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

Election year

Assassination in Beirut

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Ukraine on a knife edge

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

NHS facing a “storm”

UK soldiers on standby

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Castaway of the week • Last week’s edition of Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs featured the cookery writer and broadcaster Delia Smith

Viewpoint: The Giant’s protuberance

Farewell

The rise of the SUV • Fuel-hungry, carbon-heavy sports utility vehicles have conquered the world’s roads – but at what cost?

The Tyre Extinguishers

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids

Best articles: International

L’affaire Depardieu: France takes sides

What the scientists are saying…

The fate of Waterloo’s fallen

Soaring obesity admissions

Darts: the stunning progress of a 16-year-old phenomenon

Tennis: Emma Raducanu’s comeback victory

Wayne Rooney’s sad end at Birmingham

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Time for a new national anthem?

Review of reviews: out now in paperback

Dance: Edward Scissorhands

Podcasts… highlights of 2023

Film

Exhibition of the week Impressionists on Paper • Royal Academy, London W1 (020-7300 8090, royalacademy.org.uk). Until 10 March

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

Rossetti’s diarrhoea

Best books… Adam Nicolson • The historian and author chooses his favourite books about Greece. His latest book, How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks (William Collins £10.99), is out now in paperback

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

Coming up for auction

Striking town houses

What the experts recommend

Recipe of the week: root vegetable gratin

The best… accessories for dogs

Tips… getting the right amount of protein

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the best ancestry DNA kits • DNA tests can give fascinating insights into your ancestry, but be warned: they may reveal secrets that you or other members of your family find disturbing

Wonderful hotels to discover in 2024 • From timeless classics to stylish new openings, here are six hotels that travel journalists recommend for this year

French politician who helped create the European Union

Respected actor who found fame in The Full Monty

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Mona Lisa moment

Issue of the week: the economic outlook in 2024 • Barring a big shock, rosier times are predicted – even in gloomy, grey Britain

The Footsie at 40: what the experts think

Niche bets • Last year provided “some big wins” for traders “willing to dive into more esoteric markets”, said the FT. Here are some offbeat picks that paid off…

Commentators

City profiles

Who’s tipping what

Market summary

The Miracle of the Andes: a survivor’s story • In October 1972, a flight carrying a team of young rugby players struck a ridge and crashed deep in the...