How should Biden handle Trump’s legacy?

How should Biden handle Trump’s legacy?
Outgoing president retains a solid core of support even as impeachment lingers over him
20 Jan 2021
Incest allegation triggers French national reckoning

Incest allegation triggers French national reckoning
Waves of testimonies flood social media as member of Paris establishment faces abuse allegations
19 Jan 2021
How the UK is combatting vaccine ‘blackspots’

How the UK is combatting vaccine ‘blackspots’
Jabs to be diverted to over-80s in areas struggling to keep up in national rollout
19 Jan 2021
How the world reported Alexei Navalny’s arrest

How the world reported Alexei Navalny’s arrest
Poisoned Russian opposition leader detained after returning home from Berlin
18 Jan 2021
What Joe Biden’s inauguration will look like

What Joe Biden’s inauguration will look like
Covid restrictions and fears of further violence have forced changes to ceremony
18 Jan 2021
Europe scrambles to impose Covid-19 restrictions

Europe scrambles to impose Covid-19 restrictions
France introduces curfew as Germany considers tougher measures after deaths hit record high
15 Jan 2021
Quiz of The Week: 9 - 15 January

Quiz of The Week: 9 - 15 January
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
15 Jan 2021
Beating Covid-19 provides 85% immunity

Beating Covid-19 provides 85% immunity
Recovering from the virus provides some protection - but scientists warn against shunning social distancing
14 Jan 2021
Why Italy’s government is on the verge of collapse

Why Italy’s government is on the verge of collapse
Political crisis triggered as ex-PM withdraws party from governing coalition
14 Jan 2021
Republicans turn on Trump ahead of second impeachment

Republicans turn on Trump ahead of second impeachment
Senior Republicans less keen to protect their president at unprecedented new Senate trial
14 Jan 2021
How Scotland split from England over Covid

How Scotland split from England over Covid
Stricter lockdown measures north of the border have not produced lower death rates
13 Jan 2021
Who will succeed Angela Merkel?

Who will succeed Angela Merkel?
German chancellor’s CDU party will elect a new leader this week
12 Jan 2021
Is the UK taking lockdown seriously?

Is the UK taking lockdown seriously?
Government mobilising to boost compliance as data shows Britons not observing restrictions
12 Jan 2021
Black police officer stopped mob from breaching US Senate

Black police officer stopped mob from breaching US Senate
Eugene Goodman ‘saved lives’ by diverting pro-Trump rioters to another part of the Capitol building
11 Jan 2021
Will crisis in NHS hospitals trigger lockdown tightening?

Will crisis in NHS hospitals trigger lockdown tightening?
Covid patients occupying 30,000 beds as government scrambles to stem rate of infections
11 Jan 2021
Quiz of The Week: 2 - 8 January

Quiz of The Week: 2 - 8 January
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
8 Jan 2021
What the Capitol Hill siege means for Trump’s legacy

What the Capitol Hill siege means for Trump’s legacy
President left isolated within his own party after violence in Washington D.C.
7 Jan 2021
What winning the Georgia run-offs would mean for Biden

What winning the Georgia run-offs would mean for Biden
Democrats on verge of taking Senate seats in victories that would swing balance of power in the upper chamber
6 Jan 2021
France’s Covid vaccine rollout flounders amid anti-vax backlash

France’s Covid vaccine rollout flounders amid anti-vax backlash
Just 516 people given Pfizer jab in first week of mass vaccination scheme as doctors face bureaucratic chaos
5 Jan 2021
Are we really ‘seven weeks from safety’?

Are we really ‘seven weeks from safety’?
Boris Johnson says Britain’s third national lockdown will be the ‘final phase of the struggle’ against the Covid-19 pandemic
5 Jan 2021
Plea for public to help find secret Second World War bunkers

Plea for public to help find secret Second World War bunkers
Hundreds of ‘Scallywag’ underground hideouts lie undiscovered in British countryside
4 Jan 2021
How Israel is winning the Covid-19 vaccine race

How Israel is winning the Covid-19 vaccine race
More than 12% of population have already had jabs - but Palestinians in occupied territories excluded from rollout
4 Jan 2021
Four key facts about the UK’s new year Covid spike

Four key facts about the UK’s new year Covid spike
Almost 25,000 people in hospital with the virus as infections continue to climb nationwide
4 Jan 2021
Brexit deal done: key dates in the UK exit from the EU

Brexit deal done: key dates in the UK exit from the EU
Long-awaited trade deal struck days before deadline
24 Dec 2020
French border closure scuppered by Poland

French border closure scuppered by Poland
Other Eastern European EU members also opposed the blockade, which trapped their citizens in the UK
23 Dec 2020
Is there a Brexit fishing deal on the hook?

Is there a Brexit fishing deal on the hook?
EU sets deadline of Christmas Eve as UK negotiators hint an agreement is close
23 Dec 2020
No. 10 ‘incandescent’ as France closed border

No. 10 ‘incandescent’ as France closed border
1,500 lorries stuck in Kent as UK and France aim to restart trade
22 Dec 2020
The UK fishing offer raising hopes of a deal

The UK fishing offer raising hopes of a deal
Compromise on EU catch reduction may have unlocked last-minute talks
22 Dec 2020
Are we heading for a New Year national lockdown?

Are we heading for a New Year national lockdown?
Number of Covid patients in hospital set to match April peak by New Year’s Eve, Boris Johnson warned
22 Dec 2020
Will more areas of the country face Tier 4 restrictions?

Will more areas of the country face Tier 4 restrictions?
London and Southeast first to be hit with new rules amid spiralling infections
21 Dec 2020
GCHQ unveils annual Christmas card puzzle

GCHQ unveils annual Christmas card puzzle
Spy agency challenges ‘wise men and women’ to take on bauble brainteaser
18 Dec 2020
Quiz of The Week: 12 - 18 December

Quiz of The Week: 12 - 18 December
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
18 Dec 2020
How the world reported Britain’s vaccine rollout

How the world reported Britain’s vaccine rollout
Almost 140,000 people received Pfizer jab in first week of UK’s world-first mass immunisation campaign
17 Dec 2020
Christmas not cancelled despite scientists’ pleas

Christmas not cancelled despite scientists’ pleas
Prime minister standing firm on plan to ease Covid-19 restrictions over the festive period
16 Dec 2020