Skiing among the sakura

Skiing among the sakura
The Week joins a life-affirming nine-day tour of Hokkaido and Tokyo
16 Jun 2021
2020 Quiz of the Year

2020 Quiz of the Year
Have you been paying attention to the year’s biggest events?
26 Dec 2020
Celebrities who died in 2020

Celebrities who died in 2020
Chadwick Boseman, Jack Charlton and Eddie Van Halen are among the famous figures who have passed away this year
21 Dec 2020
Is Germany’s response stuttering?

Is Germany’s response stuttering?
Southern state introduces tighter restrictions as infection rates tick up across the country
9 Dec 2020
What’s mood in Westminster ahead of PM’s Brussels showdown?

What’s mood in Westminster ahead of PM’s Brussels showdown?
Prime minister is meeting with European Commission chief Ursula Von Der Leyen
9 Dec 2020
What does Boris Johnson’s trip to Brussels mean for the Brexit negotiations?

What does Boris Johnson’s trip to Brussels mean for the Brexit negotiations?
PM takes matters into his own hands after Michel Barnier sets Wednesday deadline for deal
8 Dec 2020
Coronavirus: does ‘V-Day’ mark the end of the pandemic?

Coronavirus: does ‘V-Day’ mark the end of the pandemic?
UK woman becomes first person to receive Pfizer jab as NHS launches biggest-ever vaccination drive
8 Dec 2020
North vs. South: how Covid has widened Britain’s wealth gap

North vs. South: how Covid has widened Britain’s wealth gap
Government recovery plan criticised as think tank reveals pandemic has hit northern regions hardest
7 Dec 2020
What are the odds of getting a Brexit deal?

What are the odds of getting a Brexit deal?
Talks enter 11th-hour phase with likelihood of an agreement hanging in the balance
7 Dec 2020
Why UK was faster than US is race to approve Pfizer vaccine

Why UK was faster than US is race to approve Pfizer vaccine
Anthony Fauci apologises after suggesting Britain’s regulator ‘rushed’ process of assessing Covid jab
4 Dec 2020
Will Johnson face leadership challenge over his Brexit deal?

Will Johnson face leadership challenge over his Brexit deal?
Prime minister battles to quiet rumblings of discontent in his party as talks with EU falter at final hurdle
4 Dec 2020
How can Starmer avoid another Labour civil war over Brexit?

How can Starmer avoid another Labour civil war over Brexit?
Opposition leader facing threat of frontbench revolt over withdrawal deal vote
3 Dec 2020
Has Britain’s Covid response finally become ‘world beating’?

Has Britain’s Covid response finally become ‘world beating’?
Health secretary claims speedy approval of Pfizer jab is thanks to UK’s impending departure from EU
3 Dec 2020
Five signs that Brexit deal is on verge of being agreed

Five signs that Brexit deal is on verge of being agreed
Negotiators from EU and UK are nearing finishing lap of race to reach future trade treaty
2 Dec 2020
Can Johnson recover from wounds of Tory Covid rebellion?

Can Johnson recover from wounds of Tory Covid rebellion?
Total of 55 backbench Conservatives vote against tier system in most serious revolt yet against PM
2 Dec 2020
How the UK could end HIV transmission by 2030

How the UK could end HIV transmission by 2030
Charities mark World Aids Day by calling for wider testing to halt new transmissions of the virus
1 Dec 2020
Should venues and airlines turn away unvaccinated customers?

Should venues and airlines turn away unvaccinated customers?
Critics voice privacy concerns as minister leading vaccination rollout says leisure venues may turn away customers who haven’t had jab
1 Dec 2020
How ‘sensible’ celebs will sell Covid vaccine to sceptics

How ‘sensible’ celebs will sell Covid vaccine to sceptics
Insiders says Marcus Rashford and members of Royal Family being eyed up for NHS campaign to counter anti-vax theories
30 Nov 2020
Future of farming: a Brexit battle for the British landscape

Future of farming: a Brexit battle for the British landscape
Environment secretary seeking ‘new blood’ to make UK agriculture greener and more productive as subsidies phased out
30 Nov 2020
Johnson battles to quell Tory MPs’ anger over Covid tiers

Johnson battles to quell Tory MPs’ anger over Covid tiers
Conservative rebels threaten revolt amid demands for more transparency on data and reasoning behind restrictions
27 Nov 2020
Is Russia set to snatch Belarus’s independence?

Is Russia set to snatch Belarus’s independence?
Officials from Moscow descend on Minsk as President Alexander Lukashenko clings to power
27 Nov 2020
Why everyone’s talking about post-lockdown tiers

Why everyone’s talking about post-lockdown tiers
Harshest restrictions will apply in much of the North but not London or most of the South
26 Nov 2020
Is the UK’s Covid plan out of date amid vaccines successes?

Is the UK’s Covid plan out of date amid vaccines successes?
Spending watchdog admits Sunak based cut-heavy spending review on forecasts formulated before trial results were in
26 Nov 2020
How anti-vaxxers could undermine Covid-19 immunity push

How anti-vaxxers could undermine Covid-19 immunity push
Experts warn that growing wave of scepticism could ruin ‘whole programme’ of vaccination rollout
25 Nov 2020
What is the science behind the Christmas Covid break?

What is the science behind the Christmas Covid break?
Some experts fear that allowing households to mix over festive season risks ‘pouring fuel on the coronavirus fire’
25 Nov 2020
How Joe Biden will go about rebuilding the Iran Nuclear Deal

How Joe Biden will go about rebuilding the Iran Nuclear Deal
President-elect facing major challenge to keep Tehran satisfied as Europe forms nuclear strategy
24 Nov 2020
Inside the ‘ten-month marathon’ to produce Oxford vaccine

Inside the ‘ten-month marathon’ to produce Oxford vaccine
Team behind university’s Covid jab admit the 90% effective dosage was discovered by mistake
24 Nov 2020
What Joe Biden’s presidency means for the EU

What Joe Biden’s presidency means for the EU
President-elect to ramp up relations with EU27 in effort to repair the damage of Trumpism
23 Nov 2020
Will the Oxford Covid vaccine be the true game-changer?

Will the Oxford Covid vaccine be the true game-changer?
Latest trial results show the university’s jab is up to 90% effective
23 Nov 2020
Why does London appear to be riding the second Covid wave?

Why does London appear to be riding the second Covid wave?
Capital city was expected to become a virus battleground but is stemming mass infections
20 Nov 2020
Quiz of The Week: 14 - 20 November

Quiz of The Week: 14 - 20 November
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
20 Nov 2020
Do we still need Operation Moonshot?

Do we still need Operation Moonshot?
As the Oxford vaccine posts promising results, the UK’s £100bn mass-testing plan is looking less essential
19 Nov 2020
Is it time the EU took on Hungary and Poland?

Is it time the EU took on Hungary and Poland?
Dispute over Covid-19 recovery package highlights divisions at heart of EU27
19 Nov 2020
How European countries are faring with second waves of Covid

How European countries are faring with second waves of Covid
Italy and Spain have recorded highest daily death tolls since spring
18 Nov 2020