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.
Johnson’s angry exit
Ukraine’s counteroffensive
It wasn’t all bad
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Crisis in the SNP
Spirit of the age
Covid inquiry under way
Green pledge U-turn
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 poet, essayist and playwright Claudia Rankine
Viewpoint: Independent minds
Farewell
Long Covid: a medical mystery • At least 65 million people are estimated to have Long Covid, but it’s a condition that doctors know little about
Post-viral syndromes
Best articles: Britain
IT MUST BE TRUE… • I read it in the tabloids
Best of the American columnists
Orange skies: wildfire smoke envelops New York City
Best articles: International
The tourist tidal wave that’s flattening Europe’s cities
What the scientists are saying…
The first crocodile “virgin birth”
Baby food warning
Trump in the dock: a fraught moment for US democracy
Gossip
Prince Harry: having his day in court
Johnson’s honours list: “a parting gift”
Wit & Wisdom
Statistic of the week
Football: Manchester City crowned kings of Europe
Tennis: Novak Djokovic makes history at Roland Garros
Cricket: Australia look ominous ahead of the Ashes
Sporting headlines
LETTERS • Pick of the week’s correspondence
Is AI a threat to our world?
Review of reviews: Books
Musical: Groundhog Day
The week’s other opening
Podcasts… true crime, children’s drama and parenting
Film
The Idol: inept satire of the music industry starring Lily-Rose Depp
Exhibition of the week Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 • Royal Academy, London W1 (020-7300 8090, royalacademy.org.uk). Until 20 August
Where to buy… • The Week reviews an exhibition in a private gallery
A giant woodland gateau
Best books… Daniel Finkelstein • The Times journalist and former politician chooses his favourite books. His new memoir, Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival (William Collins £25), is out now
The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing
The Archers: what happened last week
Television
New to subscription TV
Best properties on the market • Properties with impressive roof terraces
What the experts recommend
Orecchiette with pistachio pesto, courgette and cherry tomatoes
New cars: what the critics say
The best… festival camping gear
Tips… freezer tips to prevent food waste
And for those who have everything…
Where to find… sculpture parks in the UK
This week’s dream: a drive along the coast of Nova Scotia
Hotel of the week
Getting the flavour of…
Last-minute offers from top travel companies
Artist who wrote a bestseller about her life with Picasso • Françoise Gilot 1921-2023
Televangelist behind the rise of the religious Right • Pat Robertson 1930-2023
Companies in the news …and how they were assessed
Seven days in the Square Mile
Telegraph Media Group: the fight for the voice of Tory England
Issue of the week: the ousting...