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Chernobyl, 40 years onThe Explainer On 26 April 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine exploded
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Spring meatballs, pasta and peasThe Week Recommends This light, lemony recipe is a great way to pack greens into your meal
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A ‘Summer of Sex’ in Westminster: Samantha Niblett’s big ideaIn the Spotlight The South Derbyshire MP is trying to encourage ‘open, inclusive, lifelong sex education’, to mixed reviews
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Why the SNP is heading for a loveless landslideTalking Point Despite widespread disapproval, the party is set to win its fifth Holyrood elections win in a row
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The Week Unwrapped: Has Japan broken with its pacifist past?Podcast Plus, who or what is Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia? And why are sportspeople retiring later than they used to?
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Quiz of The Week: 18 – 24 AprilQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Avenue Q: a ‘fundamentally big-hearted show’The Week Recommends ‘Big-hearted’ revival returns to the West End with more ‘saucy comedy’
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The Wizard of the Kremlin: Jude Law stars as Putin in ‘meaty political procedural’The Week Recommends Hollywood star captures the Russian president’s ‘heavy-lidded glower’ in scene-stealing turn
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The Plague: ‘queasily stylish’ summer camp drama-thrillerThe Week Recommends Writer-director Charlie Polinger’s ominous film captures the terror of adolescence
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The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living: a ‘richly’ detailed bookThe Week Recommends Katherine Harvey’s fascinating history of health in the Middle Ages
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Will €90bn EU loan help Ukraine unlock Russia impasse?Today's Big Question Much-needed financial support will help bolster Kyiv’s defences as Zelenskyy pushes for direct peace talks with Kremlin
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AI arms race: are Anthropic and OpenAI handing hackers the ultimate weapon?Today's Big Question ‘Like other tools from the long history of cybersecurity’, the latest models ‘can be used for both offence and defence’
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How beta-blockers became the ‘magic pill’ for anxietyThe Explainer Propranolol, hailed by Hollywood celebrities, is considered non-addictive but still comes with risks
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Drill, baby, drill? The ethics of exploiting North Sea oil resourcesThe Explainer With energy prices volatile due to the conflict in the Middle East, many are calling for the UK’s domestic production to be maximised
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Ben Roberts-Smith: the allegations against Australia’s ‘uber-soldier’In the Spotlight After 17 years, court to hear case that ‘has cut deeply to the core of the Australian psyche’
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Chuck Norris: former policeman who became an action starIn the Spotlight His hardman persona made him an ironic cult hero
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Kanye West: was it right to ban him from the UK?Talking Point Not everyone is convinced by Ye’s attempt to make a clean break from his history of antisemitism
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Quiz of The Week: 11 – 17 AprilQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: How did Pakistan become the Middle East mediator?Podcast Plus, has Northern Ireland struck gold? And why does the Queen of Country unite Americans?
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David Hockney at Serpentine North: a ‘moving, magical’ exhibitionThe Week Recommends Featuring a 90-metre-long frieze of changing seasons, the show proves the 88-year-old veteran artist’s ‘powers haven’t deserted him’
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Mercedes-Benz GLC electric: a ‘plush and comfortable all-rounder’The Week Recommends ‘Packed with kit’, the reinvented GLC blends tech with ‘wafting comfort’
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California Schemin’: James McAvoy’s ‘assured’ directing debut is a ‘blast’The Week Recommends Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross star as ‘tremendously likeable’ Scottish rappers who pose as Americans to secure a record deal
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The Stranger: a ‘spellbindingly sleek’ adaptation of Albert Camus’ novellaThe Week Recommends François Ozon’s ‘icily compelling’ film has a ‘subtle revisionist slant’
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Jan Morris: A Life – an ‘enthralling’ biographyThe Week Recommends Sara Wheeler paints a ‘masterly’ portrait of the complex trans pioneer
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