In Brief

The Great British Bake Off 2018 contestants - in pictures

21 Aug 2018

.polaris__post-meta--date { display: none; } .polaris__post-meta--date.no-script { display: block; padding-left: 45px } 21 Aug 2018

Channel 4

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--zM_TalHP--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784188/theweek/2018/08/briony.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--t1wj8O7G--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784191/theweek/2018/08/dan.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--kvw5oWSP--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784193/theweek/2018/08/gbbo2018luke-332e56b.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--vXW9UAQs--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784196/theweek/2018/08/imelda.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--NZm-fOeL--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784198/theweek/2018/08/jon.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--KY6Sp-YG--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784200/theweek/2018/08/karen.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--7mQH1D94--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784203/theweek/2018/08/kim-joy.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--zifOSqN5--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784206/theweek/2018/08/manon.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--LyqSa8iQ--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784208/theweek/2018/08/rahul.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--lvz3Y-Ij--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784225/theweek/2018/08/ruby.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--QK1ydLiC--/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1/v1604784228/theweek/2018/08/terry.jpg { display: none !important; }

Name:

Age:

Hometown:

Job:

Is now a good time to fix your energy bills?

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--cA0lkpGd--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1656074977/theweek/2022/June/GettyImages-1404847000%20Cropped.jpg { display: none !important; }

Quizzes and puzzles

Quiz of The Week: 18 - 24 June

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--4_ELidRU--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1604747940/theweek/2017/08/bw-cancer_science.jpg { display: none !important; }

Podcasts

Immunotherapy, unions and a house revival

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--YD2IjNhY--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1656071682/theweek/2022/June/Nicola_Sturgeon_2022_Getty1241341042.png { display: none !important; }

The latest on . . .

The road to a second Scottish independence referendum

Consumer spending would drop sharply in a recession

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--L3w4QwkK--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1655112180/theweek/2022/June/Recession-GettyImages-1239569681.jpg { display: none !important; }

Today’s big question

What a recession would mean for the UK

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--npLB-YsZ--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1656060660/Johnson-1399208827%20%281%29.jpg { display: none !important; }

Today’s big question

What by-election defeats mean for Boris Johnson

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--Z-iLiwZQ--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1604800220/theweek/2019/02/wd-newspapers_uk_-_dan_kitwoodgetty_images_0.jpg { display: none !important; }

Today’s newspapers

‘Air rage’

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--7UhuV9ur--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1643898690/theweek/2022/February/energy-bills-C4W4DE.jpg { display: none !important; }

Fact file

How the government-backed interest-free loans work

The Mediterranean cities preparing for a tsunami

Ukrainian soldiers patrol on the frontline in Zolote, Ukraine

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--A8PT1fAA--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1643034916/theweek/2022/January/GettyImages-1237854921%20%281%29%20Cropped.jpg { display: none !important; }

In Depth

Are we heading for World War Three?

A sign directs voters to a polling station

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--76vrYw7d--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1654608420/theweek/2022/June/Polling%20Station-GettyImages-1240472916.jpg { display: none !important; }

In Depth

When is the next UK general election?

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_https://mediacloud.theweek.co.uk/image/private/s--ncUcJBMU--/f_auto,t_banner-image-mobile@1/v1623327551/Misc/theweekuk-footer-image.png { display: none !important; }

The Great British Bake Off 2018 contestants - in pictures

Recommended

Is now a good time to fix your energy bills?

Quiz of The Week: 18 - 24 June

Immunotherapy, unions and a house revival

The road to a second Scottish independence referendum

What a recession would mean for the UK

What by-election defeats mean for Boris Johnson

‘Air rage’

How the government-backed interest-free loans work

Popular articles

The Mediterranean cities preparing for a tsunami

Are we heading for World War Three?

When is the next UK general election?

Discover The WeekDay

A twice-daily digest of the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from our website