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.

The main stories… …and how they were covered

It wasn’t all bad

Doing battle with China

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

MPs denied entry

Silvertown Tunnel

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Ignorance is bliss

Farewell

Trump vs. the world trade system • The tariffs announced on “liberation day” undermined a trade system built up over decades. How does Trump want to change it?

Trump vs. the dollar

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

Deported by mistake: the Maryland man sent to El Salvador

Best articles: International

Le Pen: is French politics rotten to the core?

What the scientists are saying…

Straight men are “hardwired” to like women’s breasts

AI sensors to care for elderly people

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Abortion protests: is free speech in retreat?

Mental health: a case of overdiagnosis?

Gaza: the killing of the paramedics

“Politeisms”: how Britons sugar the pill

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Racing: father and son dominate the Grand National

Football: a swift exit from the Premier League

A record-breaking innings at Taunton

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Resisting chlorinated chicken

Review of reviews: Books

Opera: Peter Grimes • Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on 30 April, then touring until 7 June (wno.org)

Podcasts… coping, wellness and P.G. Wodehouse

Film & TV

Your Friends and Neighbors: entertainingly dark crime comedy

Exhibition of the week Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur • The Wallace Collection, London W1 (020-7563 9500, wallacecollection.org). Until 26 October

Where to buy…

Art on prescription

Best books… Sinéad Gleeson • The Irish writer chooses her favourite books. Her collection of essays, Constellations, was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and her debut novel, Hagstone (4th Estate £9.99), is out now in paperback

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: adjapsandali (Georgian-style ratatouille) • Adjapsandali, a dish that features on the menu in most Georgian cafés, is a proper crowd-pleaser, says Caroline Eden. This version isn’t particularly authentic – you’d need dried marigold petals for that – but it is quick and easy, and very tasty, making it an ideal dish to prepare for the family midweek table.

The new Mercedes-AMG GT 63: can it finally rival the Porsche 911?

The best… men’s grooming kit

Tips of the week… for cleaning windows

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… family-friendly campsites

This week’s dream: a sleeper train across Canada

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Talented screen star with a difficult reputation

The unassuming hero of the Iranian embassy siege

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Apple: Trump blows up an “American icon”

Issue of the week: ”liquidation day” • Stock markets have taken a brutal hit. The big danger now is a wider “doom loop”

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