1. Never mind what Rachel Reeves did long ago at the Bank of England: what claims do you make on your CV? Emma Brockes
2. ‘Stone Island is a religion’: fashion chief Carlo Rivetti on football’s famous brand and dressing Eric Cantona
6. UK government borrowing jumps to 17.4bn in October; Bitcoin nears 100,000 for first time – business live
9. Iceland’s shorter working week has been a huge success – and it’s changed my family’s life María Hjálmtýsdóttir
13. ‘A shelter from the growling Atlantic’: our stay in lighthouse keeper’s cottage on Ireland’s west coast
17. Trump’s science-denying fanatics are bad enough. Yet even our climate ‘solutions’ are now the stuff of total delusion George Monbiot
30. As a Sudanese Australian, it is heartbreaking to see the devastating war in my homeland overlooked Sara Sinada
31. American among three dead in Laos as Melbourne teens fight for life after feared methanol poisoning
34. Allegations of police brutality as number of protesters arrested after Land Forces expo swells to 110
47. Young, British and Anti-Abortion review – surely gen Z are too smart to devalue women’s lives like this?
50. My Brilliant Friend season four review – every episode of this stunning drama is like a mini movie
81. ‘I fly, I drive. We’re all complicit’: Richard Flanagan on vanishing species and refusing the Baillie Gifford prize money
101. My friend Joshua Wong is among those jailed in Hong Kong – the UK must stand up for these political prisoners Nathan Law
113. California professor speaks out against charges over pro-Palestinian protest: ‘failure in leadership’
123. Blackouts, explosions, deaths: why the Caribbean is waking up to the increased threat of lightning
131. Mark Zuckerberg loves his wife? That’s nice – but let’s stop fawning over a guy who fawns over Trump Arwa Mahdawi
135. With Trump heading for the White House, the Democrats must learn these lessons – and fast Owen Jones
138. Jungle, funk and 14th-century Arabic astronomers: piano virtuoso Pat Thomas on his journey through jazz
149. Anatomy of a non-scandal: the defence of Allison Pearson reveals how ‘free speech’ has been weaponised Jane Martinson
155. Portugal is rapidly losing its young people. Will this new scheme convince them to stay? Adam Almeida
163. Mother of Rust cinematographer fatally shot by Alec Baldwin refuses to attend film’s world premiere
170. Our Oceans review – Barack Obama’s nature show might be the most beautiful thing you see all year
188. Sneaky, excessive and unjustified: why Labor’s electoral reforms are vulnerable to constitutional challenge Anne Twomey
213. He has already fathered many children. Now Musk wants all of the US to embrace extreme breeding Arwa Mahdawi
222. He has already fathered 12 children. Now Musk wants all of the US to embrace extreme breeding Arwa Mahdawi
228. Jared Polis on why Colorado bucked trend for Democrats: ‘What can we do to get government out of the way?’
229. ‘My scars aren’t a finish line’: three trans and non-binary people on how top surgery changed their lives
235. Ed Sheeran, Fuse ODG: do they know they’re dead right about Band Aid? Africa needs more than a singalong
244. A Keith Haring carousel, a Basquiat ferris wheel: long-lost pop art carnival gets new life in New York
261. ‘People don’t get the power of the podcast. But Trump does’: broadcaster-turned-investor Harry Stebbings
262. ‘There was three of them waiting, like: play this track or else’: DJ EZ, the reality-bending maestro of the decks
271. Paris agreement is working, Australian minister tells Cop29, but much deeper cuts needed by 2035
284. 760,000 women in the UK waiting for a gynaecological appointment? That’s just the tip of the iceberg Zoe Williams
289. Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine’s use of western missiles against Russia could lead to nuclear response, says Moscow
296. The ‘mistake’ that is Fifa’s Club World Cup looms large. But will it even happen? Philippe Auclair
297. Great movies can play fast and loose with history. But not Gladiator II with its rhinos and cafe culture Charlotte Higgins
298. Australia mistakenly included on list of countries joining US-UK civil nuclear deal, British government says