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Farage’s £9m windfall: will it smooth his path to power?
In Depth The record donation has come amidst rumours of collaboration with the Conservatives and allegations of racism in Farage's school days
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The issue dividing Israel: ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers
In the Spotlight A new bill has solidified the community’s ‘draft evasion’ stance, with this issue becoming the country’s ‘greatest internal security threat’
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The Week Unwrapped: what’s scuppering Bulgaria’s Euro dream?
Podcast Plus has Syria changed, a year on from its revolution? And why are humans (mostly) monogamous?
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The Illuminati: what is it, how did it develop and who are its members?
In Depth Belief that a ‘corrupt elite is secretly running the world’ is one of the longest-running and most widespread conspiracy theories of our time
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Are we heading for 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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Quiz of The Week: 6 – 12 December
Quiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Properties of the week: houses in national parks
The Week Recommends Featuring homes in Somerset, West Sussex and Devon
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Best new hotels and places to stay in 2025
The Week Recommends Featuring stylish five-star resorts, country escapes and chances to reconnect with nature
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It Was Just an Accident: a ‘striking’ attack on the Iranian regime
The Week Recommends Jafar Panahi’s furious Palme d’Or-winning revenge thriller was made in secret
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Singin’ in the Rain: fun Christmas show is ‘pure bottled sunshine’
The Week Recommends Raz Shaw’s take on the classic musical is ‘gloriously cheering’
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Holbein: ‘a superb and groundbreaking biography’
The Week Recommends Elizabeth Goldring’s ‘definitive account’ brings the German artist ‘vividly to life’
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The Sound of Music: a ‘richly entertaining’ festive treat
The Week Recommends Nikolai Foster’s captivating and beautifully designed revival ‘ripples with feeling’
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Bridget Riley: Learning to See – an ‘invigorating and magical ensemble’
The Week Recommends The English artist’s striking paintings turn ‘concentration into reverie’
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‘Stakeknife’: MI5’s man inside the IRA
The Explainer Freddie Scappaticci, implicated in 14 murders and 15 abductions during the Troubles, ‘probably cost more lives than he saved’, investigation claims
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‘Winter crisis’
Today's Newspapers A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages
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ECHR: is Europe about to break with convention?
Today's Big Question European leaders to look at updating the 75-year-old treaty to help tackle the continent’s migrant wave
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How dangerous is the ‘K’ strain super-flu?
The Explainer Surge in cases of new variant H3N2 flu in UK and around the world
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Who is The Liz Truss Show for?
Talking Point Former PM’s new weekly programme is like watching her ‘commit a drive-by on herself’
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A little corner of Blighty in rural Flanders
The Week Recommends ‘Quintessentially British’, this house was originally designed to help soldiers escape the ‘horrors of the Western Front’
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Trump’s poll collapse: can he stop the slide?
Talking Point President who promised to ease cost-of-living has found that US economic woes can’t be solved ‘via executive fiat’
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Piccalilli recipe
The Week Recommends Crunchy vegetables are lifted in this pickle brine with a mustard kick
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Pakistan: Trump’s ‘favourite field marshal’ takes charge
In the Spotlight Asim Munir’s control over all three branches of Pakistan’s military gives him ‘sweeping powers’ – and almost unlimited freedom to use them
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How the Office for Budget Responsibility became a lightning rod for criticism
The Explainer Even before it accidentally published the Budget ahead of time last week, the OBR has been in the firing line. Why?
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Best politics podcasts: from Political Currency to Westminster Insider
The Week Recommends Make sense of it all with our pick of the top current affairs shows
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