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.
A double defeat
The Russian advance
It wasn’t all bad
THE WEEK
The Week
The fall of Roe v. Wade
Spirit of the age
Good week for:
Bad week for:
Referendum ruling
Barristers go on strike
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 singer, songwriter and U2 frontman Bono
Holidays, now and then
Farewell
Rwanda: a safe haven? • The Government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which it describes as “one of the safest nations on Earth”
The asylum plan
Best articles: Britain
I read it in the tabloids
Best of the American columnists
A sunshine state of mind: the mass exodus to Florida
Best articles: International
Jupiter humbled: Macron loses his majority
What the scientists are saying…
An Anglo-Saxon cemetery for the rich
NHS breast cancer drug
Pick of the week’s Gossip
Pay demands: a summer of discontent
The new Bill of Rights: eroding liberties?
Polio: is the old scourge returning?
Tactical voting: a threat to the Tories
Wit & Wisdom
Cricket: another spectacular win for England
Wimbledon: the need to be colourful
Upcoming sporting highlights
Pick of the week’s correspondence
Pathways to peace in Ukraine
The Case Against the Sexual Revolution
An Immense World
The Seaplane on Final Approach
Theatre: The Southbury Child • Bridge Theatre, London SE1 (0333-320 0052). Until 27 August Running time: 2hrs 30mins
Albums of the week: three new releases
Film
Man vs. Bee: Rowan Atkinson’s glossy new Netflix show is no Mr. Bean
Exhibition of the week Summer Exhibition 2022 • Royal Academy of Arts, London W1 (020-7300 8090, royalacademy.org.uk). Until 21 August
News from the art world
Best books… Chris Patten • The peer and former Conservative Party chairman chooses his favourite books. His new book, The Hong Kong Diaries (Allen Lane £30), describes his experiences as the last governor of Hong Kong
The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing
The Archers: what happened last week
Television
New to subscription TV
Grade II properties for £500,000 or less
What the experts say
Recipe of the week: tomato and chipotle chilli soup • Adding tomatoes to this bean soup brings a velvety, fruity acidity to the creamy weight of the black beans, says Claire Thomson. My serving suggestion creates a bit of extra work, but in my mind it is absolutely worth it. The dollop of hot sauce is a particularly good addition.
New cars: what the critics say
The best… sewing machines
Tips of the week… how to treat blisters
And for those who have everything…
Where to find… the best treehouse stays in the UK
This week’s dream: the timeless charm of Lower Silesia
Hotel of the week
Getting the flavour of…
Last-minute offers from top travel companies
High street retailer who helped liberate Belsen
Actor who became a legend of the French new wave
Companies in the news …and how they were assessed
Seven days in the Square...