Latest articles by The Week UK
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‘Longevity fixation syndrome’: the allure of eternal youth
In The Spotlight Obsession with beating biological clock identified as damaging new addiction
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The best true crime podcasts to binge now
The Week Recommends Electrifying investigations from Coining It to Wisecrack
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How corrupt is the UK?
The Explainer Decline in standards ‘risks becoming a defining feature of our political culture’ as Britain falls to lowest ever score on global index
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The plan to wall off the ‘Doomsday’ glacier
Under the Radar Massive barrier could ‘slow the rate of ice loss’ from Thwaites Glacier, whose total collapse would have devastating consequences
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The UK expands its Hong Kong visa scheme
The Explainer Around 26,000 additional arrivals expected in the UK as government widens eligibility in response to crackdown on rights in former colony
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What are grooming gangs? The UK scandal, explained
The Explainer Three-year inquiry will ‘root out this evil once and for all’, says home secretary
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What life was like in Iran before the 1979 Islamic revolution
In depth What led to the overthrow of the Shah and are there parallels between then and now?
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Touring the vineyards of southern Bolivia
The Week Recommends Strongly reminiscent of Andalusia, these vineyards cut deep into the country’s southwest
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American empire: a history of US imperial expansion
Donald Trump’s 21st century take on the Monroe Doctrine harks back to an earlier era of US interference in Latin America
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Elon Musk’s starry mega-merger
Talking Point SpaceX founder is promising investors a rocket trip to the future – and a sprawling conglomerate to boot
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The fall of the generals: China’s military purge
In the Spotlight Xi Jinping’s extraordinary removal of senior general proves that no-one is safe from anti-corruption drive that has investigated millions
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Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency – an ‘engrossing’ exhibition
The Week Recommends All 126 images from the American photographer’s ‘influential’ photobook have come to the UK for the first time
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American Psycho: a ‘hypnotic’ adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis classic
The Week Recommends Rupert Goold’s musical has ‘demonic razzle dazzle’ in spades
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Properties of the week: houses near spectacular coastal walks
The Week Recommends Featuring homes in Cornwall, Devon and Northumberland
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Quiz of The Week: 31 January – 6 February
Quiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: Why are there so many Russian ships in the Channel?
Podcast Plus, what does a ‘feminist’ approach to cancer involve? And who is Mickey’s new boss?
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Melania: an ‘ice-cold’ documentary
Talking Point The film has played to largely empty cinemas, but it does have one fan
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Nouvelle Vague: ‘a film of great passion’
The Week Recommends Richard Linklater’s homage to the French New Wave
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Wonder Man: a ‘rare morsel of actual substance’ in the Marvel Universe
The Week Recommends A Marvel series that hasn’t much to do with superheroes
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Is This Thing On? – Bradley Cooper’s ‘likeable and spirited’ romcom
The Week Recommends ‘Refreshingly informal’ film based on the life of British comedian John Bishop
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A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between the Wars – history at its most ‘human and revelatory’
The Week Recommends Alwyn Turner’s ‘witty and wide-ranging’ account of the interwar years
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Heated Rivalry, Bridgerton and why sex still sells on TV
Talking Point Gen Z – often stereotyped as prudish and puritanical – are attracted to authenticity
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London’s best breakfasts and brunches
The Week Recommends However you like your eggs in the morning, these memorable restaurants have you covered
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Will Peter Mandelson and Andrew testify to US Congress?
Today's Big Question Could political pressure overcome legal obstacles and force either man to give evidence over their relationship with Jeffrey Epstein?
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