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.

It wasn’t all bad

No.10’s party scandal

The killing of a child

THE WEEK

The Week

The North Sea oil U-turn

Kabul evacuation chaos

Police officers jailed

Spirit of the age

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 writer and naturalist Helen Macdonald

Viewpoint: The real health bores

Farewell

Anew window on the cosmos • If all goes to plan, the James Webb Space Telescope will be launched this month on what should be a great journey of discovery

Hubble’s revelations

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… • I read it in the tabloids

Best of the American columnists

Abortion: is the US on the brink of historic change?

Best articles: International

Ukraine: “a nightmare scenario of military confrontation”

What the scientists are saying…

“Teleporting” with a VR headset

Covid reinfections are mild

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Meghan: a victory against the tabloids

Drugs: cracking down on middle-class users

Peng Shuai: the WTA’s brave stand

Office parties: shelved for another year?

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Sport

Tennis: a trailblazer for women’s tennis bows out

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Problems with passports

Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks

Break the Internet

Somebody Loves You

Theatre: Life of Pi

The week’s other opening

Podcasts… the blood scandal, parenting, and phone sex

Film

Exhibition of the week Peru: A Journey in Time • British Museum, London WC1 (020-7323 8299, britishmuseum.org). Until 20 February

News from the art world

Best books… John Rutter • The choral composer has written a Christmas carol for the Follow the Stars Macmillan Carols fundraising concert, available as a podcast from 18 December (podfollow.com/follow-the-stars-macmillan-carols-podcast/view)

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

New to subscription TV

Houses in the centre of villages

Christmas gifts for home cooks and food lovers

Recipe of the week • This is a great quick-fix supper, says Matt Tebbutt, as even if you don’t have the ingredients at home already, they are easily found. The chicken can be substituted for leftover ham or Sunday’s roast pork. Delicious and comforting.

Shrinking wine glasses

The best… Christmas presents for children

Tips of the week… how to deter squirrels

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the best foodie Christmas markets

This week’s dream: Malta’s unspoilt “little sister”

Hotel of the week

Getting the flavour of…

Last-minute offers from top travel companies

Actor, writer and giant of the British stage • Sir Antony Sher 1949-2021

Second World War veteran who ran for the White House • Bob Dole 1923-2021

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Walgreens Boots Alliance: Boots in play

Issue of the week: Jurassic...