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

Escalation in Gaza

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

Driving tests for over-70s

Post-Brexit border rules

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 scientist Professor Dame Carol Robinson

Viewpoint: Two life lessons

Farewell

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

The White House refurb: Versailles on the Potomac?

Trump and Modi: the end of a beautiful friendship?

Crossing to Sicily: a bridge too far?

What the scientists are saying…

The trend for “Japanese walking”

Fraud is “poisoning” science

“Lawless Britain”: is the country really going to the dogs?

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Evicted: why Rushanara Ali had to go

Journalists killed in Gaza: a chilling assault

Wit & Wisdom

Statistic of the week

Football: Crystal Palace seal victory over Liverpool’s “new boys”

Tennis: Raducanu pushes Sabalenka to the limit

Why sex toys are interrupting women’s basketball

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Criminalising protest?

Review of reviews: Books

Theatre: Grease – The Immersive Movie Musical • Battersea Park, London SW11 (greasetheimmersivemoviemusical.com).Until 7 Sept Run time: 2hrs 30mins

Albums of the week: three new releases

Film & TV

King of the Hill: a welcome revival of the cult animation

Exhibition of the week Folkestone Triennial • Various locations, Folkestone, Kent (01303-760750, creativefolkestone.org.uk). Until 19 October

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

Picasso’s inspiration

Best books… Nicola Sturgeon • The former first minister of Scotland picks five favourites. Her memoir, Frankly (Macmillan £28), is out this week. She will be talking about her life in politics at the Southbank Centre on 29 August (southbankcentre.co.uk)

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

Coming up for auction

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Tomato, melon and cucumber salad with sesame dressing • This zippy salad is inspired by a standout dish of cucumbers and tomatoes I ate at a dinner in Rome, says Thomasina Miers, and also by the quality of the tomatoes in Mexico. The combination of nutty sesame with bright, sharp citrus and green chilli, along with those lovely fruits, makes it heady but refreshing – perfect for a summer’s day.

Some of the best… camping kit

Tips of the week… for safe open-water swimming

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… Europe’s best cities for swimming

This week’s dream: trail riding in the Canadian Rockies

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Former typist who became the first female head of MI5

Harvard mathematician and writer of scurrilous songs

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

The new challenge for American CEOs: keeping the president happy

Issue of the week: Trump’s truce with China • The US president’s “little deal” to take a cut from chip sales to...