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Into the Woods: a ‘hypnotic’ production
The Week Recommends Jordan Fein’s revival of the much-loved Stephen Sondheim musical is ‘sharp, propulsive and often very funny’
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The truth about vitamin supplements
The Explainer UK industry worth £559 million but scientific evidence of health benefits is ‘complicated’
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The dark side of how kids are using AI
Under the Radar Chatbots have become places where children ‘talk about violence, explore romantic or sexual roleplay, and seek advice when no adult is watching’
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What will happen in 2026? Predictions and events
In Depth The new year could bring peace in Ukraine or war in Venezuela, as Donald Trump prepares to host a highly politicised World Cup and Nasa returns to the Moon
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The Week UK’s year-end quiz for 2025
Puzzles and quizzes Test your grasp of current affairs and general knowledge with our festive quiz
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Environment breakthroughs of 2025
In Depth Progress was made this year on carbon dioxide tracking, food waste upcycling, sodium batteries, microplastic monitoring and green concrete
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The best food books of 2025
The Week Recommends From mouthwatering recipes to insightful essays, these colourful books will both inspire and entertain
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Art that made the news in 2025
The Explainer From a short-lived Banksy mural to an Egyptian statue dating back three millennia
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Donald Trump’s squeeze on Venezuela
In Depth The US president is relying on a ‘drip-drip pressure campaign’ to oust Maduro, tightening measures on oil, drugs and migration
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The best tabloid stories of 2025
In the Spotlight From a child named after the devil to a pothole-based theme park, some strange stories hit the headlines this year
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Nine best TV shows of the year
The Week Recommends From Adolescence to Amandaland
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Winter holidays in the snow and sun
The Week Recommends Escape the dark, cold days with the perfect getaway
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Which side is winning the war in Ukraine?
The Explainer Sensing the ‘imminent collapse’ of Ukrainian forces, Moscow is happy to reject US peace plan in hope of greater victory
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How close are we to World War Three?
In Depth European leaders fear appeasing Russia in Ukraine will embolden Putin and encourage China’s ambitions over Taiwan
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Is Keir Starmer being hoodwinked by China?
Today's Big Question PM’s attempt to separate politics and security from trade and business is ‘naïve’
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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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Ashes to ashes, ducks to ducks: the end of Bazball?
Talking Point Swashbuckling philosophy of England men’s cricket team ‘that once carried all along with it has become divisive and polarising’
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A luxury walking tour in Western Australia
The Week Recommends Walk through an ‘ancient forest’ and listen to the ‘gentle hushing’ of the upper canopy
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What Nick Fuentes and the Groypers want
The Explainer White supremacism has a new face in the US: a clean-cut 27-year-old with a vast social media following
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Joanna Trollope: novelist who had a No. 1 bestseller with The Rector’s Wife
In the Spotlight Trollope found fame with intelligent novels about the dramas and dilemmas of modern women
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How the Bondi massacre unfolded
In Depth Deadly terrorist attack during Hanukkah celebration in Sydney prompts review of Australia’s gun control laws and reckoning over global rise in antisemitism
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Quiz of The Week: 13 – 19 December
Quiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: What’s the cost of PFAs?
Podcast Plus why is George Osborne joining OpenAI? And has universal basic income finally come of age?
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A Christmas Carol (or two)
The Week Recommends These are the most delightful retellings of the Dickens classic from around the country
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