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

Netanyahu’s gamble

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Antisemitic arson attack

Gerry Adams case

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Castaway of the week

Viewpoint: Talking about AI

Farewell

China’s robot revolution • The robotics industry is advancing by leaps and bounds in China

Physical AI: robotic intelligence

Best articles: Britain

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

War in Iran: has Trump alienated his fanbase?

Best of the American columnists

Election in Hungary: Orbán’s moment of truth

Chile turns Right: the Trumpification

What the scientists are saying…

A new way to save the hedgehog

A pill to combat hot flushes

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Meningitis: was the response too slow?

The North Sea: a case for drilling

Muslim prayer: not welcome in public?

Angela Rayner: heading for No. 10?

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Football: Man City dominate Arsenal in Carabao Cup final

World Athletics Indoor Championships: a golden day for Team GB

“The Rocket” speeds past the maximum

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

“Stifling” regulations?

Review of reviews: Books

Novel of the week

THE WEEK BOOKSHOP

Theatre: Summerfolk

Podcasts… from the rise of fakery to quirky news stories

Film & TV

Saturday Night Live UK: Britain’s take on the hit live comedy show

Exhibition of the week Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse • National Gallery, London WC2 (020-7747 2885, nationalgallery.org.uk). Until 31 May

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

The real Banksy

The week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

Best books… Will Self • The novelist, journalist and broadcaster picks five of his favourite books. His latest book, The Quantity Theory of Morality, is published by Grove Press at £18.99

Television

Coming up for auction

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week: lemon and sage piccata

Apple MacBook Neo: “an absolutely bargainous no-brainer”

The best… budget make-up products

Tips of the week… how to look after your shoes

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the best music festivals by train

This week’s dream: Panama’s historic towns and wild islands

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Former graphic artist who wrote The Ipcress File

Fearless presenter of Woman’s Hour for 33 years

CITY • Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Lloyd’s of London: missing in action?

Issue of the week: the gilt shock • Why is Britain worst hit by the global bond market sell-off, and what does it mean for interest rates?

Making money: what the experts think

Energy hedges

Commentators

City profile

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The woman who mapped the Atlantic from her living room • The mountains, valleys and rifts that make up the floor of the Atlantic were first charted, painstakingly, in the 1950s by a woman who wasn’t even allowed on navy research ships. Only decades later, says Marion Coutts, were Marie Tharp’s achievements...