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Japanese vending machines to automatically offer free food in earthquakes

Vending machines in Japan will offer free food and drink in the event of a major earthquake or typhoon.

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

A weekend in Istanbul: travel guide, attractions and things to do

As the host city for the 2023 Uefa Champions League final, Istanbul is set to be gripped by football fever when the Atatürk Olympic Stadium welcomes Manchester City and Inter for Europe’s biggest club match on Saturday 10 June.

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

Covid inquiry: is the government attempting a cover-up?

The prime minister has been accused of attempting a “cover-up” as he tries to block the Covid inquiry’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks.

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

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Cradle to Kremlin: how Putin’s childhood casts a shadow

Ever since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and with no end to the conflict in sight, many commentators have tried to explain what motivates the Russian president.

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

The big business of lobbying in Westminster

There is nothing inherently sinister about seeking to influence the people who write our laws; indeed, it’s a vital part of any democracy. Any citizen has the right to lobby an MP – the verb was coined to describe people who collared lawmakers in public lobbies such as Parliament’s. But…

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

Tina Turner obituary: ‘the Queen of Rock’n’Roll’

Tina Turner, who has died aged 83, was an “earthshaking singer whose rasping vocals, sexual magnetism and explosive energy made her an unforgettable live performer and one of the most successful recording artists of all time”, said The New York Times. She was also one of the music world’s great…

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

Greece’s ‘earthquake’ of an election: a right-wing triumph

Not long ago, Greece was Europe’s “economic and political problem child”, said Alan Posener in Die Welt (Berlin). The 2010 debt crisis had led to a 25% contraction in its economy – unemployment had hit 27%; people were rioting in the streets – and as a condition of receiving the massive bailouts…

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

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Tate Britain rehang: a major reshuffle of its free displays

“For the first time in a decade”, Tate Britain has rehung its free displays, said Eloise Hendy in The Independent. The museum boasts “the most comprehensive collection of British art in the world”, making the task of rearranging and in some cases replacing the 800 works on display – spanning…

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

The Week Unwrapped: Streaming, postal prejudice and inside animals’ minds

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Guy Anker, Leaf Arbuthnot and Arion McNicoll.

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

Pony spit helps your rose bushes ‘go crazy’

Pony spit is the key to “sprucing up your garden”, an expert has told The Times. Isabella Tree, who runs the Knepp estate in West Sussex, said that animal saliva was the secret to growing fuller rose bushes. “If you collect some animal saliva, even if it’s pony spit or…

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

Tara Reade: Biden’s accuser who now wants Russian citizenship

Tara Reade, the woman who accused US President Joe Biden of sexual assault and harassment, has turned up in Moscow hoping to become a Russian citizen.

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith: will more Afghanistan war crimes trials follow?

Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost a defamation case against newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan in a landmark ruling with widespread implications for future criminal trials.

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

UK house prices fall at fastest rate for nearly 14 years

House prices in the UK have had their biggest annual fall in nearly 14 years, according to Nationwide, one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders.

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

How to make money from the self-storage boom

High housing costs and shrinking residential floor space are driving a boom in self-storage.

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

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The Week · Jun 1, 2023

Train delays, cancellations and compensation: how to get a refund

The only thing regular about the UK train timetables at the moment is strike action.

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

Cost of living: is shoplifting on the rise?

Supermarkets are responding to a rise in shoplifting by putting empty coffee jars on the shelves, limiting the number of steaks on view and adding security tags to everyday items such as milk.

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

The politics of drought: new crisis facing the EU

Europe felt the harsh impact of the climate crisis last year, with drought devastating crops and heatwaves killing more than 20,000 people.

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

Nick Cohen, Phillip Schofield and British media’s own #MeToo reckoning

Sections of the British media have been accused of a “cover-up” following revelations about Phillip Schofield’s conduct at ITV and allegations against newspaper commentator Nick Cohen.

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The Week · Jun 1, 2023

Luton Town’s extraordinary ‘resurrection’

Agony and ecstasy; despair and jubilation. No period in the sporting calendar brings with it such a dramatic clash of emotions as the end of the football season. And where despair is concerned, few clubs could have felt it as abjectly this weekend as Leicester City, said James Gheerbrant in…

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

Is Boris Johnson tearing the Conservative Party apart?

It is almost a year since many Tories decided that Boris Johnson would have to go, “yet a whole two prime ministers later, it’s almost as if he never left”, said Gaby Hinsliff in The Guardian.

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

What new president Bola Tinubu means for Nigeria

Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th president, having been tasked with reviving Africa’s largest economy, healing ethnic and religious divisions and tackling security issues.

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

A Midsummer Night’s Dream review: an ‘assured’ new staging at the Globe

“Many critics sigh at the prospect of yet another ‘Dream’, Shakespeare’s most accessible and most performed play,” said Fiona Mountford in The i Paper. Yet for me the play – a “joyful skip through the Athenian forest, packed as it is with errant lovers, mischievous fairies and some joyously bad…

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland review

“It’s quite a feat to leave the viewer feeling simultaneously galvanised, reflective and wrung-out, but the new five-part James Bluemel docuseries ‘Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland’ (BBC Two) manages it,” said Barbara Ellen in The Observer. Bluemel made a celebrated 2020 series about the Iraq War, and here…

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

5,000 new species discovered in the Pacific Ocean

Scientists have discovered more than 5,000 previously unknown species living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The creatures, which were spotted by remote-controlled vehicles sent down to the ocean floor, include worms, octopuses, corals and “gummy squirrels” – neon-coloured sea cucumbers with large tails that roam the seabed like…

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

New Zealand airline to weigh passengers

New Zealand’s national airline will weigh passengers before they board flights, reported The Telegraph. As part of plans to make sure its planes have enough fuel for flights, Air New Zealand wants to weigh 10,000 passengers during a four-week survey so pilots can better know the weight and balance of…

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