The Week covers the Best of the British and Foreign Media. With its non partisan reporting, The Week gives the reader an insight into all the the news, people, arts, drama, property, books and how the international media has reported it. This concise guide allows the reader to be up to date and have a wealth of knowledge to allow them to discuss all these key topics with their friends and peers.

The main stories… …and how they were covered

THE WEEK

THE WEEK

Politics

Spirit of the age

Good week for

Bad week for

Procurement criticised

Corbyn reinstated

The UK at a glance

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Castaway of the week

The lost art of interruption

Farewell

The hydrogen revolution • Boris Johnson wants hydrogen to have a key role in Britain’s “green industrial revolution”. What could the gas do for us?

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids

Best of the American columnists

Who lost the election... Trump, or the Republican Party?

Best articles: International

Massacre in Mozambique: Islamic State tightens its grip

What the scientists are saying…

The wombat’s versatile bottom

British teens are shorter

Exit Cummings: revolution at Downing Street

Pick of the week’s Gossip

Sutcliffe’s victims: treated with contempt

Vaccines: light at the end of the tunnel

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Football: “a sobering night for England”

Golf: the tobacco-chewing victor of Augusta

Formula 1: Britain’s greatest ever sportsman?

Sporting headlines

Pick of the week’s correspondence

The National Trust’s mission

Review of reviews: Books

Podcasts... White Helmets, good science and great bands

Albums of the week: three new releases

Films to stream

New releases

The Crown: the royal soap opera takes a dark turn

Exhibition of the week Zanele Muholi • Tate Modern, London SE1 (020-7887 8888, tate.org.uk). Currently closed due to Covid-19 restrictions

The war over Mary Wollstonecraft

Best books… Clarissa Ward • CNN’s chief international correspondent chooses her five favourite books. Her memoir, On All Fronts (Penguin Press £20), which documents her reporting on everything from the 2004 tsunami to the Syrian uprising, is out now

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Archers: what happened last week

Coming up online

Houses with lovely views

Food & Drink • What the experts recommend

Recipe of the week • In autumn, you’ll be offered this hearty lamb and vegetable soup at almost any dastarkhan (eating place) in Tajikistan, says Caroline Eden. It is served with warmed non bread – a flatbread – but other types work well.

No and low

New cars: what the critics say

The best... wireless earbuds

Tips of the week... how to buy less wastefully

And for those who have everything...

Where to find... virtual escape rooms

Former Chief Rabbi who was praised for his inclusivity

King of light entertainment who had a 60-year career

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

Seven days in the Square Mile

Airbnb: how the “Amazon of travel” was spruced up for market

Issue of the week: a new era for trade? • President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to reset the “rules of the road” on global trade. Is he guilty of wishful thinking?

Bitcoin resurgent: what the experts think

The world in 2021

Commentators

City profiles

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