Here's what's in this week's issue of The Week magazine
21 June 2025
- Main stories: Netanyahu’s gamble: Can Israel defeat Iran?
- Controversy: The grooming gangs
- People: Kathy Bates is experiencing a career renaissance
- Briefing: Britain’s cocaine habit
- Best British article: The railway that’s gobbling up our future
- Best American article: Trump’s deportation drive: the crackdown on “illegal aliens”
- Best International article: Spain’s corruption scandal: a godsend to the far-right?
- Health & Science: Baby food alert
- Talking points: Streeting’s plan to save the NHS
- Obituary: Brian Wilson: The gentle genius behind The Beach Boys
- The Last Word: Inside knowledge: confessions of a female prison officer
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