The Week - 2017-08-12

• Nuclear face-off
• The face of the New Wave
• HOW BLACK WAS ROMAN BRITAIN?
• What it’s like to be struck by lightning
• Brexit pains
• It wasn’t all bad
• What the commentato­rs said
• What the commentato­rs said
• Labour’s “useful idiot”
• Ragusa, Sicily
• A father’s story of autism
• The unschooled MP
• The wounds of partition
• IT MUST BE TRUE…
• We’re being swamped by tourists, say leading cities
• The ousting of Pakistan’s PM: did he deserve it?
• Generals in a stew over Trump’s transgende­r tweet
• What the scientists are saying…
• Reviving the Tories: time for change?
• Gene editing: will it transform humanity?
• Diana: the Queen of Hearts is back
• Athletics: Gatlin spoils Bolt’s leaving party
• Cricket: Moeen sees off South Africa
• England’s semi-final disappoint­ment
• Passchenda­ele and the EU
• Book of the week Gainsborou­gh: A Portrait
• Gangsta Granny
• Matisse in the Studio
• Best books… Amanda Craig
• The Week’s guide to the Edinburgh Festival
• The perfect gin and tonic, Spanish-style 50ml Plymouth Gin (good alternativ­es: Hayman’s Royal Dock Navy Strength, Ableforth’s Bathtub Gin, Beefeater) 150ml Fentimans Indian Tonic Water 5-6 dashes of Angostura bitters 1 lime wedge, to garnish
• What the experts recommend
• This week’s dream: Brazil’s grand colonial capital rises again
• Getting the flavour of…
• The Pulitzer-winning playwright who was also a movie star
• Companies in the news ... and how they were assessed
• Google: anti-diversity “manifesto” sparks a gender storm
• Seven days in the Square Mile
• Issue of the week: the credit crunch, ten years on
• Making money: what the experts think
• War memorabili­a
• City profiles
• …and some to hold, avoid or sell
• The week’s best buys
• IS IT CRUEL TO KEEP PETS? ima
• Mo gets gold and Bolt bows out
• Slug slime inspires scientists
• New laws to protect personal informatio­n
• Traditiona­l craft skills need saving
• England’s star striker
• Law-makers act to save ancient Polish forest
• A journey into the deep
• Wakeboardi­ng
• How much of this week’s news can you remember?

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