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 main stories… …and how they were covered

THE WEEK

The Week

Controversy of the week • Justice for Khashoggi?

Spirit of the age

Good week for

Bad week for

Rapid testing in schools

Stop and search failures

Poll watch

The UK at a glance

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Castaway of the week

Viewpoint: Servants of the people

Farewell

The cladding crisis • Nearly four years after the Grenfell Tower disaster, many thousands of people are still stuck in unsafe flats

Life in a tinderbox

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids

Best of the American columnists

Facing up to disaster: the threat of extreme weather

Best articles: International • Myanmar’s uprising: a new generation takes to the streets

Health & Science • What the scientists are saying…

The scientist creating green steel – and other eco-goods

Exercise won’t solve the obesity crisis

Talking points • Salmond vs. Sturgeon: the feud convulsing the SNP

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Talking points • Cancelled exams: another fine mess?

Shamima Begum: no right to return

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Sport • Breakthrough in athletics: the clue is in the shoe

Rugby union: more woe for England, joy for Wales

Racing: the photo that destroyed a reputation

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Exchange of the week Attlee’s legacy

Review of reviews: Books

Book of the week

Podcasts... Obama, the Boss, Bellingcat and fashion

Albums of the week: three new releases

Films to stream

Film & TV

Bloodlands: a “jolting” thriller

Artist of the week: Han van Meegeren

News from the art world

The List

The Archers: what happened last week

Best properties on the market

What the experts say

Recipe of the week

The return of rye

Consumer

Obituaries

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

Seven days in the Square Mile

McKinsey: consultant, heal thyself

Issue of the week: what are the bond markets telling us? • Investors globally have become antsy about bonds. Bad news for heavily indebted governments

The City’s shake-up: what the punters say

Mind games • Humans are notoriously irrational when it comes to money, said Peter Coy on Bloomberg. “We spend too much and don’t save enough… We buy shares in GameStop at the top of the market.” Here are some behavioural tricks to get your financial life “under control”:

Commentators

City profile

Who’s tipping what

Market summary

Directors’ dealings

Form guide • Shares tipped 12 weeks ago

Market view

The all-female militia that helped defeat Isis • The Kurdish Women’s Defence Units fought in some of the bloodiest battles of Syria’s civil war, says Ben Macintyre. Now their story will be told in a new TV series produced by Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea