They are ubiquitous in our diets, but there is growing concern that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are seriously bad for our health
The Maryland experiment
Best articles: Britain
IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids
Best of the American columnists
Trump’s return to prime time: a “disaster” for CNN
Best articles: International
Imran Khan’s arrest: Pakistan enters “uncharted territory”
What the scientists are saying…
Secrets of the sweet-toothed frog
“Mind-boggling” emissions
Pick of the week’s Gossip
A Lab-Lib pact: is one on the cards?
EU laws: what happened to the bonfire?
Turkish election: round one to Erdogan
Eurovision: glittery, daft and moving
Wit & Wisdom
Statistics of the week
Football: can the Argentinian rescue Chelsea?
Rugby union: the Sharks spark a northern revival
Commentary box
Sporting headlines
Pick of the week’s correspondence
The pressure on GP surgeries
The Seaside: England’s Love Affair
The Guest
The Power of Trees
Musical: Operation Mincemeat • Fortune Theatre, London WC2 (0333-009 6690). Until 19 August Running time: 2hrs 30mins
Albums of the week: three new releases
Film
Queen Cleopatra: the casting is not the problem with Netflix’s docudrama
Exhibition of the week Saint Francis of Assisi • National Gallery, London WC2 (020-7747 2885, nationalgallery.org.uk). Until 30 July. Free entry
Where to buy… • The Week reviews an exhibition in a private gallery
Traditional crafts at risk
Best books… Annie “Mac” Macmanus • The broadcaster, DJ and writer chooses her favourite books by Irish authors. Her second novel, The Mess We’re In (Wildfire £18.99) – about a young Irish woman moving to London in the 1990s – is out now
The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing
The Archers: what happened last week
Television
Coming up for auction
Delightful Arts and Crafts houses
Food & Drink
Spiced chicken skewers with pickling spices, mustard and chilli • This recipe has always been a family favourite, says Maunika Gowardhan. The achari spice mix includes fennel, cumin, mustard and nigella seeds, all coarsely crushed, but the secret is using mustard oil – which is available online or from Asian grocers. I recommend keeping a small bottle in your store cupboard. The pungent, savoury flavour lends an intense taste to the tikka.
New cars: what the critics say
The best… kitchen bins
Tips… how to clean jewellery at home
And for those who have everything…
Where to find… the UK’s quirkiest festivals
Three great railway adventures
The dawn of a second airship...