Visiting luxury Paris as it emerges from lockdown

Visiting luxury Paris as it emerges from lockdown
The French capital remains a global bastion of fun and elegance
12 Aug 2021
Reaction: rising EU infections mean ‘all travel a risk’ 

Reaction: rising EU infections mean ‘all travel a risk’
Belgium mulling lockdown reintroduction as France and Germany see cases increase
28 Jul 2020
Oxford students’ ‘sexist’ and ‘patronising’ exam answers

Oxford students’ ‘sexist’ and ‘patronising’ exam answers
Irish described as ‘tribal’ in exam answers written by Oxford history students
27 Jul 2020
The government holiday quarantine list: where is next?

The government holiday quarantine list: where is next?
France and Germany rumoured to be next for removal from safe-to-fly list
27 Jul 2020
How much do face masks protect against coronavirus?

How much do face masks protect against coronavirus?
Mandatory face-covering rules come into force in England
24 Jul 2020
£20m robotic dolphin could replace captive animals

£20m robotic dolphin could replace captive animals
Chinese ban on exotic creatures could see robot revolution
24 Jul 2020
Why flu jabs could help fight a second wave of coronavirus

Why flu jabs could help fight a second wave of coronavirus
Government wants to ‘escape the nightmare’ of simultaneous flu and Covid infections
24 Jul 2020
What ‘secrets’ are in unsealed Maxwell documents?

What ‘secrets’ are in unsealed Maxwell documents?
New York court rules ‘explosive’ evidence can be made public within a week
24 Jul 2020
Quiz of The Week: 18 July - 24 July
Quiz of The Week: 18 July - 24 July
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
24 Jul 2020
Why everybody’s talking about Labour anti-Semitism trial

Why everybody’s talking about Labour anti-Semitism trial
Keir Starmer facing down party’s Corbynite wing in battle over Panorama documentary
23 Jul 2020
Is Spain set to join Portugal on the UK’s ‘no-holiday’ list?

Is Spain set to join Portugal on the UK’s ‘no-holiday’ list?
Spike in Covid cases reported by Madrid could see the popular tourist destination declared unsafe for Britons
22 Jul 2020
US Election 2020: what would Kanye West’s policies be?

US Election 2020: what would Kanye West’s policies be?
Rapper may delay campaign to 2024 over ‘black vote’
22 Jul 2020
Why everybody’s talking about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

Why everybody’s talking about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Accusations of affairs and domestic abuse claimed by both sides
21 Jul 2020
Prince William and Harry charities reported to watchdog

Prince William and Harry charities reported to watchdog
Anti-monarchy campaigners’ allegations against royal brothers to be investigated by Charity Commission
21 Jul 2020
Reaction: hopes raised in Oxford vaccine trial - what next?

Reaction: hopes raised in Oxford vaccine trial - what next?
Results of first human tests fuel hopes that jab may be rolled out by Christmas
21 Jul 2020
How coronavirus is changing Europe’s tourist hotspots

How coronavirus is changing Europe’s tourist hotspots
Cities that previously hosted anti-tourism protests are now offering discount vouchers for visitors
20 Jul 2020
Four things we learnt from Kanye West’s first election rally

Four things we learnt from Kanye West’s first election rally
Rapper propose $1m bonus ‘for everyone that has a baby’ and weeps over his father’s bid to abort him
20 Jul 2020
Johnson to ban junk food discount deals in war on obesity

Johnson to ban junk food discount deals in war on obesity
Government accused of mixed messages as PM plans supermarket crackdown while chancellor pushes ‘Eat Out’ scheme
10 Jul 2020
Offender cops and racial bias: time to overhaul UK policing?

Offender cops and racial bias: time to overhaul UK policing?
Watchdog to investigate use of force against BAME groups as separate probe reveals criminal offenders in forces nationwide
10 Jul 2020
Quiz of the Week: 4 - 10 July

Quiz of the Week: 4 - 10 July
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
10 Jul 2020
Hong Kong: what is the Lamcao movement?

Hong Kong: what is the Lamcao movement?
Radical protestors warn China that ‘if we burn, you burn with us’
9 Jul 2020
What is cancel culture?
What is cancel culture?
JK Rowling and Salman Rushdie condemn phenomenon of public shaming
9 Jul 2020
Are Egypt and Ethiopia heading for a water war?

Are Egypt and Ethiopia heading for a water war?
Cairo warns of ‘consequences’ if fellow African nation takes control of Nile River
8 Jul 2020
Just how bad was the Covid crisis in UK care homes?

Just how bad was the Covid crisis in UK care homes?
Nearly 1,000 whistle-blowers alerted watchdog to unsafe practices at peak of pandemic
8 Jul 2020
US ‘knee-deep’ in first Covid wave - does Trump have a plan?

US ‘knee-deep’ in first Covid wave - does Trump have a plan?
New survey suggests growing number of voters disapprove of president’s handling of coronavirus outbreak
7 Jul 2020
Are we ‘unconsciously racist’ and what does it mean?

Are we ‘unconsciously racist’ and what does it mean?
Prince Harry urges everyone to take steps to combat discrimination
7 Jul 2020
Quiz of The Week: 27 June - 3 July

Quiz of The Week: 27 June - 3 July
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
3 Jul 2020
Air bridges axed as up to 75 countries cleared for take-off

Air bridges axed as up to 75 countries cleared for take-off
UK to allow quarantine-free travel to nearly all EU countries and many other destinations across the world
2 Jul 2020
Uighurs: China began ‘cultural genocide’ as West looked on

Uighurs: China began ‘cultural genocide’ as West looked on
Beijing accused of torture, forced sterilisation and ‘disappearing’ entire families
1 Jul 2020
Why everybody’s talking about Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital

Why everybody’s talking about Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital
The health service provider may face criminal charges over maternity ‘scandal’
1 Jul 2020
Is your city at risk of a Leicester-style ‘local lockdown’?

Is your city at risk of a Leicester-style ‘local lockdown’?
London boroughs and Doncaster among areas with rising infection rates
30 Jun 2020
52 ideas that changed the world - 52. Zero

52 ideas that changed the world - 52. Zero
The technology on which you’re reading this article only works because of zero
19 Jun 2020
US election 2020: Facebook pledge to ‘curb foreign meddling’

US election 2020: Facebook pledge to ‘curb foreign meddling’
Social media platform will ban foreign political adverts - but won’t silence Donald Trump
18 Jun 2020
Should the UK pay slavery reparations?

Should the UK pay slavery reparations?
Greene King and Lloyd’s of London pledge to pay compensation over founders’ links to human trafficking
18 Jun 2020