'Alternative' news source?

[LordGrover]

I'm looking for an excellent source of news, likely a weekly digest.
Maybe a Sunday paper, a blog or website - not too fussed about the medium or format.

I've spent the last decade or three listening to Today on R4 or Breakfast on R5 every morning and Drive on the way home. The problem with rolling news services is there's just not enough 'news', so they pad with sport/celebrity/fashion/TV/tosh and repeated 'headlines' ad infinitum. It drives me up the wall. TV news is just as bad. If there's something I'd like more info on I'm stymied.
I've decided there is little I need to know immediately on a daily basis. If there is something which is of particular interest I'd like to be able to dig deeper if the mood takes and read some detailed analysis of events.
I've not taken a newspaper in many years so not sure which if any are worth considering or whether I should get down wid d'kidz and go for an online/technological solution.
FWIW I don't have a tablet but have computers and a Kindle. I don't think my phone is suitable.

[TheHeretic]

The Daily show.

[SeanyD]

Anything and everything worth knowing can be found right here on PH

[IrrElephant]

Daily Mash?

[ewenm]

It sounds like you're after something like the i paper but on a weekly basis. My mum used to get the Guardian Weekly edition but I've no idea if it still exists or if other papers do a weekly version.

[knk]

The Week is excellent.

[LordGrover]

knk said:

The Week is excellent.

You don't have a promo code or owt do you?
I'll give them the six week free trial anyway. Thanks.

[judas]

Take a look at Exaro News - it's a new subscription based news site looking in depth at the sort of stories the mainstream media tend to ignore or gloss over, and no celebrity crap either

Disclosure: I've been involved in the development of the site, but not in a journalistic sense.

[speedy_thrills]

TheHeretic said:

The Daily show.

Or englishrussia.com .

[Stu R]

The week and the economist are about all I read these days, albeit in digital format.

[LordGrover]

The Week is proving to be just about perfect for my needs.

Thank you PH.