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

Iran’s nuclear programme

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Abortion vote

US trade deal

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 politician and campaigner Lord Alf Dubs

Viewpoint: On drawing

Farewell

The Black Lives Matter protests, five years on • In June 2020, the US and much of Europe were convulsed by the anti-racist Black Lives Matter protests

BLM in the UK

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

Trump’s deportation drive: the crackdown on “illegal aliens”

Best articles: International

Spain’s corruption scandal: a godsend to the far-right?

What the scientists are saying…

Why yawning is contagious

Baby food alert

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Ballymena: torn apart by race riots

The NHS: can Wes Streeting fix it?

America: sliding into autocracy?

Gibraltar: a deal for the Rock

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Rugby union: Bath lift first league title in 29 years

Formula 1: Norris crashes out of the Canadian Grand Prix

A “heartening” winner at Queen’s

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

A question of nuclear symmetry

Review of reviews: Books

Theatre: Stereophonic • Duke of York’s Theatre, London WC2 (0333-009 5399, atgtickets.com) Running time: 3hrs 10mins

Albums of the week: three new releases

Film & TV

Shifty: Adam Curtis’s dizzying portrait of late 20th century Britain

Exhibition of the week Edward Burra • Tate Britain, London SW1 (020-7887 8888, tate.org.uk). Until 19 October

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

Modern art for Cardiff

Best books… Larry Lamb • The actor chooses books from throughout his life. He will be talking about his own recent novel, All Wrapped Up (Softwood Books £9.99), at the Bradford Literature Festival (bradfordlitfest.co.uk) on 28 June

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

New to streaming

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week: grilled radicchio with caper and anchovy sauce • I was on holiday on the Sicilian island of Pantelleria a few years ago, says Jesse Jenkins, when I was tasked with making lunch for a group of friends, most of whom were fantastic cooks. I had forgotten to add the radicchio to an already dressed salad, so I quickly grilled it in a ripping-hot pan and made a sauce by blending a whole jar of capers and a tin of anchovies. It ended up getting a lot of appreciation and became one of my favourite things to eat. The lesson is: sometimes stress-cooking pays off.

New cars: what the critics say

The best… secateurs

Tips of the week… car insurance for new drivers

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… kitchen gardens to experience

This week’s dream: Malaysia’s delicious food and glorious beaches

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

The brilliant songwriter behind The Beach Boys

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

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