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Assassination in Moscow

Labour’s housing plans

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THE WEEK

The Week

The Waspi women

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Archbishop urged to quit

Devolution plans

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

Best articles: Britain

Pick of the week’s Gossip

People of the year • It was the year an ITV drama highlighted the Post Office scandal and Labour returned to government, when Oasis reunited and Donald Trump regained the American presidency. Here we take a look at some of the people who made the headlines in 2024

It must be true… the best tabloid stories of 2024

Cartoons of the year

Pick of the week’s correspondence

The Church of England’s reputation

Review of reviews: Drama

Five of the best festive shows still running in January

Podcasts of the year • The podcast revolution started in the pandemic and, though some genres have started to feel saturated, it has not slowed down since then. Here is a selection of some of the best podcast series to have been released in the past year or so

The best shows of 2024 • The critics’ favourites, based on year-end selections in newspapers and magazines

Films of the year • 2024 was a year dominated by sequels, with Gladiator II and Paddington in Peru making a particular splash. Here is a reminder of some of the other films that impressed the critics, from The Zone of Interest and Perfect Days to Hit Man and The Holdovers

A round-up of stories from the art world that made the news in 2024

Best books… Samantha Harvey • This year’s Booker Prize winner selects her five favourite novels. She won the award for her fifth novel, Orbital (Vintage £9.99), which follows a team of astronauts aboard the International Space Station

At-a-glance guide to the best holiday television

The Archers What happened last week

Book Now

Albums of the year

Properties of the year • A look at some of the most outstanding properties of the year

Food & Drink

The best champagnes and other festive fizz

The best… stylish, practical ski kit

Tips… how to look after kitchen knives

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the best rural, dog-friendly stays

Travel • Holidays in the winter snow

Two new Swiss hotels

A Caribbean forest retreat

The winners and losers of 2024 • A round-up of some of the best – and worst – investments of the year

Trends: anti-woke funds and golden shares

House price outlook

Commentators

City profiles

Among those who died in 2024

A knock at the door: the houseguest who never left • When Rob and Dianne Parsons let an unexpected guest – and his frozen chicken – into their home one night, it began a remarkable story of friendship.

Crossword

Charity of the week

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