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.

The siege of Gaza: can Israel defeat Hamas?

It wasn’t all bad

Blinken’s tour

Spotlight on Netanyahu

THE WEEK

The Week

Antisemitism in the UK

Council tax freeze

MP faces suspension

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 chair of NBC Universal Studio Group, Dame Donna Langley

Viewpoint: Generation Viagra

Farewell

Hamas: a short history • Where did the armed Palestinian group that rules Gaza come from, and what are its aims?

Gaza and the Nakba

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids

Best of the American columnists

Robert Kennedy: the wild card in the 2024 election

Best articles: International

The rise of the far-right: Germany’s dreaded alternative

What the scientists are saying…

Stone Age people ate their dead

Obesity and cancer

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Poland’s election: a victory for democracy?

The prison system: at full stretch

Keir Starmer: digging for victory

Madonna at 65: still the Queen of Pop?

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Rugby World Cup: Ireland’s “quarter-final curse” strikes again

Cricket: England suffer shock loss to Afghanistan

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Could Labour solve the housing crisis?

Ian Fleming: The Complete Man

Eve

The Glutton

Musical: Sunset Boulevard • Savoy Theatre, London WC2 (thesavoytheatre.com). Until 6 January Running time: 2hrs 20mins

Podcasts… a former Beatle, therapy and George the Poet

Film

Frasier: a “gentle” reboot of the beloved 1990s sitcom

Exhibition of the week Philip Guston • Tate Modern, London SE1 (020-7887 8888, tate.org.uk). Until 24 February

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

The van Gogh Pokémon frenzy

Best books… Sir Richard Eyre • The celebrated director picks his favourite books. He will be at the Stratford Literary Festival on Saturday 28 October, reading from Place to Place, his “autobiography in verse”; see stratlitfest.co.uk

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

New to streaming

Village houses for less than £800,000

Food & Drink

Prawns in rich coconut sauce (sambal goreng udang) • Prawns in coconut sauce are popular all over Indonesia and Malaysia, says Sri Owen. Like beef rendang, it is one of those fundamental Southeast Asian dishes whose flavours, textures and colours all complement each other precisely. Naturally, the dish should be served with rice, and perhaps stir-fried vegetables or a salad.

New cars: what the critics say

The best… steam mops and steam cleaners • Steam mops and cleaners aren’t suitable on unsealed wooden or parquet floors, as the moisture can cause the boards to swell and warp. For other types of flooring, it would be wise to check before buying.

Tips… how to get the better of bedbugs

And for those who have everything…

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