The Week UK

The Week Recommends British film star Cynthia Erivo plays 23 characters in a ‘radical’ reinterpretation of the vampire classic

By The Week UK Published 26 February 26

Pros and cons Record number of executions in Saudi Arabia and drugs crackdown in Iran offset broader global trend away from capital punishment

By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Last updated 25 February 26

The Explainer Centuries-old criminal offence ‘famously vague’ and hard to prove but can carry a maximum sentence of life in prison

By The Week UK Published 25 February 26

The Explainer Claim that Starmerite think tank paid PR firm to dig up dirt on Sunday Times reporters ‘cuts to the heart of Number 10’

By The Week UK Published 24 February 26

The Week Recommends Excellent value eateries with the Michelin inspectors’ seal of approval

By The Week UK Published 23 February 26

The Explainer In 2014, the passenger plane vanished without trace. Twelve years on, a new operation is under way to find the wreckage of the doomed airliner

By The Week UK Published 22 February 26

Talking Point The Trump administration is applying the pressure, and with Latin America swinging to the right, Havana is becoming more ‘politically isolated’

By The Week UK Published 21 February 26

In the Spotlight The issues with proscribing the group ‘became apparent as soon as the police began putting it into practice’

By The Week UK Published 21 February 26

In The Spotlight Van Der Beek fronted one of the most successful teen dramas of the 90s – but his Dawson fame proved a double-edged sword

By The Week UK Published 20 February 26

Quiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?

By The Week UK Published 20 February 26

Podcast Plus, what does the growing popularity of prediction markets mean for the future? And why are UK film and TV workers struggling?

By The Week UK Published 20 February 26

The Week Recommends Featuring homes in West Sussex, Dorset and Suffolk

By The Week UK Published 20 February 26

The Week Recommends Charming debut from Hasan Hadi is filled with ‘vivid characters’

By The Week UK Published 19 February 26

The Week Recommends The family-friendly vehicle has ‘plush seats’ and generous space

By The Week UK Published 19 February 26

The Week Recommends Gabriel Sherman examines Rupert Murdoch’s ‘war of succession’ over his media empire

By The Week UK Published 19 February 26

The Week Recommends ‘Daunting’ show at the National Museum Cardiff plunges viewers into the Welsh artist’s ‘spiritual, austere existence’

By The Week UK Published 19 February 26

In Depth Islamic ritual slaughter has been attacked by animal welfare groups, but Muslim authorities say the method is humane

By The Week UK Last updated 18 February 26

In Depth In a dozen countries around the world, same-sex sexual activity is still punishable by death

By The Week UK Last updated 18 February 26

The Explainer ‘Precise’ and ‘deniable’, the Kremlin’s use of poison to silence critics has become a ’geopolitical signature flourish’

By The Week UK Published 17 February 26

The Week Recommends The food scene here is ‘unspoilt’ and ‘fun’

By The Week UK Published 15 February 26

Talking Point Moltbook, the AI social network where humans are banned, may be the tip of the iceberg

By The Week UK Published 15 February 26