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What happened to Sabina Nessa?
A candlelit vigil held for murdered primary school teacher Sabina Nessa
In Depth

What happened to Sabina Nessa?

‘Predatory’ killer of primary school teacher is jailed for life
8 Apr 2022
Why did the government U-turn on its trans conversion therapy ban?
LGBTQ+ protesters
In Brief

Why did the government U-turn on its trans conversion therapy ban?

2018 survey found trans people twice as likely as gays to be offered interventions
8 Apr 2022
Quiz of The Week: 4 April - 8 April
A Ukrainian woman cries after returning to her destroyed neighbourhood in Bucha
Quizzes and puzzles

Quiz of The Week: 4 April - 8 April

Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
8 Apr 2022
Should lawyers be barred from acting for oligarchs?
Sign of Harbottle & Lewis law firm
Today’s big question

Should lawyers be barred from acting for oligarchs?

Ministers have accused ‘amoral’ lawyers of working for allies of Russian president
8 Apr 2022
‘Slapps’: the lawsuits that silence free speech
Close-up view of the Lady Justice statue above the entrance to the former Crown Court House in Wakefield, England
In Depth

‘Slapps’: the lawsuits that silence free speech

Inside the government’s plans to clamp down on use of courts by rich and powerful
8 Apr 2022
Is Rishi Sunak the victim of a ‘political hit job’?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak
Behind the scenes

Is Rishi Sunak the victim of a ‘political hit job’?

Chancellor convinced leaking of wife’s tax status is part of ‘co-ordinated attack’
8 Apr 2022
How Jimmy Savile evaded justice for six decades
Jimmy Savile
In Depth

How Jimmy Savile evaded justice for six decades

New Netflix documentary raises fresh questions about how sex offender hid in plain sight
8 Apr 2022

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‘Lay off my missus’
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Today’s newspapers

‘Lay off my missus’

A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages
8 Apr 2022
Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?
People queueing
In Brief

Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?

‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week
7 Apr 2022
Arguments for and against nuclear power
Nuclear power plant
Pros and cons

Arguments for and against nuclear power

Nuclear energy forms the ‘centrepiece’ of Boris Johnson’s new energy strategy
7 Apr 2022
The impact of the UK’s ‘phenomenal level’ of avian flu
A chicken in a cage
Getting to grips with . . .

The impact of the UK’s ‘phenomenal level’ of avian flu

Free-range chicken could disappear from UK shelves due to ‘endemic’ viral outbreak
7 Apr 2022
Boris Johnson’s energy strategy explained
Boris Johnson during a visit to the Hinkley Point nuclear power station
Fact file

Boris Johnson’s energy strategy explained

Nuclear energy at the heart of plan dismissed by critics as a ‘missed opportunity’
7 Apr 2022
The UK’s ‘emergency’ cancer battle
Woman undergoes mammogram
Getting to grips with . . .

The UK’s ‘emergency’ cancer battle

Study finds Britain is ‘among worst in the world’ at detecting disease early
7 Apr 2022
What are hypersonic missiles?
A Russian jet carrying a hypersonic missile flies over a military parade in Red Square, Moscow
Fact file

What are hypersonic missiles?

Russian invasion of Ukraine has hastened efforts to develop ‘consequential weapon’
6 Apr 2022
What the National Insurance increase means
Boris Johnson with Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid
Fact file

What the National Insurance increase means

Government defends controversial hit to pay packets
6 Apr 2022
The UK’s offshore migrant processing plans
A group of migrants attempting to cross the Channel
Behind the scenes

The UK’s offshore migrant processing plans

Government moving closer to processing asylum seekers in a third country
6 Apr 2022
Solar panels: are they worth the investment?
Solar panels on a house in the UK
Expert’s view

Solar panels: are they worth the investment?

As electric bills go through the roof demand grows for alternative energy options
5 Apr 2022
Will ‘Partygate’ come back to bite Boris Johnson?
Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing Street
Today’s big question

Will ‘Partygate’ come back to bite Boris Johnson?

