Guardian Weekly

The Guardian Weekly magazine is a round-up of the world news, opinion and long reads that have shaped the week. Inside, the past seven days' most memorable stories are reframed with striking photography and insightful companion pieces, all handpicked from The Guardian and The Observer.

Eyewitness Space

Disgraced PM’s fall, Uber’s tactics exposed and a hellish holiday

Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

CONSERVATIVES

Eyewitness

Dishonesty has been the one constant in Boris Johnson’s career. In the end, the deceit proved too much to bear

Who’s next? Tories brace for a race to the bottom • Sunak is off to a strong start – but bad blood seems likely, whoever moves in to No 10

A FORM GUIDE TO BRITAIN’S POSSIBLE NEW PRIME MINISTERS

Leak reveals tech firm’s international lobbying operation

Inside lane A guide to the cab-hailing firm’s ruthless market tactics

There are good reasons for us all to be wary of disruptive innovation Rafael Behr

House party Crowds invade leaders’ luxury residences

Wise cracks Mykolaiv’s leader uses humour to resist Putin • Taekwondo-practising governor loves to joke about the Russians but is serious about defeating his foe

The chilling prospect of an end to gas on tap

Cost of living crisis Accra’s yam sellers feel the pinch • As in other parts of the world, soaring food and energy costs are hitting people hard, and many think the government is to blame

Parents who go hungry to ensure their children eat

Bookseller of Kabul seeks a new chapter in the UK

Knight’s tale The Sanskrit journeys of Don Quixote • A long-lost translation from an English version of the literary classic has been rescued from oblivion

Shinzo Abe From force of change to prime minister • The long-serving conservative former leader, who was assassinated last week, was known for his signature ‘Abenomics’ economic policy

Moonies linked to motive in shooting

Spectre of one-term presidency haunts the White House

Deal or no deal Can Elon Musk walk away from taking over Twitter?

Cabin fever • When passengers boarded the MS Zaandam in March 2020, they were preparing for the holiday of a lifetime. Within a week they would be confined to their rooms on a ship not welcome in any port

The slow death of the Po • Once feared for its flooding, the mighty Italian river is vanishing as a result of drought, industrialisation and other damaging interventions. Tobias Jones uncovers its fascinating history and culture

The west needs strong, trustworthy leaders to turn tide on autocrats Simon Tisdall

Could new countries really be founded on the internet? Sam Venis

The Tory party can’t just wash out its stains after Boris Johnson Nesrine Malik

All work and no play might have made June a dull mathematician

Opinion Letters

Life in motion • Since the birth of film, stories of travel have been a mainstay. Why does the road movie continue to have such appeal?

Direction of travel Iran’s hit road trip movie

Whale tales • Working with marine scientists, the military and other artists, Mhairi Killin has assembled an exhibition exploring the links between sound, people and the biggest creatures on the planet

MUSIC

FILM

A growing problem • Modern farming isn’t working. George Monbiot and Sarah Langford propose contrasting solutions to make us think again

A woman’s place • This thoughtful sequel to The Miniaturist contains pleasing echoes as it charts the lot of women in golden-age Amsterdam

Hot spot • A Chornobyl ‘stalker’ explains the desolate beauty and freedom that dr aws him back to the exclusion zone

BOOKS OF THE MONTH • The best new...