Die My Love to Rosalía’s Lux: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

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Lynne Ramsay’s latest is a portrait of a relationship in decline, while the Spanish nu-flamenco star enlists a plethora of talent for her latest albumDie My LoveOut now Lynne Ramsay’s remarkable portrait of a couple spiralling emotionally in the wake of the birth of their child sees Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson go hell for leather in a pair of no-holds barred performances that chart the journey from passion to … well, it would be too simple to call it hatred.J-Law in particular seems likely to bag herself an Oscar nom for this one.Predator: BadlandsOut now This standalone film set in the Predator universe sees Elle Fanning’s Weyland-Yutani android character team up with Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi’s young, outcast Predator warrior, in a bid to survive a thoroughly hostile environment.Horror sci-fi directed by Dan Trachtenberg.The ChoralOut now For a certain audience, the prospect of a Nicholas Hytner-directed, Alan Bennett-scripted comedy-drama (their last collaboration was 2015’s The Lady in the Van, starring Maggie Smith), starring Ralph Fiennes, with Simon Russell Beale playing the composer Elgar and Roger Allam in the mix too, will be cinematic catnip, some slightly mixed reviews notwithstanding.

DragonflyOut now Andrea Riseborough gives a committed turn as an isolated woman who befriends a lonely elderly neighbour (Brenda Blethyn).When a suspicious relative intervenes, things head south in this gritty British drama that builds gradually to an explosive climax.Directed by Paul Andrew Williams (London to Brighton).Catherine BrayMura MasaRoundhouse, London, 14 NovemberAfter three albums on a major label, Guernsey’s Alex Crossan released last year’s Curve 1 independently, allowing for a more reflexive release schedule.That sense of spontaneity is carried over into the music itself – see recent single JUMP for details – and should be in full effect at this one-off gig.

Michael CraggThe Offspring10 to 18 November; tour starts Cardiff Thirty years after their commercial breakthrough with 1994’s 11m-selling album Smash, the California pop-punkers are still going strong.In theory this tour is in support of last year’s 11th album, Supercharged, but expect a heavy focus on the 90s, specifically the irresistible poseur anthem, Pretty Fly (For a White Guy).MCBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraPhilharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 10 November; Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 11 November; Barbican, London, 12 November Simon Rattle brings his latest orchestra, one of the world’s greatest, for a short British tour to venues that have been hugely important in his own career.At Liverpool and Birmingham, Schumann’s Second Symphony is paired with Stravinsky’s Firebird, while at the Barbican in London Janáček’s tone poem Taras Bulba precedes Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony.Andrew ClementsHarper TrioSouthend, 8 November; Southampton, 9 NovemberLed by Greek-born global-musical original Maria-Christina Harper, the Harper Trio’s unique alchemy of ambient brooding, quiet percussion and jazz-sax melodic edginess is steered by its leader’s ingenuity on the electric harp.

Their latest album, Dialogue of Thoughts, seductively delivers exactly what the title says.John FordhamFor All at Last ReturnBaltic, Gateshead, 8 November to 7 JuneHow do humans affect the seas? You can guess the answers offered by this exhibition won’t be reassuring.Plastics and ocean warming, overfishing and other depredations are exposed by artists including Shezad Dawood, Joan Jonas, Otobong Nkanga and Rob Smith.But it promises to be “immersive” so bring a snorkel.Anna Ancher Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, to 8 March This Danish artist grew up in the fishing community of Skagen in the late 1800s and many of her paintings depict life there.

She was more than a local realist, however.Drawn to French impressionism and its succeeding movements, she paints women in stilled, luminous moments, entrancingly reminiscent of Vermeer.Secret MapsBritish Library, London, to 18 January The way the world is mapped has always been political.The development of increasingly accurate cartography in Renaissance Europe helped monarchs visualise their kingdoms and colonisers “know” distant lands.This exhibition looks at the sometimes sinister side of map-making as a form of power from the 14th century to now.

