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.

The road out of lockdown: a one-way journey?

It wasn’t all bad

Schools reopen

Passports to normality?

THE WEEK

The Week

The gangs of No. 10

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Rape convictions gap

Care home visitors

Poll watch

The UK at a glance

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 Academy Award-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren

Viewpoint: Lib Dems vs. China

Farewell

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

Trumpism without Trump: a political paradox

Best articles: International

The day Facebook “unfriended” Australia

What the scientists are saying…

The dogs sniffing out a deadly cancer

The first human Covid trial

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Keir Starmer: can he break through?

Vaccine diplomacy: “the new great game”

The Sussexes: cheeking the Queen?

Perseverance: the search for life on Mars

Wit & Wisdom

Statistic of the week

Tennis: Djokovic divides and conquers down under

Football: the case of the head-butting referee

Snooker: the outsider from Antrim topples a legend

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Free speech on campus

Review of reviews: Books

Podcasts: from healthy eating to oiled beefcakes

Albums of the week: three new releases

Films to stream

Film & TV

Whirlybird: the pioneering reporters who took to the sky

Artist of the week: Marina Abramović

News from the art world

The List

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Archers: what happened last week

Best properties on the market • Country homes under £1m

Food & Drink • What the experts recommend

Recipe of the week: simple wholemeal sourdough • Baking beautifully risen, wholemeal sourdough – ideally made with stoneground, heritage flour – is the Holy Grail for home bakers, says Robert Penn. He has spent five years perfecting this method, which produces amazing loaves every time.

Consumer

New cars: what the critics say

The best... smart speakers

Obituaries

Companies in the news ...and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Uber: is the gig really up for the ride-hailing company?

Issue of the week: a Budget for recovery • The Chancellor must deliver a confidence-building message on 3 March – but he should also address long-term challenges

Digital coinage: what the experts think

Fintech stars • Once dominated by digital banks such as Monzo and Starling, Britain’s thriving fintech scene is evolving into new niche sectors, said The Sunday Times. Here are some of the rising disruptors:

Commentators

City profiles

Who’s tipping what

Market summary

Directors’ dealings

Form guide

Market view

The curse of the buried treasure • In June 2015, two amateur metal-detector enthusiasts found a Viking hoard in a field in Herefordshire. Their discovery was worth a fortune, writes...