The Week UK

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

Politics

Europe at a glance

The world at a glance

People

Britain’s disappearing birds • The UK’s bird populations are falling – in some cases catastrophically. Why?

Best articles: Britain

IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids

Punishing Putin: the oligarchs feel the pain

India’s rape problem: every woman is “fair game”

The end of an era: Cuba without the Castros

What the scientists are saying…

An enzyme that feasts on plastic

The last (plastic) straw?

Pick of the week’s Gossip

The Commonwealth: a “force for good”?

Iran vs. Israel: heading for a showdown?

Facebook: a haven for identity fraud

Wit & Wisdom

Statistics of the week

Farah’s record-breaking marathon

Sporting headlines

LETTERS • Pick of the week’s correspondence

The Home Office and immigrants

Review of reviews: Books

Drama

Film

Art

The List

Houses within commuting distance of central London

Recipe of the week

Wine choice

The best… reusable coffee cups

Tips of the week… how to build a garden pond

And for those who have everything…

Where to find… European city music festivals

Travel

Hotel of the week

Last-minute offers from top travel companies

Obituaries

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

Are the wheels coming off the UK car industry?

Issue of the week: are we headed for another oil shock? • Geopolitical crises are threatening to take the oil price back to $100 a barrel. What price the global recovery?

Making money: what the experts think

Management the Musk way

Commentators

City profiles

Who’s tipping what

The night I killed a man • Jonathan Izard recalls the shattering effects of a fatal road accident – and how he got to know the man he killed