The Week UK

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

US and Israel at odds

Elphicke’s defection

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Maternity wards in crisis

Spying charges

Homelessness U-turn

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

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 comedian and TV presenter Greg Davies

Tube etiquette

Farewell

The metro mayors • Since 2017, a series of new mayoralties have been created across England, generating enthusiasm but also confusion

The two Andys

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… • I read it in the tabloids

Best of the American columnists

Trump’s hush-money trial: Stormy Daniels takes the stand

Best articles: International

Is Russia’s “wave of wrecking” a prelude to war?

What the scientists are saying…

Did red squirrels spread leprosy?

A multi-Covid vaccine

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Baby Reindeer: the true story that wasn’t?

Ukraine: Russia’s new offensive

Eurovision: kitsch and keffiyehs

The Garrick: a victory for women?

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Cricket: farewell Jimmy Anderson, England’s greatest fast bowler

Sporting headlines

Football: City on the brink of a historic title

A blow for Djokovic

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Tall buildings are a blight

Review of reviews: Books

Theatre: Spirited Away • London Coliseum, London WC2 (020-7845 9300). Until 24 August

The week’s other opening

Podcasts… on people smuggling, reality TV, and guns

Film

Exhibition of the week Michelangelo: the last decades • British Museum, London WC1 (020-7323 8000, britishmuseum.org). Until 28 July

Where to buy… • The Week reviews an exhibition in a private gallery

Apple’s crushing failure

Best books… Conn Iggulden • The award-winning historical novelist chooses his favourite books. His latest novel, Nero (Michael Joseph £22) – the first in a new series about the tyrannical emperor – comes out this week

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

New to streaming TV

Flats in splendid settings

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week: eggs in creamed spinach with spiced butter seeds • This is a particularly good egg dish to make if you’ve just a little cream or crème fraîche left over in the fridge from another recipe, says Ed Smith. But it’s not just a convenient way of avoiding food waste: you’ll want lick the plate clean. I think it works best with just one egg per person, but see what you think.

New cars: what the critics say

The best… sleeping bags

Tips… how to make the perfect martini

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… Europe’s best national parks

This week’s dream: a gastronomic tour of the Costa de la Luz

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Writer for whom life was “too short to stuff a mushroom”

Versatile actor who starred in The Boys from the Blackstuff

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

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