The Week UK

The best of the media in one magazine. Each issue stitches together news and views from more than 200 global news sources into an utterly enjoyable, informative read.

Sinwar “eliminated”

Zelensky’s warning

It wasn’t all bad

THE WEEK

The Week

The Budget psychodrama

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Chris Kaba verdict

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Viewpoint: Before the smartphone

Farewell

The never-ending jail sentences • Sentences of “imprisonment for public protection” (IPPs) have been widely condemned, but many are still in force

A case study: 17 years on an IPP

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids

Best of the American columnists

The presidential election: why can’t Harris close the deal?

Best articles: International

Meloni’s migration solution: camps in Albania

What the scientists are saying…

Salmon rivers in crisis

Aspirin cuts cancer risk

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Taylor Swift: worthy of a police escort?

The King in Australia: a mixed reception

The Tory race: is it Badenoch’s to lose?

Liam Payne: the high price of fame

Wit & Wisdom

Statistic of the week

Football: are red cards ruining Arsenal’s title hopes?

Formula 1: Norris lets another chance slip in Texas

Pakistan’s secret weapon: heaters and fans

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Exchange of the week • The assisted dying bill: is a “slippery slope” inevitable?

The Story of a Heart

The Peepshow

The Hotel

Theatre: Oedipus • Wyndham’s Theatre, London WC2 (0344-482 5151). Until 4 January

Podcasts… the Brighton bombing, and the art of the deal

Film & TV

The Office spawns another spin-off – this time down under

Exhibition of the week Francis Bacon: Human Presence • National Portrait Gallery, London WC2 (020-7306 0055, npg.org.uk). Until 19 January

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

An eBay art star uncovered

Best books… Robert McCrum • The writer and editor recommends books on the sporting life. His new book, The Penalty Kick: The Story of a Gamechanger (Notting Hill Editions £15.99), is about his great-grandfather, who invented the penalty kick

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

Coming up for sale

17th century houses

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week: shepherd’s pie

New cars: what the critics say

The best… heated cushions

Tips of the week… how to tackle overthinking

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the UK’s best arboretums

This week’s dream: a fascinating walk across unspoilt Bali

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

No-nonsense soldier who may have averted a nuclear war

Talented singer who became a pop sensation at 16

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Bear market

Issue of the week: the Washington meetings • Are the 80-year-old Bretton Woods “twins” fit to tackle an increasingly fractured world?

Investment: what the experts think

In the round • We’re approaching the season of 360-degree performance reviews – one of the most “groaned about” traditions in the City, says Craig Coben in the FT. Are they really worth the hassle?

Commentators

City profile

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