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

Johnson on the ropes

The Omicron surge

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Lessons from Shropshire

Spirit of the age

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

Best articles: Britain

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

People of the year • It was the year a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, billionaires blasted into space and Britain bade farewell to Prince Philip. Here we take a look at some of the people who made the headlines in 2021

It wasn’t all bad… in Britain

And some good news from elsewhere

It must be true… the best tabloid stories of 2021

The Christmas quiz • Test your grasp of current affairs and general knowledge with our quiz

From crowds returning for fixtures to a tennis

Withdrawals and last-gasp defeats: the most memorable losses of 2021

sensation in New York: a thrilling year of sport

Boxing: the extraordinary power of the “Gypsy King”

Statistical highs

Review of reviews: paperbacks of 2021

Film

The Witcher returns: monsters, elves and bad hairstyles

Best books… Joan Collins • The award-winning actress and Dame Commander of the British Empire selects her best books. Her latest, My Unapologetic Diaries (W&N £20), is out now; a new film about her life will air on BBC2 on 1 January (see below)

At-a-glance guide to the best holiday television

The Archers: what happened last week

Podcasts of the year • The podcast revolution was cemented by the pandemic, when lockdowns forced a host of writers and entertainers to find new ways of reaching audiences – who were themselves captive at home, and thirsting for diversion. Here is a selection of the best podcasts to have come out in 2021

A round-up of works of art… …that made the news in 2021

Pop

Rap and R&B

Electro

Indie and alternative

Rock, blues and folk

Classical

Jazz

AFGHAN CRISIS APPEAL • ‘We’re treating malnourished children and their number is increasing…’

Films of the year • After six months of enforced closure, cinemas finally reopened in May, and in September, audiences returned in droves for the much postponed release of Daniel Craig’s last outing as Bond. Here we look at some of the other films the critics enjoyed in 2021

The best TV of 2021

In case you missed them… • A selection of older TV shows recommended by The Week staff

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

The scent of everything: the secrets of the master perfumers • Humans have been devising ways to make themselves smell good for thousands of years. And yet we still don’t understand why some things smell nice and others don’t. Scott Sayare reports on the mystery of fragrance

The best… family board games

Last-minute gifts… subscription boxes

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… outdoor ice rinks in the UK

The winners and losers of 2021 • A round-up of some of the best – and worst – investments of the year

Trends: the good, the bad and the ugly

Property’s bumper year

Commentators

City profile

A year in the City • It was a year of supply-chain disruptions, ruinous shortages,...