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Why are fewer young Brits learning to drive?In The Spotlight One in five younger Brits haven’t considered learning to drive because of the expense, but cultural changes are at play, too
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Is the UK about to break up for good?Today's Big Question Nationalist leaders of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland sign declaration calling on Westminster to ‘prepare, plan and facilitate constitutional change’
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Spotting Bhutan’s birds of heavenThe Week Recommends Plus hiking in the mountains of Bavaria and a coastal walk in northern Cumbria
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The timeless beauty of the Charente islandsThe Week Recommends Full of ‘preposterously pretty’ towns, these islands are ideal for holidaymakers
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Jaguar Land Rover: a threatened speciesTalking Point Though it is not the industry titan it once was, the company’s fall could ‘cause a whole ecosystem to collapse’
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The fall of Imran KhanThe Explainer How did Pakistan’s cricketing-great-turned-politician end up behind bars?
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Beetroot dip (mutabbal shamandar) recipeThe Week Recommends Bright and bold in colour and flavour, this dip is a must-have
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‘To the victor the spoils’: Trump’s Venezuelan oil grabIn the Spotlight The president has claimed the deal is the biggest in history, but Venezuelans fear the country is becoming ‘51st state in all but name’
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Trump’s deportation drive: a victim of its own success?Talking Point There are fewer illegal immigrants in the US since Trump’s second term began, but a declining workforce has stymied economic growth
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The boat protests: unprecedented but unsurprisingIn the Spotlight Patriot Platform protests disrupted the UK’s biggest ferry port for hours, and tried to prevent lifeboats from rescuing asylum seekers
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Quiz of The Week: 5 - 11 SeptemberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: Can defence spending save Germany’s car factories?Podcast Plus, what is Hunter Biden up to with $LAPTOP? And are we ready to hear more from Elizabeth Holmes?
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The Great Dictator: ‘drily hilarious’ biography of Barbara CartlandThe Week Recommends Matthew Sweet’s carefully researched book is ‘fantastically enjoyable’
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Present Laughter: an ‘expertly constructed’ Noël Coward rebootThe Week Recommends Tracy-Ann Oberman is ‘tremendous’, switching effortlessly between diva-ish theatricality and genuine loneliness
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Late Fame: an ‘elegant tale of autumnal regret’The Week Recommends Willem Dafoe plays a poet rediscovered late in life
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The Gentlemen series two: Guy Ritchie’s ludicrous gangster rompTalking Point New season is fun, but lacks the energy that fizzed through the director’s early work
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Zia Yusuf: the polarising figure in Reform’s ranksTalking Point Self-styled ‘shadow home secretary’ is a ‘slowly ticking timebomb’ who could scupper his party’s chance of power, say critics
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Which countries are still socialist today?In Depth Critics and supporters often misunderstand what defines an economic system based on public ownership of the means of production
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What impact will UK’s West Bank sanctions have?Today's Big Question ‘Biggest reset in UK relations with Israel for decades’ is not without ‘political risks’
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The Com network and rise of nihilistic terrorismThe Explainer Members of decentralised group commit ‘violence for the sake of violence’
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The prince of Liechtenstein vs. abortion reformUnder the Radar Regent expected to veto citizens’ initiative legalising abortion as he consolidates dynasty’s power over tiny Alpine nation
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The best true crime podcasts to binge nowThe Week Recommends Thrilling investigations from Stalked to Coining It
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Is the UK economy turning a corner?Today's Big Question Chancellor tries to present a vision for growth that ‘commands the confidence of markets’ – and a sceptical public
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‘Tree 55’ tragedy sparks Gen Z protests against cover-up in VietnamUnder the Radar ‘Extraordinary concession to public pressure’ reflects regime’s ‘deep concerns about an unexpected youth movement pushing for accountability’
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