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The Week UK

1436
Magazine

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

Zelensky’s European tour

Controlling migration

THE WEEK

The Week

Tories in revolt

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

TransPennine takeover

Widening the franchise

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 the actor, comedian and screenwriter Simon Pegg

Viewpoint: Niche skills

Farewell

Ultra-processed foods • They are ubiquitous in our diets, but there is growing concern that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are seriously bad for our health

The Maryland experiment

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids

Best of the American columnists

Trump’s return to prime time: a “disaster” for CNN

Best articles: International

Imran Khan’s arrest: Pakistan enters “uncharted territory”

What the scientists are saying…

Secrets of the sweet-toothed frog

“Mind-boggling” emissions

Pick of the week’s Gossip

A Lab-Lib pact: is one on the cards?

EU laws: what happened to the bonfire?

Turkish election: round one to Erdogan

Eurovision: glittery, daft and moving

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Football: can the Argentinian rescue Chelsea?

Rugby union: the Sharks spark a northern revival

Commentary box

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

The pressure on GP surgeries

The Seaside: England’s Love Affair

The Guest

The Power of Trees

Musical: Operation Mincemeat • Fortune Theatre, London WC2 (0333-009 6690). Until 19 August Running time: 2hrs 30mins

Albums of the week: three new releases

Film

Queen Cleopatra: the casting is not the problem with Netflix’s docudrama

Exhibition of the week Saint Francis of Assisi • National Gallery, London WC2 (020-7747 2885, nationalgallery.org.uk). Until 30 July. Free entry

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

Traditional crafts at risk

Best books… Annie “Mac” Macmanus • The broadcaster, DJ and writer chooses her favourite books by Irish authors. Her second novel, The Mess We’re In (Wildfire £18.99) – about a young Irish woman moving to London in the 1990s – is out now

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

Coming up for auction

Delightful Arts and Crafts houses

Food & Drink

Spiced chicken skewers with pickling spices, mustard and chilli • This recipe has always been a family favourite, says Maunika Gowardhan. The achari spice mix includes fennel, cumin, mustard and nigella seeds, all coarsely crushed, but the secret is using mustard oil – which is available online or from Asian grocers. I recommend keeping a small bottle in your store cupboard. The pungent, savoury flavour lends an intense taste to the tikka.

New cars: what the critics say

The best… kitchen bins

Tips… how to clean jewellery at home

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the UK’s quirkiest festivals

Three great railway adventures

The dawn of a second airship...


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Frequency: Weekly Pages: 48 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: 1436

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: May 19, 2023

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OverDrive Magazine

subjects

News & Politics

Languages

English

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

Zelensky’s European tour

Controlling migration

THE WEEK

The Week

Tories in revolt

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

TransPennine takeover

Widening the franchise

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 the actor, comedian and screenwriter Simon Pegg

Viewpoint: Niche skills

Farewell

Ultra-processed foods • They are ubiquitous in our diets, but there is growing concern that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are seriously bad for our health

The Maryland experiment

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids

Best of the American columnists

Trump’s return to prime time: a “disaster” for CNN

Best articles: International

Imran Khan’s arrest: Pakistan enters “uncharted territory”

What the scientists are saying…

Secrets of the sweet-toothed frog

“Mind-boggling” emissions

Pick of the week’s Gossip

A Lab-Lib pact: is one on the cards?

EU laws: what happened to the bonfire?

Turkish election: round one to Erdogan

Eurovision: glittery, daft and moving

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Football: can the Argentinian rescue Chelsea?

Rugby union: the Sharks spark a northern revival

Commentary box

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

The pressure on GP surgeries

The Seaside: England’s Love Affair

The Guest

The Power of Trees

Musical: Operation Mincemeat • Fortune Theatre, London WC2 (0333-009 6690). Until 19 August Running time: 2hrs 30mins

Albums of the week: three new releases

Film

Queen Cleopatra: the casting is not the problem with Netflix’s docudrama

Exhibition of the week Saint Francis of Assisi • National Gallery, London WC2 (020-7747 2885, nationalgallery.org.uk). Until 30 July. Free entry

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

Traditional crafts at risk

Best books… Annie “Mac” Macmanus • The broadcaster, DJ and writer chooses her favourite books by Irish authors. Her second novel, The Mess We’re In (Wildfire £18.99) – about a young Irish woman moving to London in the 1990s – is out now

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

Coming up for auction

Delightful Arts and Crafts houses

Food & Drink

Spiced chicken skewers with pickling spices, mustard and chilli • This recipe has always been a family favourite, says Maunika Gowardhan. The achari spice mix includes fennel, cumin, mustard and nigella seeds, all coarsely crushed, but the secret is using mustard oil – which is available online or from Asian grocers. I recommend keeping a small bottle in your store cupboard. The pungent, savoury flavour lends an intense taste to the tikka.

New cars: what the critics say

The best… kitchen bins

Tips… how to clean jewellery at home

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the UK’s quirkiest festivals

Three great railway adventures

The dawn of a second airship...


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