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Who knew what about flawed concrete in schools?

The blame game for our crumbling schools crisis has already begun.

The Week · Sep 5, 2023

Would North Korean weapons tilt the war Russia’s way?

The sale of North Korean weapons to Russia is likely to be high on the agenda when the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, travels to Moscow later this month to meet Vladimir Putin.

The Week · Sep 5, 2023

Pros and cons of national service

The UK should reintroduce national service to tackle the country’s growing youth crisis, a think tank has argued.

The Week · Sep 5, 2023

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Are public marriage proposals getting out of hand?

A trend of men paying “proposal planners” to help them pop the question is getting a resounding “no” from some critics.

The Week · Sep 5, 2023

Experts suggest the real-life Dracula was vegan

The real-life Dracula was vegan, according to experts. Count Dracula is believed to have been based on the Romanian prince, Vlad the Impaler, said the Daily Mail, and analysis of his letters suggests he may have only eaten plant-based meals. Scientists extracted blood, sweat, fingerprints and saliva from a letter…

The Week · Sep 5, 2023

What the Labour reshuffle tells us about Keir Starmer’s plans

Labour leader Keir Starmer reshuffled his shadow cabinet as MPs returned to Westminster after the summer break.

The Week · Sep 4, 2023

Police told to target shoplifters

Police must have a “zero tolerance” approach to all shoplifting including thefts of low-value goods, the policing minister has said.

The Week · Sep 4, 2023

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Is there a safe level of alcohol consumption?

A glass of wine a day has long been said to have health benefits but the latest evidence suggests otherwise.

The Week · Sep 4, 2023

What are your banking options if your local branch shuts?

More than half of Britain’s bank and building society branches have disappeared from the high street in less than 20 years, the latest data shows.

The Week · Sep 4, 2023

How Burning Man descended into chaos

More than 70,000 festival-goers were left stranded this weekend after heavy rain turned Burning Man into a mudbath.

The Week · Sep 4, 2023

What went wrong with the German economy?

Europe’s largest economy is engulfed by gloom following forecasts that it will suffer the G7’s only contraction this year.

The Week · Sep 4, 2023

The Pope, the ‘false prophet’, and the battle for Argentina

Argentina’s presidential election in October is shaping up as a political and cultural battle between a right-wing populist and… the Pope.

The Week · Sep 4, 2023

Covid testing to be ramped up for winter

The UK’s public health body will increase Covid testing and surveillance to ease pressure on the NHS this winter, amid fears of a surge in infections.

The Week · Sep 4, 2023

Pedants forgive Waterstones over apostrophe

More than 10 years after Waterstones “enraged pedants everywhere” by dropping the apostrophe from its name, it has been “forgiven”, said The Times. The bookshop chain made the alteration in 2012 to make the spelling easier in the digital age, but the move prompted criticism, with some getting “terribly cross”,…

The Week · Sep 4, 2023

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The Week · Sep 3, 2023

Recipe: air-fryer chicken wings with three sauces by Poppy O’Toole

I love how versatile chicken wings are, said Poppy O’Toole. A different sauce or flavour topping, and you’ve got a different dish each time. And they make perfect sense in an air fryer, because it’s efficient, there’s no mess, and the results are just how you’d want your wings to…

The Week · Sep 3, 2023

A tour of Savoie’s majestic Alpine lakes

Beloved of historical figures from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Queen Victoria and Paul Cézanne, the great Alpine lakes of France’s Pays de Savoie match the region’s towering peaks, including Mont Blanc, in their “still, silent majesty”, said Steve King in Condé Nast Traveller. A tour might begin beside the largest and…

The Week · Sep 2, 2023

AI-generated books: the rising tide of junk

The first book about the Maui wildfires hit Amazon just two days after the disaster struck, said Kevin Hurler on Gizmodo. The 86-page self-published volume, Fire and Fury, briefly jumped to No. 1 in Amazon’s “environmental science” category. Problem is, “evidence that the book was simply churned out by a machine…

The Week · Sep 2, 2023

The Week Unwrapped: Marriage, Iron Man energy and medical laughter

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Julia Macfarlane, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Suchandrika Chakrabarti.

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The Week · Sep 2, 2023

Fifty years of hip hop

Its widely accepted birth date is 11 August 1973, when a now legendary party was thrown in a community room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, a tower block in the Bronx, New York. It was organised by Cindy Campbell, a Jamaican-born teenager, who charged 25 cents for ladies and 50 cents…

The Week · Sep 1, 2023

Who killed Jill Dando?

A forthcoming documentary about the murder of Jill Dando has reignited speculation about one of Britain’s high-profile unsolved cases.

The Week · Sep 1, 2023

Quiz of The Week: 26 August - 1 September

Lately, it can seem as though Britain is crumbling around us. A number of schools in England have had to close while hundreds of others will have to do without buildings that are at risk of collapse, the government announced this week, leaving thousands of pupils facing a return to…

The Week · Sep 1, 2023

Can England fix its crumbling schools?

More than 150 schools in England are scrambling to shore up or seal off buildings made with unsafe concrete before the end of the summer holidays – or else start the term with online lessons.

The Week · Sep 1, 2023

Paris bans e-scooter rentals

Paris has bid adieu to rented electric scooters, becoming the first European capital to ban the “free-floating” vehicles from its streets five years after it was the first to introduce them.

The Week · Sep 1, 2023

Two lost jet-skiers shot dead by coastguard

The Algerian coastguard shot dead two tourists who were on holiday in neighbouring Morocco and reportedly got lost while riding jet skis.

The Week · Sep 1, 2023

Panama Canal: falling water levels threaten world trade

More than 200 vessels are stuck waiting to pass through the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important shipping routes, because of a dramatic fall in water levels.

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