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

The main stories… …and how they were covered

The Iran peace plan

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Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Palantir blocked

Russian interference

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 Emily Watson

Viewpoint: The online eccentrics

Farewell

Manchesterism • Can the political philosophy that Andy Burnham has developed as Mayor of Greater Manchester cure Britain’s ills?

Burnham’s progress

Best articles: Britain

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

Trump’s £1.8bn “slush fund”: a new level of corruption

Best of the American columnists

Cuba on its knees: stand by for regime change?

Best articles: International

What the scientists are saying…

The “last titan” unearthed in Thailand

AI’s NHS role

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Strikes on Moscow: a threat to Putin’s rule?

Net migration: a story of falling numbers

The SNP: the case of the stolen £400,000

Reality TV: Channel 4’s grim new low

Wit & Wisdom

Statistic of the week

Football: joy for Arsenal, relief for Spurs…

…and question marks over England’s World Cup squad

Commentary box

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

The roots of right-wing populism

Review of reviews: Books

Novel of the week

THE WEEK Bookshop

Theatre: Care • Young Vic, London SE1 (020-7922 2922). Until 11 July Running time: 2hrs 10mins

Albums of the week: three new releases

Film & TV

The Boroughs: retirees battle monsters in a Stranger Things-inspired drama

Exhibition of the week James McNeill Whistler • Tate Britain, London SW1 (020-7887 8888, tate.org.uk). Until 27 September

Where to buy…

Richter’s £30m candle

The week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

Best books… Jeremy King

Television

Coming up for auction

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week • When I first tasted elderflowers, I fell in love, says the Jerusalem-born chef Sarit Packer. The combination of strawberries and elderflower in this recipe is just perfect, making for a light, fresh dessert to end a meal.

Wine choice

New cars: what the critics say

The best… portable projectors

Tips of the week… how to buy plants sustainably

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the best gourmet-food deliveries

This week’s dream: a river cruise to Colombia’s Caribbean coast

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Much-loved rugby player who won 65 caps for Scotland

The engaging host of Wish You Were Here…?

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Shein/Everlane: bizarre mismatch rattles fashion industry

Issue of the week: the SpaceX float • For better or worse, Elon Musk is making history with his gargantuan IPO

British builders: what the experts think

AI in the wild

Commentators

City profiles

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