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

Trump in China

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Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Russian oil sanctions

“Dodgy shop” crackdown

HS2 report

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 journalist Gary O’Donoghue

Viewpoint: The real Tommy Robinson

Farewell

The rise and fall of Opec • Last month, the United Arab Emirates announced its withdrawal from Opec, threatening the once-mighty oil-producing group

The long tail of the 1973 oil crisis

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

The war with Iran: stalemate, or checkmate?

Volodymyr Zelensky and the cancer of Ukrainian corruption

Best articles: International

What the scientists are saying…

The baby who was “born twice”

Extreme weather warning

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Wes Streeting: could he become PM?

Rejoining: Labour reopens Pandora’s box

“Manchesterism”: a recipe for success?

The football spy: Saints become sinners

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Arsenal: bridesmaids no longer, champions at last

Golf: a first major for a quiet “son of Wolverhampton”

Another Red Roses triumph in Six Nations

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Perspectives on Starmer

Review of reviews: Books

Novel of the week

THE WEEK Bookshop

Theatre: 1536 • Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2 (0844-871 7615). Until 1 August Run time: 110mins, no interval

Podcasts… from celebrity interviews to Mersey Beat

Film & TV

Children of the Blitz: “priceless” interviews with those who survived

Exhibition of the week Venice Biennale 2026 • Various locations, Venice, Italy (labiennale.org). Until 22 November

News from the art world

The week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

Best books… Margaret MacMillan • The Canadian historian and emeritus professor of international history at Oxford picks her favourites. Her latest book is War: How Conflict Shaped Us (Profile £12.99). She will be at the Lake District Book Festival (lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk; 12-14 June).

Television

New to streaming

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Hake and mussels in a bag with beer, bacon and leeks

Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3: the “fastest marathon racer possible”

The best… repairable technology

Tips of the week… looking after cast-iron pans

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… four art museums outside London

This week’s dream: the most beautiful city in Vietnam

Getting the flavour of…

Four of the best seaside hotels in the UK • These relaxed escapes near beautiful beaches offer stylish rooms, fabulous food and sublime sea views, says The Times

British actor and great Shakespearean

The genial, jazz-loving American on Radio 3

Co-founder of a retail empire

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

OpenAI: defeated Musk readies for imminent SpaceX blast off

Issue of the week: who’s afraid of AI? • The economic, political and technical implications of the AI future are becoming...