Welcome to The Week that Was, a new video series from The National. This week, our London Bureau Chief Damien McElroy recounts the big stories of the week including an<a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/uae-hopes-pressure-bears-fruit-after-qatar-changes-terror-laws-1.612917"> update on the Gulf crisis</a>, <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/french-military-chief-resigns-over-defence-cuts-row-with-macron-1.610491">Emmanuel Macron's row with his former head of armed forces</a>, and the<a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/divisions-on-display-as-europe-and-britain-score-points-after-talks-1.612721"> latest on Brexit negotiations. </a>