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

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Politics

Flight cancellations

Migrant crossings drop

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Viewpoint: A skeuomorphic world

Farewell

Palantir: “software that dominates” • The US tech firm Palantir is fast becoming one of the most notorious corporations in the Western world. Why?

The world according to Karp

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

King Charles in DC: a triumph for “polished diplomacy”

Best articles: International

“Our unity is a message”: Netanyahu’s rivals unite

What the scientists are saying…

Gibraltar’s self-medicating monkeys

Our health is in decline

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Germany: the cost of provoking Trump

Renters’ rights: “a regulatory avalanche”

The royal visit: how Charles wooed America

Nigel Farage: a secret £5m gift

Wit & Wisdom

Statistic of the week

Football: Manchester United’s remarkable resurgence

Snooker: a classic goes to the final frame at the Crucible

The Italian teenager dominating F1

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

The roots of antisemitism

Review of reviews: Books

Novel of the week

THE WEEK Bookshop

Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Birmingham Rep (0121-236 4455) to 24 May / Shakespeare’s Globe, London (020-7401 9919) to 29 August, both

Podcasts… on girls, foundlings and great fails

Film

The Cage: bleak, pacey thriller set in a Liverpool casino

Exhibition of the week In Bloom: How Plants Changed our World • Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (01865-278000, ashmolean.org). Until 16 August

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

Blind patriotism, by Banksy

The week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

Best books… Ardal O’Hanlon • The comedian, actor and novelist picks his favourite books. He is a judge of the Book of the Year, at The British Book Awards 2026, which will be announced on 11 May. His third novel, A Plot to Die For (Simon & Schuster £20) was published this week

Television

New to streaming

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week

Wine choice

Dyson PencilVac Fluffycones: a luxury “you’ll actually enjoy using”

The best… sewing machines

Tips of the week… how to say no to your children

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the best European river cruises

This week’s dream: a glorious trip through the Bergen islands

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

German artist renowned for his upside-down technique

Pianist who was taught by Rachmaninov and played for JFK

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Flush with chips

Issue of the week: central banks and interest rates • Both the Bank of England and the US Fed are still playing wait and see on rates, but tension is mounting

Making money: what the experts think

Collectibles come of age

Commentators

City profile

Who’s tipping what

A 206-day underwater vigil: life on a nuclear...