Into AbstractionFirstsite, Colchester, to 18 January The rise of British abstract art in the 20th century is set against modern social and political history in this survey.Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, the most famous British abstract modern artists, feature.So, interestingly, does LS Lowry, whose simplified views of industrial cities are seen here as abstract.Jonathan JonesGarth Marenghi Touring to 3 May Matthew Holness’s pompous horror novelist rose to fame as a sitcom character.Yet in recent years he’s been producing actual tomes.

Now he’s taking his latest, This Bursted Earth – about an author experiencing strange visions (“a giant skeleton with a moustache”) – on a nationwide book tour.Rachel AroestiEndNational Theatre: Dorfman, London, 13 November to 17 JanuaryThe final chapter in David Eldridge’s entrancing trilogy of plays about what it takes to fall – and stay – in love.How will Alfie and Julie write the ending to their story? Starring Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves.Sherlock and the Twelve Days of ChristmasBirmingham Rep, 13 November to 18 January The world premiere of a cheeky festive play with original songs from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.It’s Christmas in Victorian London but in the West End, a flurry of performers are dying mid-performance.

Enter Sherlock and Watson! Miriam GillinsonRoyal Ballet: PerspectivesRoyal Opera House, London, 14 November to 2 DecemberA delicious-sounding triple bill featuring a world premiere from the excellent Cathy Marston, inspired by Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto.Plus Balanchine’s classic Serenade, set to Tchaikovsky, and Justin Peck’s Everywhere We Go, to music by Sufjan Stevens – the first time the Royal has performed work by the star US choreographer.Lyndsey WinshipSign up to Inside SaturdayThe only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine.Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend.after newsletter promotionMaliceAmazon Prime, 14 NovemberJames Wood – creator of quirky British sitcoms Quacks and Rev – turns his hand to the kind of luxuriously backdropped mystery drama that now defines the streaming era.

Jack Whitehall plays a tutor who worms his way into a wealthy family’s world during a Greek holiday – before attempting to destroy their lives once and for all,The Beast in MeNetflix, 13 November Claire Danes reunites with Homeland co-creator Howard Gordon for a pitch-black thriller,Tormented by her son’s death, author Aggie throws herself into writing a book about her new property mogul neighbour (Matthew Rhys) whose wife mysteriously vanished,But is she aiding an innocent man or collaborating with a killer?TrespassesChannel 4, 9 November, 9pmForbidden desire in 1970s Northern Ireland leads to unbearable tension between the personal and political in this adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s recent novel,Say Nothing’s Lola Petticrew is the Catholic woman in love, Tom Cullen (The Gold) plays her older Protestant squeeze and Gillian Anderson co-stars as her mother.

Richard Burton: Wild GeniusiPlayer & BBC2, 12 November, 9pmThe centrepiece of the BBC’s season celebrating the centenary of the Welsh actor’s birth, this documentary traces Burton’s epic journey from Valleys mining village to Hollywood, and from poverty and pain to riches, acclaim and – thanks to his romance with Elizabeth Taylor – unprecedented fame.RACall of Duty: Black Ops 7PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC; out 13 NovemberThe annual shooter series (above) goes for back-to-back Black Ops games, jumping to the far future of 2035 after last year’s 90s Gulf War setting.Confused? Don’t worry – the familiar gamut of campaign, zombies and multiplayer modes are still there to blast through.Goodnight UniversePS5, Xbox, Switch, Switch 2, PC; out 11 NovemberFor something completely different, Goodnight Universe sees you play as a baby with psychic powers, fending off a corporation who wants your abilities.From the developer behind tear-jerker Before Your Eyes, expect a touching tale to go with some gentle puzzle-solving.

Matthew ReynoldsRosalía – LuxOut now Structured in four movements, and featuring the London Symphony Orchestra plus guests including Björk, Yves Tumor and Portuguese fado singer Carminho, the Spanish superstar’s latest is gloriously OTT.Thematically this fourth album explores feminine mysticism and transcendence.Allie X – Happiness Is Going to Get YouOut now After the gothic synthpop and icy new wave of last year’s Girl With No Face, Canada’s Alexandra Hughes goes more organic for its follow-up.Lead single Is Anybody Out There? is a mid-tempo rumination on anxiety, while the medieval-accented bop Reunite brings the harpsichord to the fore.Alemeda – But What the Hell Do I KnowOut now Signed to Top Dawg Entertainment, home to SZA and Doechii, Ethiopian newcomer Alemeda mashes alt-rock, pop and R&B on this seven-track EP.

