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Cop31: ‘The crisis is upon us now’, Burnham tells climate summit

World leaders will hold sway over Cop again today, as they swing through a series of bilateral meetings and roundtables on subjects from methane to forest finance. Prime minister Andy Burnham of the UK has arrived, and is set to follow up Ed Miliband’s warnings on the climate threat to national security with the appointment of a first climate security adviser. He will grab a bilateral with President Lula of Brazil while in town, before departing – with most other European leaders – to the Dublin conference on AI.

UK economic growth picks up to 0.7% in third quarter

The U.K. economy grew 0.7% in the third quarter of the year, in line with estimates.

Allen review

This good-natured if relentlessly unsubtle family film from Netflix and the studio behind Bluey relies on a cute alien with no personality

Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun review

The Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma writer-director’s first novel is a wry, hugely fun journey into the dark world behind our screens

Wish you were here? Retro holiday guides

As a kid Jonny Trunk never went on holiday – perhaps that’s why he started collecting vintage brochures that showed glamorous beaches and cruises (but never the malfunctioning toilets)

‘A web of canals and cobbled streets’: a city break in Haarlem in the Netherlands

A short ride from Amsterdam, this laid-back city has great museums, cosy bars and a new exhibition featuring the works of Rembrandt and local artist Frans Hals this winter

Promises and pride: Scott Colom rejoices with young and old on historic night in Mississippi

When he finally arrived at his victory party, Colom walked out to T.I.’s Let ‘Em Know. The audience, still galvanized even after hours of standing, roared

South Park takes on the expensive, confusing world of club sports

The US midterms made it into this week’s episode, which focuses on gay couple Craig and Tweek as they join a ‘pay-to-play’ sport team which promises them a better future

Afghan women told to ‘go home’ after de facto ban on male doctors treating them

The unofficial Taliban restriction has forced women into desperate and absurd situations as they seek medical help, according to interviews given to the Guardian and Zan Times

'I trusted a lot of people, and the wrong people, and I shouldn’t have': Charlotte Kirk on navigating Hollywood

The British actor took up writing and producing to have control over what she stars in after a scandal involving some of the most powerful men in the film business

Thursday news quiz: Booker prize winners, GTA sinners and free dinners

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

Gains for Ukraine at the Front, but Fear for Family at Home

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