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What is Free Speech?: a 'meticulous' look at the evolution of freedom of expression
The Week Recommends Fara Dabhoiwala provides both history and critique while 'correcting misconceptions'
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Rupert Gavin shares his favourite books
The Week Recommends The theatre impresario picks works by Dan Jones, Annie Ernaux and Floella Benjamin
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What They Found: Sam Mendes's powerful debut documentary
The Week Recommends The Oscar-winning director's harrowing film features footage and first-hand accounts of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
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The Return: a 'lethally effective' Odyssey adaptation
The Week Recommends Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche reunite in Urberto Pasolini's 'emotionally gripping' drama
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Properties of the week: Idyllic cottages for £500,000 or less
The Week Recommends Featuring homes in Devon, Cornwall and Northamptonshire
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Best memoirs and biographies to read in 2025
The Week Recommends Dive into some of the most compelling life stories – from Bill Gates to Lou Reed
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Full-body scans: are Neko Health and the like more panic than panacea?
The Explainer Hailed as the 'future of medicine' by some, but not all experts are convinced
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Are we heading towards World War Three?
In Depth US-China trade war, stalled Ukraine ceasefire, and renewed strikes on Gaza among the flashpoints for global conflict
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Mark Zuckerberg on trial: the Meta monopoly case
The Explainer Court ruling could break up the social media giant but will Trump intervene on Meta's behalf?
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The 13 best afternoon teas to try in London
The Week Recommends The capital's afternoon tea scene is hard to beat – here's the cream of the crop
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The young converts leading Catholicism's UK comeback
In the Spotlight Gen Z and younger millennials drawn to 'clarity and certainty' in an age of 'perma-conflict'
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Mental health: a case of overdiagnosis?
Talking Point Issues at 'the milder end of the spectrum' may be getting wrongly pathologised
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The Canadian: taking a sleeper train across Canada
The Week Recommends Unique and unforgettable way to see this 'vast and varied' landscape
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Abortion protests: is free speech in retreat?
Talking Point The conviction of 64-year-old Livia Tossici-Bolt for breaching abortion clinic 'buffer zone' has made her the unlikely focus of a transatlantic row over free speech
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Adjapsandali: Georgian-style ratatouille recipe
The Week Recommends Twist on the authentic recipe offers bursts of garlic and spices
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Gaza: the killing of the paramedics
In the Spotlight IDF attack on ambulance convoy a reminder that it is 'still possible to be shocked by events in Gaza'
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Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur – a 'playful' collection of paintings and objects
The Week Recommends The Turner Prize-winning artist's show at The Wallace Collection showcases his persistent 'anti-establishment stance'
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The Week Unwrapped: Can we really 'de-extinct' prehistoric animals?
Podcast Plus, will womb transplants transform fertility? And why are prices falling in the art market?
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Sinéad Gleeson picks her favourite books
The Week Recommends The Irish writer shares works by James Joyce, Deborah Levy and Lolly Willowes
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Mr Burton: an 'affecting' but flawed biopic
Talking Point Toby Jones is pitch-perfect as Richard Burton's mentor – but 'cautious' film 'never really comes to life'
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Properties of the week: riverside dwellings
The Week Recommends Featuring homes in Berkshire, Somerset and Cornwall
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Peter Grimes: a 'spine-chilling' operatic experience
The Week Recommends Melly Still's 'magnificent' staging of Benjamin Britten's stormiest work
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Your Friends and Neighbours: Jon Hamm stars in 'frothily fun' black comedy
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Last Swim: a 'lush, beguiling' coming-of-age adventure
The Week Recommends Exam results day drama follows a group of school leavers, one of whom has a devastating secret
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