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New TV shows out in 2024
The Week Recommends From The Gentlemen to Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, a look at the top new and returning series coming up this year
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The toilet roll tax: UK's strange VAT rules
The Explainer 'Mysterious' and 'absurd' tax brought in £168 billion to HMRC last year
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Scotland Yard, Gaza and the politics of policing protests
Talking Point Met Police accused of 'two-tier policing' by former home secretary as new footage emerges of latest flashpoint
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The 2024 travel bucket list
The Week Recommends Best holidays, adventures and experiences to book in 2024
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Rwanda's killing fields: 30th anniversary of genocide
In Depth This month, world remembers one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century
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Best podcasts of 2024: from Self Help to Classy
The Week Recommends Featuring shows on the 'silent twins', religion and a story of Second World War espionage
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The best new films coming out in 2024
The Week Recommends From Dune: Part Two and Scoop to Civil War and Red Island
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Olympics 2024: is Paris ready to party?
Talking Point Build-up to this summer's Games 'marred' by rows over national identity, security and pollution
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How Israel's 'Iron Dome' missile defence system works
The Explainer 'Envy of other militaries' has 90% success rate, say Israeli officials, but US has to foot the huge cost
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Best new hotels and places to stay in 2024
The Week Recommends Featuring stylish island resorts, historical properties and wilderness retreats
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Are we heading for World War Three?
In Depth Doomsday pendulum swings back towards Middle East after Iran crosses red line in bombarding Israeli territory
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The London Library and Elizabeth Winkler's female Shakespeare claims
Why Everyone's Talking About Critics say an event suggesting Shakespeare may have been a woman is 'wildly inappropriate'
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Tuck in to British fusion cuisine
The Week Recommends The trend for combining classics from two food cultures can result in dishes that are doubly delicious
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Is David Cameron overshadowing Rishi Sunak?
Talking Point Current PM faces 'thorny dilemma' as predecessor enjoys return to world stage
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Who are Russia's allies in Putin's war against Ukraine?
In Depth Moscow turns to authoritarian regimes in Middle East and Asia and draws on apartheid-era support to win over South Africa
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How will honeytrap scandal change Westminster?
Today's Big Question Security procedures laid bare by spear phishing attack as focus shifts to 'political insider' being responsible
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Opening Night: musical adaptation of Cassavetes film a 'travesty'
the week recommends An 'unsalvageable' disaster that 'squanders the talents of all involved'
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Asturias: cool summers and verdant landscapes
the week recommends The region's 'trio of fine cities' offer everything from beaches to culture to fine dining
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Recipe: gnocchi di spinaci (spinach gnocchi)
The Week Recommends Forget the potatoes for this gnocchi made of the 'classic combination' of spinach and ricotta
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Angela Rayner: did she commit tax fraud?
Talking point An unofficial biography released in March claimed that she avoided paying capital gains tax on a 2015 property sale
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The birth of impressionism
The Explainer Now iconic, the style of art characterised by airy colors and undefined brushstrokes was criticised in its early days
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Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: experimental portrait photography
the week recommends Their careers are separated by time but joined by their shared interest in spectral, dream-like atmospheres
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Why is Ukraine backing far-right militias in Russia?
Today's Big Question The role of the fighters is a 'double-edged sword' for Kyiv, say commentators
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Black and Hispanic voters: why they’re turning right
Talking Point Polling indicates that the groups may no longer be Democratic Party strongholds
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