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
Ukraine’s counterattack
After the riots
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The Week
Trolls and fake news
Spirit of the age
Good week for:
Bad week for:
Valdo Calocane report
Channel deaths
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 writer Steven Knight
Viewpoint: Batters and batsmen
Farewell
Best articles: Britain
IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids
Best of the American columnists
The “folksy” progressive on the Democrat ticket
“The Butcher of Khan Younis” takes the reins
Thailand: heading for a “political inferno”?
What the scientists are saying…
The tiniest “hobbits” on Flores
Liquid diet to beat diabetes
Pick of the week’s Gossip
The Paris Olympics: a surprise triumph
Social care: kicked into the long grass again
Iran and Israel: is all out war inevitable?
Nasa’s astronauts: stranded in space
Wit & Wisdom
Statistics of the week
The Olympics: six standout performances from the Paris Games
City get revenge over United in Community Shield
Sporting headlines
Pick of the week’s correspondence
The reality of building new homes
Autocracy, Inc.
Fi: A Memoir of My Son
Wife
Musical: Fiddler on the Roof • Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London NW1 (0333-400 3562) Running time: 2hrs 40mins
Podcasts… on therapy, abuse, and some horrible people
Film
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes – intimate portrait of the film star
Exhibition of the week Turner: Art, Industry & Nostalgia • Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle (0191-278 1611, laingartgallery.org.uk). Until 7 September
Where to buy… • The Week reviews an exhibition in a private gallery
Banksy’s “urban jungle”
Best books… Hunter Davies • The journalist, author and broadcaster picks his favourites. His latest book, Letters to Margaret: Confessions to my Late Wife, was published earlier this month (Apollo £22)
The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing
The Archers: what happened last week
Television
New to streaming
Scenic hideaways
Food & Drink
Recipe of the week: kam heong fried cauliflower
New cars: what the critics say
The best… budget supermarket skincare
Tips… how to avoid fines when driving in Europe
And for those who have everything…
Where to find… the best beaches near a station
Three mountains steeped in mythology and legend
Away from the crowds in Calabria
A haven in the heart of Nice
The forensic pathologist who inspired Silent Witness
“Chameleon” batsman with 100 England caps
Companies in the news …and how they were assessed
Seven days in the Square Mile
BT Group/Bharti: landmark Indian deal is a case of trading places
Issue of the week: the sale of Hargreaves Lansdown • In a blow for London, Britain’s DIY investment champion is now being taken private
Making money: what the experts think
CEO pay rises
Commentators
City profile
Who’s tipping what
Market...