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Quiz of The Week: 3 - 9 OctoberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Properties of the week: inspiring Scottish rural retreatsThe Week Recommends Featuring homes in Highlands, Sutherland and Midlothian
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The Week Unwrapped: Is there such a thing as ‘ethical’ gold mining?Podcast Plus, what does a new start-up tell us about the state of AI? And why are K-pop acts boycotting the Grammys?
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Turner Prize 2026: ‘one of the strongest’ in recent memoryThe Week Recommends The exhibition now in Middlesbrough has some ‘solid showings’ – but is the art too conventional?
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Bentley Torcal: ‘the most powerful and torquey Bentley ever’The Week Recommends The EV model comes with the ‘material plushness’ customers would expect, but can also reach top speeds of 162mph
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: a ‘stone-cold masterpiece’The Week Recommends Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup star in a drama so scintillating, ‘you check yourself for bruises as you stagger out’
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Extra Geography: ‘a frothy, funny coming-of-ager’The Week Recommends Superb boarding school drama filled with plenty of ‘zingers’
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Knife: ‘excellent’ documentary about attempted murder of Salman RushdieThe Week Recommends Film tells a ‘terrifying, inspiring story’ of survival
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Guilty Pleasure: Patricia Nilsson’s intelligent and ‘necessary’ history of pornThe Week Recommends Examination of how the adult industry has shaped the internet
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Holding Lightning: new biography makes the case for Whitney Houston’s ‘genius’The Week Recommends Emily Lordi’s book refuses to reduce the singer’s story to the usual ‘good girl gone bad’ narrative
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Is the UK safe from Iran?Today's Big Question Tehran has warned that US allies are a ‘legitimate target’, but defence experts doubt the regime could pull off a major attack
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A timeline of GrenfellIn Depth As manslaughter, fraud and misconduct charges filed, we look at the key events in the nine-year wait for justice
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What do we know about the Russian pneumonic plague case?The Explainer US lawmaker suggests death of 28-year-old scientist could be related to biological weapons research, as authorities scramble to contain potential spread
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‘Zionism is racism’: is the new Greens policy too radical?Talking Point Conference vote a ‘threat to British Jews’ says Chief Rabbi, as former party leader calls it ‘divisive’
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Magazine crossword: 1536Puzzles The weekly crossword from The Week
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Poll of The WeekFeatures Should parents earning more than £100,000 be eligible for government-funded childcare?
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Team Kemistry: are the Tories making a comeback?Today's Big Question Conservative leader’s favourability rating surges but analysts say it’s ‘too early to talk about a Kemi-naissance’
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Finland’s lakes in early autumnThe Week Recommends Plus an enchanting town in the Tarn, and a venerable paddle steamer turns 80
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The unsung glories of Brazil’s biggest cityThe Week Recommends ‘Concrete jungle’ of São Paulo has ‘endless’ riches on offer to visitors
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The welfare bill: is spending on benefits really out of control?The Explainer Critics claim that ‘spiralling’ costs are unsustainable, but Keir Starmer’s attempts prove reforming the system is no small feat
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Staffordshire oatcakes recipeThe Week Recommends Savoury oat pancakes, a breakfast staple, can be enjoyed at any time
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Diesel price hikes: a ‘missile’ heading for Trump votersTalking Point A proposed export ban could drive down prices in the short term, but at the risk of damaging long-term production
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The political walking dead: Germany’s zombie chancellorIn the Spotlight A string of poor election results has left Friedrich Merz with unprecedentedly low approval ratings
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Quiz of The Week: 26 September - 2 OctoberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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