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

Farage’s migration gambit

THE WEEK

The Week

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for:

Bad week for:

The UK-US tech deal

Gatwick expansion

Poll watch

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Viewpoint: Queuing in the pub

Farewell

The price of electricity • Britain’s electricity bills are some of the highest in the world. Why? And what can be done about it?

Marginal pricing: the alternatives

Best articles: Britain

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

Best of the American columnists

The suspension of a TV host: an assault on free speech

Best articles: International

The UN and Israel: a question of “genocide”

What the scientists are saying…

Insights into the “age of feasting”

Rising levels of child obesity

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Sarah Ferguson: a reputation in tatters

Andy Burnham: the PM in waiting?

The Liberal Democrats: on the march?

Your Party: a Pythonesque shambles

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Athletics: a disappointing showing from Britain in Tokyo

Football: United finally display some aggression

Red Roses reach World Cup final

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Recognising Palestine

Review of reviews: Books

Theatre: The Lady from the Sea • Bridge Theatre, London SE1 (0333-320 0051). Until 8 November Running time: 2hrs 45mins

Albums of the week: three new releases

Film & TV

Black Rabbit: slick crime thriller set in a high-end New York restaurant

Exhibition of the week Kerry James Marshall: The Histories • Royal Academy, London W1 (020-7300 8090, royalacademy.org.uk). Until 18 January

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

The National Gallery’s big plans

Best books… Nigel Planer • The comedian and actor chooses five favourites. His memoir, Young Once: A Life Less Heavy (John Murray £22), about his journey from bell-ringer and gravedigger to 1980s stardom as Neil in The Young Ones, is out now

The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing

The Archers: what happened last week

Television

New to streaming TV

Best properties on the market

Food & Drink

Recipe of the week

Wine choice

New cars: what the critics say

The best… breadmakers

Tips… clothes steamers versus irons

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… the best artists’ studios to visit

This week’s dream: the romance of the night train

Getting the flavour of…

Hotel of the week

Charismatic star who shunned the Hollywood limelight

Companies in the news …and how they were assessed

Seven days in the Square Mile

Nvidia/Intel/OpenAI: all the president’s chips

Issue of the week: the Chancellor’s tax choices • Plenty of ideas are being floated to close Rachel Reeves’s widening Budget gap, some more serious than others

Latin America: what the experts think

Productivity tips • Founders and head honchos share their favourite hacks for “getting it all done” with Kate Krader on Bloomberg

Commentators

City profiles

Who’s tipping what

Whole lotta love: polyamory in New England • Somerville, in northern Boston, is the most...