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Downfall of a King: a ‘magisterial’ biographyThe Week Recommends Paul Preston examines the wild rise and fall of Juan Carlos I
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What does Andy Burnham stand for?The Explainer The mayor of Greater Manchester looks set for No. 10 after winning the Makerfield by-election – but what will change?
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The best true crime podcasts to binge nowThe Week Recommends Thrilling investigations from Stalked to Coining It
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The singular charm of CagliariThe Week Recommends Sardinia’s ‘vibrant’ and ‘friendly’ capital is a gem in Italy’s crown
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Magnetic sperm and the ugliest shark: science stories of the weekThe Explainer From a lupus breakthrough to why humans drift left when they walk, here are the most interesting scientific developments of the week
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Will ‘Il Generale’ turn Italy upside down?In the Spotlight Roberto Vannacci has been hailed on the far-right as the new Julius Caesar, causing PM Giorgia Meloni a ‘splitting political headache’
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Jad’s djej b’sayniyeh (chicken with potatoes, garlic and lemon)The Week Recommends Traditional Lebanese dish is packed with garlicky punch
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The Iran deal: J.D. Vance in the firing lineIn the Spotlight Trump’s vice-president has become the scapegoat for a deal that has outraged hawkish Republicans
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The tech sell-off: what the experts thinkTalking Point Sell-off on the South Korea’s chip-centric Kospi index as AI boom compared to the final months of the dotcom era
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Jeffrey Donaldson: ‘he duped everyone’In the Spotlight Once seen as the ‘nice man’ of unionism, the former DUP’s leader demeanour was ‘a mask that hid serious crimes’
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Audi RS5: an ‘unhingedly agile’ plug-in hybridThe Week Recommends Despite weighing 2,370kg, plug-in hybrid is ‘supple’ and ‘refined’
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Much Ado About Nothing: a Shakespearean ‘summer blockbuster’The Week Recommends With ‘simply gorgeous’ costumes, dance and music, the Globe’s ‘charming’ production is ‘eminently worth seeing’
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Properties of the week: houses with illustrious connectionsThe Week Recommends Featuring homes in Suffolk, Essex and Glasgow
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Jon Snow: A Last Big Story – a ‘deeply affecting’ documentaryThe Week Recommends The journalist comes to terms with his Alzheimer’s diagnosis and investigates a mining disaster
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