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The Iris Affair: ludicrous but enjoyable eight-part tech-drama
The Week Recommends Tom Hollander is ‘wonderful’ in ‘delightfully preposterous’ new thriller
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1929: ‘work of true scholarship’ offers insight into devastating Wall Street crash
The Week Recommends Full of ‘true-crime thrills’, Sorkin’s book is a ‘blow-by-blow’ account of the crisis
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Family-friendly Halloween activities for half-term
The Week Recommends There are many exciting events taking place across the country this spooky season
By Deeya Sonalkar, The Week UK Published
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Gilbert King’s 6 favorite books about the search for justice
Feature The journalist recommends works by Bryan Stevenson, David Grann, and more
By The Week US Published
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5 of the best kid-friendly scary movies
The Week Recommends Hardcore horror is for grown-ups only, but light scares can be startling fun for the whole family
By David Faris Published
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The best music tours coming to the UK in 2025: from HAIM to Disturbed
The Week Recommends The bands and singers to catch live, while you still can
By Alex Kerr Last updated
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Pizza Hut, and why casual restaurants are failing to earn their crust
Talking Point The fast food chain is closing 68 outlets as the mid-market restaurant tier struggles
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Leonard and Hungry Paul: ‘beautiful, heartfelt’ television
The Week Recommends Julia Roberts narrates this ‘charming’ and ‘unexpectedly profound’ adaptation of Rónán Hession’s novel
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Are UK house prices about to crash?
In Depth As the Autumn Budget looms, the housing market has been skittish
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Last updated
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Inside The Peninsula, London’s first billion-pound hotel
The Week Recommends As the capital’s super-luxury hotel scene continues to expand, the respected brand is still setting the standard
By Nick Hendry Published
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Spaniards seeing red over bullfighting
Under the Radar Shock resignation of top matador is latest blow in culture war over tradition that increasingly divides Spain
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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10 of the world's most powerful passports that make jetsetting easy
The Explainer Having one of these passports opens up a majority of the world
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Last updated
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7 of the best narco TV series of all time
The Week Recommends From Colombia to the California suburbs, every drug kingpin has a familiar and tragic trajectory
By David Faris Published
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Five things we learnt from Virginia Giuffre’s memoir
The Explainer Nobody’s Girl recounts ‘harrowing’ details of Giuffre’s suffering as a teenage victim of Jeffrey Epstein and his circle
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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