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Is Britain’s infrastructure failing?

“We need to talk about the dire state of British transport infrastructure.” So wrote John Burn-Murdoch, chief data reporter for the Financial Times (FT), on Twitter. 

The Week · Sep 1, 2023

Book now: 20 must-see exhibitions in the UK

The largest exhibition of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s work in decades is on show at Tate Britain along with paintings by his wife, Elizabeth Siddal. Fans of pre-Raphaelite art will be thrilled with “The Rossettis”, which features splendid loans alongside much-loved paintings from our national collections. Until 24 September 2023, Tate…

The Week · Sep 1, 2023

Covid-19: where we are now

An increase in Covid cases over the summer, driven by new Omicron variants, has led scientists to warn that the world is vulnerable to a new wave of infections.

The Week · Sep 1, 2023

Osteria del Macellaio review: ‘nose-to-tail’ carnivorous Italian dining

Osteria del Macellaio is the sixth outpost of the Macellaio RC brand, and while each claims to have a unique identity – in the same vein as other London names – that still means the restaurant is flirting around the edges of becoming a fully-fledged chain.

The Week · Aug 31, 2023

Gabon and what’s driving the spate of coups in West Africa

A group of senior military officials in Gabon say they have seized power from the government just moments after results from its general election were declared.

The Week · Aug 31, 2023

Michael Rakowitz: The Waiting Gardens of the North review

Michael Rakowitz is an Iraqi-American artist renowned for recreating ancient Middle Eastern sculptures, said Elena Clavarino on Air Mail. He does this not with limestone or basalt, but using cardboard, food packaging and other modern materials. In 2018, for instance, he recreated a huge Assyrian statue of a winged bull…

The Week · Aug 31, 2023

Dogs in public places: paw form or about time?

Cinema-goers across the nation are being joined by four-legged film fans, as a UK cinema chain opens its doors to dogs. 

The Week · Aug 31, 2023

The Woman in the Wall review: BBC drama about the Magdalene laundries

“The Woman in the Wall’s title did not seduce me,” said Carol Midgley in The Times: plonking the words “woman” or “girl” in the title of novels and adaptations became fashionable some while ago (“The Girl on the Train”, “The Woman in the Window”, etc.), and it now grates. Yet…

The Week · Aug 31, 2023

Why are so many local councils on the brink of bankruptcy?

As many as 30 councils are at risk of bankruptcy and the UK’s local government funding system is “completely broken”, according to a new survey of the sector.

The Week · Aug 31, 2023

Cleveland Pools in Bath to reopen for public swimming

One of the UK’s oldest lidos is to reopen to the public next week. Built in 1815, the Grade II-listed Cleveland Pools in Bath was treasured by generations of locals and visitors, until it closed to the public in 1984 and was eventually turned into a trout farm. But thanks…

The Week · Aug 31, 2023