Fine for government’s former head of ethics has placed lockdown scandal back in the headlines
5 Apr 2022
Have the Conservatives got a sexual harassment problem?
David Warburton
Behind the scenes

Have the Conservatives got a sexual harassment problem?

Party condemned for waiting weeks to suspend MP David Warburton following allegations
4 Apr 2022
How to get the £150 council tax rebate
Getting to grips with . . .

How to get the £150 council tax rebate

One-off repayment is intended to ease effects of the cost of living crisis
4 Apr 2022
How the Falklands War began
UK troops arrive on the Falklands Islands
In Depth

How the Falklands War began

Today marks 40 years since the invasion of the British overseas territory in the South Atlantic
2 Apr 2022
How to save money on gas and electricity
Gas hob
Expert’s view

How to save money on gas and electricity

Top tips for bracing against ‘worst attack on living standards’ in a generation
1 Apr 2022
Is British Summer Time still fit for purpose?
Clocks on a wall
In Depth

Is British Summer Time still fit for purpose?

BTS, which began last Sunday, has been observed for more than a century
1 Apr 2022
Was the royal tour of Jamaica a ‘PR disaster’?
William and Kate meet some children
Today’s big question

Was the royal tour of Jamaica a ‘PR disaster’?

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s eight-day Caribbean trip was anything but a triumph
1 Apr 2022
Supercolds, Covid and norovirus: why are we all getting so ill?
Woman sneezing
In Depth

Supercolds, Covid and norovirus: why are we all getting so ill?

Calls to NHS 111 about cases of colds, flu and coughs are on the rise
1 Apr 2022
Quiz of The Week: 26 March - 1 April
Vladimir Putin during video meetings in the Kremlin
Quizzes and puzzles

Quiz of The Week: 26 March - 1 April

Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
1 Apr 2022
How the media reported UK’s ‘unprecedented’ bill rises
A gas hob
Talking point

How the media reported UK’s ‘unprecedented’ bill rises

Calls for more action from Rishi Sunak amid ‘worst attack on living standards’ in a generation
1 Apr 2022
Prince Andrew and the £1m ‘gift’ from Turkish ‘fraudster’ explained
Prince Andrew
Stranger than fiction

Prince Andrew and the £1m ‘gift’ from Turkish ‘fraudster’ explained

Court told that Duke of York received cash from elderly woman ‘hoodwinked by crooked middleman’
1 Apr 2022
How much will lateral flow tests cost?
Lateral flow tests
In Depth

How much will lateral flow tests cost?

Free testing has ended for most people despite rising Covid-19 cases in the UK
31 Mar 2022
Local elections odds and polls: who will win in 2022?
A polling station
In Depth

Local elections odds and polls: who will win in 2022?

Keir Starmer launches Labour campaign for key May vote
31 Mar 2022
Will Jamie Wallis change the tone of the Tory trans debate?
Jamie Wallis MP
Why we’re talking about . . .

Will Jamie Wallis change the tone of the Tory trans debate?

Conservative LGBT+ patron hopes ‘divided’ party can now have more ‘respectful’ discussion
31 Mar 2022
The arguments for and against slavery reparations
A woman in the Bahamas protests before the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Pros and cons

The arguments for and against slavery reparations

Calls for Britain to pay compensation for slavery have gained momentum in recent years
31 Mar 2022
The size of the UK Armed Forces examined
Boris Johnson with troops
Getting to grips with . . .

The size of the UK Armed Forces examined

Pressure is growing to reverse cuts to troop numbers in response to Ukraine conflict
31 Mar 2022
‘Rocking the boat’: the disgrace of P&O Ferries
An RMT union protest in Dover
Why we’re talking about . . .

‘Rocking the boat’: the disgrace of P&O Ferries

Stern action is needed to counter companies who believe breaking the law is justifiable
31 Mar 2022
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