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Quiz of The Week: 4 – 10 October
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Lee Miller at the Tate: a ‘sexy yet devastating’ show
The Week Recommends The ‘revelatory’ exhibition tells the photographer’s story ‘through her own impeccable eye’
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The Week Unwrapped: Who had the last laugh in Riyadh?
Podcast Plus are imported eggs undermining animal welfare? And what can we do about AI deepfakes?
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Properties of the week: houses with literary connections
The Week Recommends Featuring homes in Somerset, Norfolk and the Scottish Borders
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Stand-out Sunday roasts around the UK
The Week Recommends From cosy pubs to swanky restaurants, these are the top spots for a hearty roast dinner with all the trimmings
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Best new movies out in 2025
The Week Recommends A compelling drama set in Rhodesia, a thrilling dystopian sequel and Ethan Hunt’s last mission, these are the films worth a watch
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A House of Dynamite: a ‘nail-biting’ nuclear-strike thriller
The Week Recommends ‘Virtuoso talent’ Kathryn Bigelow directs a ‘fast-paced’ and ‘tense’ ‘symphony of dread’
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul: a ‘haunting’ history of modern Afghanistan
The Week Recommends Lyse Doucet’s sensitively written work traces over 50 years of Kabul’s ‘Inter-Con’ hotel
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The Smashing Machine: Dwayne Johnson is ‘magnetic’ in gritty biopic
The Week Recommends The wrestler-turned-Hollywood-actor takes on the role of troubled UFC champion Mark Kerr
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Shadow Ticket: Thomas Pynchon’s first novel in over a decade
The Week Recommends Zany whodunnit about a private eye in 1930s Milwaukee could be the 88-year-old author’s ‘last hurrah’
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The best true crime podcasts to binge now
The Week Recommends Thrilling investigations from Wisecrack to The Kill List
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Saudi Arabia: the laws on what women can – and can’t – do in 2025
In depth Rights for Saudi women are still far from equal but there have been big recent positive changes
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Five key questions about the Gaza peace deal
The Explainer Many ‘unresolved hurdles’ remain before Donald Trump’s 20-point plan can get the go-ahead
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Syria’s strange post-Assad election
The Explainer Sunday’s limited vote ‘suited the phase Syria is undergoing’, says interim president
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Weird conspiracy theories: from JFK to 5G
In Depth It’s easy to dismiss “alternative truths” but the most famous – and strangest – conspiracy theories can retain their fascination for years
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Jaguar Land Rover’s cyber bailout
Talking Point Should the government do more to protect business from the ‘cyber shockwave’?
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Russia: already at war with Europe?
Talking Point As Kremlin begins ‘cranking up attacks’ on Ukraine’s European allies, questions about future action remain unanswered
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Mustardy beans and hazelnuts recipe
The Week Recommends Nod to French classic offers zingy, fresh taste
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Under siege: Argentina’s president drops his chainsaw
Talking Point The self-proclaimed ‘first anarcho-capitalist president in world history’ faces mounting troubles
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Sarkozy behind bars: the conviction dividing France
In the Spotlight The former president of the republic has portrayed judicial investigation of his ties to Gaddafi regime as a left-wing witch-hunt
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Quiz of The Week: 27 September – 3 October
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The Waldorf Astoria glitters again
The Week Recommends One of New York City’s art deco gems has been restored to its former beauty
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The Hyundai Inster: ‘surprisingly versatile’ for a compact city car
The Week Recommends Hyundai’s smallest electric vehicle is a ‘combination of quirkiness and charm’
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Susie Dent picks her favourite books
The Week Recommends The lexicographer and etymologist shares works by Jane Goodall, Noel Streatfeild and Madeleine Pelling
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