Will AI steal all our jobs? Predicting the future is never easy, but for writers of fortune cookies it could be particularly hard. The Week · Apr 25, 2023
Len Goodman: five things you might not know about the Strictly star Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman has died three days before his 79th birthday, following a short battle with bone cancer. The Week · Apr 25, 2023
Sudan evacuation: has Foreign Office learnt the lessons from Afghanistan? The Foreign Office has announced the evacuation of British nationals from Sudan after a 72-hour ceasefire was agreed between the warring sides last night. The Week · Apr 25, 2023
Donald Trump’s most serious legal challenges Donald Trump’s growing list of criminal indictments is putting his “time-honoured strategy of delay, denial and distraction to its ultimate test”, said CNN. The former president, who is seeking re-election next year, will have to run his campaign while fighting “converging legal battles”. The Week · Apr 25, 2023
Ashling Park Estate review: a vineyard, lodges and so much more On the back of Ashling Park Estate’s publicity material is its what3words location. Rather brilliantly, for what is, ostensibly, a vineyard, it says “gracing.indoor.bars”. However, in reality, it needs considerably more than three words to paint the full picture. Ashling Park is a vineyard and winery – and what wine… The Week · Apr 25, 2023
The Barbary Next Door review: a charming spot with a landmark dessert It feels like I often start these things with a confession. In fact, The Barbary Next Door gets two confessions. First up, the compact nature of the place means note-keeping and eating is a little tricky, so the former was sacrificed for the more important latter. Ordinarily that wouldn’t matter… The Week · Apr 25, 2023
‘Short’ jibes boost male demand for leg-lengthening surgery Demand is growing from men for leg-lengthening surgery, a doctor has said. The procedure, normally used to treat skeletal dysplasia, bone growth issues and bone length differences, has become popular among men who are worried about their height, said Dr Shahab Mahboubian, a surgeon at the Height Lengthening Institute in… The Week · Apr 25, 2023
Civil service neutrality: is it time for a more politicised Whitehall? The government is considering radical plans to “politicise” the civil service in the wake of the resignation of deputy prime minister and justice secretary Dominic Raab over allegations of bullying. The Week · Apr 24, 2023
The surprising link between hay fever and your gut bacteria Samuel J. White, senior lecturer in genetic immunology and Philippe B. Wilson, professor of one health at Nottingham Trent University, explain how new research has revealed a link between hay fever and the microbiome, the collection of microorganisms that live in and on our bodies. The Week · Apr 24, 2023
Top EU diplomat calls for European warships to patrol Taiwan Strait One of the European Union’s top diplomats has claimed European navies should be patrolling the Taiwan Strait in a show of strength against China. The Week · Apr 24, 2023
Shakahola forest massacre: death toll in suspected Kenyan cult rises to 47 Kenyan police investigating a suspected starvation cult exhumed dozens of bodies over the weekend. The Week · Apr 24, 2023
Diane Abbott: will new anti-Semitism row stymie Starmer? The Labour leadership has moved swiftly to head off a fresh anti-Semitism row by removing the whip from Diane Abbott after she suggested that Jewish people do not face racism. The Week · Apr 24, 2023
Argentina’s mounting political uncertainty Argentina’s president Alberto Fernández has announced he will not stand for re-election in 2023, plunging the country into further political uncertainty following corruption charges and an alleged assassination attempt on current vice-president and two-time former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. The Week · Apr 24, 2023
Head to toe: the history of King Charles’s coronation outfits King Charles III has been advised by the government to tone down his and his guests’ outfits for the coronation but ceremonial robes will still be on display. The Week · Apr 24, 2023
The Week · Apr 24, 2023 Monbouquette: clever convertible jewels Based in Santa Monica, California, mother-and-daughter team Jenny and Lily Monbouquette share a love of modern and contemporary art, affordable luxury and natty product design. Using these principles to guide their business model, they launched their own eponymous jewellery brand, Monbouquette, three years ago. There is, based on this simple…
The Week · Apr 24, 2023 Trip of the week: a road trip through Pakistan’s high peaks Located at the western end of the Himalayas and the northern tip of Pakistan, the region of Gilgit-Baltistan is one of the world’s most impenetrable natural citadels. It also has “an extraordinarily rich cultural landscape”, says Sam Dalrymple in Condé Nast Traveller, having often resisted conquest by neighbouring empires, while…
The Week · Apr 24, 2023 Recipe of the week: Gurdeep Loyal’s desi kofta meatballs with sticky mango-lime tomatoes The term desi loosely translates as “from the home or nation”, says Gurdeep Loyal – which, as there is no singular home for all south Asians, means it comes in many forms. I hail from a family of Punjabi whisky drinkers with a taste for the sour-sweet, spiced and smoked.…
The Week · Apr 24, 2023 Space tourists face sex bureaucracy Space tourists hoping to “have sex in zero gravity” will face a “barrage of bureaucracy” because of potential dangers, reported The Times. “It is unrealistic to assume that all space tourism participants will abstain from sexual activities while exposed to microgravity and increased levels of ionising radiation”, according to a…
The Week · Apr 21, 2023 How much is King Charles worth? Estimates of King Charles’s private wealth vary widely. The Sunday Times Rich List team put it at £600m this year, while a Guardian investigation concluded he was worth closer to £1.8bn (it counted the Duchy of Lancaster as to some extent a private asset).
The Week · Apr 21, 2023 Quiz of The Week: 14 - 21 April The escalating violence in Sudan has dominated global headlines this week amid fears of a potential civil war in the Northeast African country that could cause chaos in the wider region.
The Week · Apr 21, 2023 Britain’s missing workers Since the pandemic, Britain has faced a novel difficulty. Official unemployment is at its lowest point since the 1970s: at 1.3 million people, or 3.8% of working-age adults.
The Week · Apr 21, 2023 ‘Red Rishi’ no more: is Sunak shifting rightwards? Rishi Sunak goes into the weekend one ally down after Dominic Raab’s resignation but having avoided a rebellion from the right-wing of his party on the small boats crisis and having potentially shaken off the “red Rishi” tag for good.
The Week · Apr 21, 2023 CBI crisis deepens with further allegations A second allegation of rape by a woman employed by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has plunged the business lobbying group into further crisis after a series of revelations of sexual misconduct and harassment.
The Week · Apr 21, 2023 Mary Quant obituary: pioneering designer who created the 1960s look If The Beatles wrote the soundtrack for the legend of Swinging Sixties London, then Mary Quant created the look, said Jess Cartner-Morley in The Guardian. One of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century, Quant, who has died aged 93, is most closely associated with the miniskirt.
The Week · Apr 21, 2023 The Week Unwrapped: Latin America, true crime drama and social links Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Julia O’Driscoll and Suchandrika Chakrabarti.