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 main stories… …and how they were covered
THE WEEK
The Week UK
Politics
The UK at a glance
Europe at a glance
The world at a glance
People
Viewpoint: Beyond belief
Farewell
The threat from the Sun • Scientists have real concerns that extreme weather on the Sun’s surface could unleash a catastrophe on humanity
How else could civilisation end?
Best articles: Britain
IT MUST BE TRUE… • I read it in the tabloids
Best of the American columnists
Biden’s spending splurge: a “radical and reckless” plan?
Best articles: International
Recognising a genocide: Biden enrages Turkey
What the scientists are saying…
Glaciers are shrinking ever-faster
A room with a changing view
The pandemic: the new global divide
Gossip
French generals: plotting a coup?
Blair’s hair: Brad Pitt or Gandalf?
Wit & Wisdom
Statistics of the week
Sport
Snooker: victory for the “vampire”
Sporting headlines
Pick of the week’s correspondence
Why it couldn’t happen here
Review of reviews: Books
ARTS • Podcasts... middle age, sport and criminal minds
Albums of the week: three new releases
Films to stream
Film & TV
Line of Duty: a worthy finale?
Exhibition of the week Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema • Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (0131-624 6200). Until 20 February 2022
News from the art world
Best books… Iain Dale • The host of LBC Radio’s evening show chooses his favourite books. His latest book, Why Can’t We All Just Get Along (HarperCollins £9.99) – about tribalism and division in politics and the media – is out in paperback
The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing and reading
The Archers: what happened last week
Television
Best properties on the market • Houses with fishing rights
Food & Drink • What the experts recommend
Recipe of the week: pan-roasted cauliflower
Consumer
New cars: what the critics say
The best... roller skates
Obituaries
Companies in the news ...and how they were assessed
Seven days in the Square Mile
Peanut envy
Talking points
Commentators
City profiles
Shares
Carbon capture: a solution to the climate crisis? • Companies around the world are racing to create technology that can take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere – and Elon Musk is offering $100m to whoever gets there first. But is it a viable option for halting climate change, asks Andy Martin