The Week UK

The best of the media in one magazine. Each issue stitches together news and views from more than 200 global news sources into an utterly enjoyable, informative read.

It wasn’t all bad

Ceasefire in Iran

The Artemis II mission

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Kanye West barred

Student loan interest

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Viewpoint: The Moon? No thanks

Farewell

Pig-butchering: Southeast Asia’s scam hubs • To feed the online fraud trade, Chinese crime syndicates have set up “factories” using forced labour across Southeast Asia

The kidnapping of Wang Xing

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

Down with Trump: the largest protest in American history

“Death to terrorists”: Israel votes for capital punishment

Rape, paralysis and euthanasia: the case convulsing Spain

What the scientists are saying…

A prehistoric dog in Somerset

Jabs to protect hearts

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Mass shoplifting: going viral?

Resident doctors: yet another strike

Stranded in Iran: a daring rescue

The King: should he go to America?

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

The Boat Race: a rare triumph for Oxford’s women

Football: Liverpool’s season goes from bad to worse

Cricket: England veterans show “enduring quality”

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Justice for all victims

Review of reviews: Books

MattGPT and Shy Girl: how AI invaded the book world

THE WEEK BOOKSHOP

Theatre: Les Liaisons Dangereuses • Lyttelton, National Theatre, London SE1 (020-3989 5455). Until 6 June Running time: 3hrs

Theatre: Romeo & Juliet • Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1 (0333-009 6690). Until 20 June Running time: 2hrs 55mins

Film & TV

Babies: a gruelling drama about infertility

Exhibition of the week Michaelina Wautier • Royal Academy, London W1 (020-7300 8090, royalacademy.org.uk). Until 21 June

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

The return of a Romanian icon

The week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

Best books…

Television

Coming up for sale

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week

Wine choice

New cars: what the critics say

Tools recommended by gardeners

Tips… easy dinners for time-poor chefs

And for those who have everything…

Apps… the best fitness apps

This week’s dream: the harsh beauty of El Hierro

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Athlete whose Olympic success dazzled Britain in the 1960s

Surrealist artist whose work sold well on greetings cards

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Private credit funds: are ailing shadow banks a systemic risk?

Issue of the week: the future of Universal Music • Financier Bill Ackman is attempting to lure the world’s biggest music group to New York. Why?

Taco Tuesday: what the experts think

Boring but important • Investors looking “to best the market” should upend Oscar Wilde’s famous adage, said Lex in the FT. In finance, “not being talked about beats being talked about – by a wide margin”.

Commentators

City profiles

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