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 King speaks out

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Trump’s Chagos U-turn

Threat to universities

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 costume and effects designer Tahra Zafar

Viewpoint: Apostrophe crimes

Farewell

A broken water system • It is widely acknowledged that the water companies that serve England and Wales are failing. How did we get here?

The unacceptable face of privatisation

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

Jeff Bezos: cutting the legs off The Washington Post

Best articles: International

The shadow of Epstein: Norway’s monarchy in crisis

What the scientists are saying…

Using thoughts to move a cursor

Cancer strategy

The Epstein files: glimpses of a deeply disturbing world

Pick of the week’s Gossip

AI bots: are they conspiring against us?

Theme parks: who should stand in line?

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Six Nations: the sorry decline of the Welsh national team

Football: Manchester City keep title hopes alive

A sickening crash in the mountains

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

The world beyond Westminster

Review of reviews: Books

Theatre: Arcadia • The Old Vic, London SE1 (0344-871 7628). Until 21 March Running time: 2hrs 50mins

Albums of the week: three new releases

“Wuthering Heights” • Emerald Fennell’s lavish, much-anticipated adaptation of the gothic novel 2hrs 16mins (15)

Send Help • Genre-busting comedy-horror-thriller starring Rachel McAdams Dir: Sam Raimi 1hr 53mins (15)

My Father’s Shadow • Touching and tender tale of two brothers in 1990s Nigeria Dir: Akinola Davies Jr 1hr 34mins (12A)

Exhibition of the week Samurai • British Museum, London WC1 (020-7323 8181, britishmuseum.org). Until 4 May

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

Anish Kapoor’s space mission

The week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

Best books… Emma Chichester Clark • The author-illustrator picks her favourite children’s books featuring animals. Her new book, The Good Deed Dogs, is published by Walker at £7.99; an exhibition of paintings, There’s Always a Dog, is at the Aldeburgh Gallery, Suffolk, from 5-11 March

Television

New to streaming TV

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

A chef’s favourite recipe • This dish originates in the Loire, specifically the Touraine region where they make wonderful, gastronomic wines, says David Hart, chef-proprietor of Franc, a French restaurant and wine bar in Canterbury (franc-canterbury.com).

New cars: what the critics say

The best… “smart” eyewear

Tips of the week… busting common kitchen myths

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the most scenic saunas in Britain

This week’s dream: a thrilling foodie city in northern Japan

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Entrepreneur behind Britain’s first colour newspaper

Much-loved actress who won an Emmy for Schitt’s Creek

Companies in the news …and how they were...