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Is free speech under threat in Britain?
The Explainer The Trump administration thinks that free speech is in retreat in Britain. What do we mean by freedom of speech, and is it in danger?
By The Week UK Published
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Charlie Kirk obituary: activist who mobilised the youth vote for Trump
In the Spotlight Former teenage political activist became the ‘standard bearer of religious values by many on the Christian nationalist right’
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Spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce recipe
The Week Recommends Flavourful, super-ripe tomatoes in a rich sauce perfectly complement soft pasta
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Passing sentence in Brazil: the jailing of Jair Bolsonaro
In the Spotlight In convicting Brazil’s former president, its Supreme Court has sent a powerful message about democratic accountability – but the victory may be only temporary
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Radical Harmony: a ‘luminous’ look at Neo-Impressionism
The Week Recommends Paintings from the collection of Helene Kröller-Müller are display at the National Gallery
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Properties of the week: mill houses
The Week Recommends Featuring homes in Lincolnshire, Somerset, and Nottinghamshire
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Sabrina Carpenter: Pop’s clown princess
Feature The pop star shows humor in her latest album
By The Week US Published
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – laughs are sadly ‘thin on the ground’
Talking Point Disappointing sequel to the classic rock’n’roll spoof
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Tosca: thrilling new Puccini staging has ‘tremendous emotional force’
The Week Recommends Controversial Russian soprano Anna Netrebko returns to the stage with ‘white-hot passion’ in starring role
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The Girlfriend: irresistibly twisty drama starring Robin Wright
The Week Recommends ‘Deliciously unhinged’ show pits a son’s mother against his ‘cagey’ new girlfriend
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Islands: gripping thriller ‘shimmers, convinces and thoroughly absorbs’
The Week Recommends Sam Riley stars in Jan-Ole Gerster’s mystery about a washed-out tennis coach at a Fuerteventura resort who falls under the spell of a married guest
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What We Can Know: Ian McEwan’s ‘most entertaining and enjoyable novel for years’
The Week Recommends The acclaimed writer’s ambitious new book sets out a ‘richly imagined’ vision of post-apocalyptic Britain
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Charlie Kirk: a shocking murder in a divided country
In the Spotlight Little sign of kind politics in the US after political influencer killed
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Russia’s war games and the threat to Nato
In depth Incursion into Poland and Zapad 2025 exercises seen as a test for Europe
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