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.
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Europe swelters
The public sector pay deal
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The public interest
Spirit of the age
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Migration bill passes
A303 tunnel approved
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 England footballer turned TV pundit Jill Scott
Viewpoint: Biden’s outbursts
Farewell
Vaping: a dangerous addiction? • Is the dramatic rise of e-cigarette use in Britain a threat to public health?
America’s Evali outbreak
Non-aligned no longer: Sweden embraces Nato
The Dutch master: a “boring” man calls it a day
Best articles: International
China’s “sluggish” economy: squeezing the middle classes
What the scientists are saying…
The “heartbreak” at Long Nanny
Rising cancer deaths
Pick of the week’s Gossip
Alzheimer’s drugs: hope at last
China: a “breathtaking” infiltration
Inheritance tax: the Tories’ trump card?
Barbie: why Hollywood turned pink
Wit & Wisdom
Statistics of the week
Wimbledon: a brilliant 20-year-old seizes the crown
The exemplary courage of a once-great footballer
Sporting headlines
Pick of the week’s correspondence
Is it time to reform “The Blob”?
Review of reviews: summer books • The best recently published holiday reads, based on summer round-ups in the press
Musical: Miss Saigon • Crucible, Sheffield (0114-249 6000). Until 19 August Running time: 2hrs 45mins
Albums of the week: three new releases
Film
The Great: season three of the raucous comedy-drama set in imperial Russia
Exhibition of the week A World in Common • Tate Modern, London SE1 (020-7887 8888, tate.org.uk). Until 14 January 2024
Where to buy… • The Week reviews an exhibition in a private gallery
Venus of the Rags: up in flames
Best books… Shaparak Khorsandi • The comedian and writer chooses her favourite books. Her new book, Scatter Brain, a memoir told through the lens of undiagnosed ADHD, has just been published by Ebury at £16.99
The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing
The Archers: what happened last week
Television
New to subscription TV
Residences with tennis courts
What the experts recommend
Recipe of the week: muhammara • It’s best to use romano (long) peppers for this traditional dip, as the skins aren’t as tough as on bell peppers, says Imad Alarnab. But if bell peppers are all you have available, you can simply use the method below to remove the skins.
The best… children’s books for summer
Tips of the week… simple ways to cut fuel costs
And for those who have everything…
Apps… free apps for nature lovers
This week’s dream: cycling through Turkey’s Taurus Mountains
Hotel of the week
Getting the flavour of…
Last-minute offers from top travel companies
Singer and actress who became a national treasure in France
The modest scientist whose work powers the modern world
Companies in the news …and how they were assessed
Seven days in the Square Mile
UK exporters:...