Having been inspired to make music by High School Musical, on songs like Beat a B!tch Up and Chameleon she welds that Disney take on pop-punk to distinctly un-PG lyrics.Danny Brown – StardustOut now The gonzo Detroit rapper enlists hyperpop’s biggest names, including Umru, Frost Children and Jane Remover, for his bonkers sixth album.The head-knocking title track is underscored by clattering metallic soundscapes, while Copycats balances Brown’s scattergun delivery with a sweet chorus.MCIn My Own Words: Val McDermid11 November, 10.40pm, BBC One Crime writer Val McDermid gives an honest insight into her colourful career, including starting out as a journalist before becoming inspired to write a new style of gritty crime fiction.

Articles of Interest: GearPodcast Fashion series Articles of Interest returns with a new batch of episodes focused on the fascinating story of modern outerwear and its development from 1970s Japanese lifestyle brand designs to being influenced by the American military.The House of TabulaYouTube Cultural video essay channel The House of Tabula has recently launched an in-depth series on the history of cinema.Highlights include a three-hour analysis of film’s greatest directors, from Eisenstein’s silent cinema to Christopher Nolan’s blockbusters.Ammar Kalia
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Growth in global demand for ‘green’ office buildings slows amid Trump policies

The growth in global demand for “green” office buildings has slowed after Donald Trump’s assault on environmental protection policies caused a slump in interest in the US, according to a survey of construction industry professionals.Building occupiers and investors across North America and South America expressed significantly lower growth in demand for green commercial buildings, a shift that “seems to be in response to a change in US policy focus”, according to a survey of members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). Reported demand across the rest of the world also fell, albeit not as sharply.Residential and commercial buildings together accounted for 34% of global carbon emissions in 2023, according to the UN Environment Programme. The majority of those emissions came from heating, cooling and powering buildings, although about a fifth came from construction

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US private equity giant poised to take over online retailer The Very Group

The Barclay family is set to lose control of another part of their former business empire with a US private equity firm taking control of online retailer the Very Group.Washington-headquartered Carlyle Group is expected to announce it has taken over the retailer as soon as Monday morning.The change of control will bring to an end more than 20 years under the ownership of the Barclay family, which has been forced to give up a series of businesses – including the Telegraph newspaper, London’s Ritz hotel, and delivery company Yodel – that made them into billionaires, and one of the richest families in Britain.The Very Group’s board, chaired by former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, met on Sunday to confirm the change of ownership, according to Sky News, which first reported the move.The Barclay family, led by identical twins David and Frederick, had owned Very since buying it in 2002 – when it was a catalogue retailer known as Littlewoods – for £750m

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Last Christmas, you gave us first class: Royal Mail turns Scrooge with gift to staff of second-class stamps

Royal Mail says that it has “delivered Christmas” for more than 500 years, but this year many workers have been left feeling less than festive after the company downgraded a small gift to workers to second class.The postal service, which traces its history back to the appointment of a “master of the posts” by Henry VIII in 1516, has given workers a collection of 50 Christmas stamps to recognise their work over the busiest time of year. In previous years, including in 2024, workers have received a book of 50 or 100 first-class stamps, but that has quietly been switched to second class this year.The downgraded perk has caused bemusement among Royal Mail’s workers. It is the first Christmas since Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distribution Services (IDS), was bought by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský

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I’m as capitalist as they get but Medicare for all is the best hope for US healthcare | Gene Marks

Deductibles. In-network. Out-of-network. Concierge medical services. Out-of-pocket expenses

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UK banks still committed to climate goals, Bank of England executive insists

A Bank of England executive has insisted that UK banks are still showing a “vibrant” commitment to climate goals despite the recent demise of a global net zero target-setting group.David Bailey, the executive director of prudential policy at the Bank’s regulatory arm, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), played down concerns surrounding the fact that significant lenders including HSBC and Barclays had followed their US peers in dropping membership of the UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Those exits led to the closure of the once-lauded NZBA last month.“We’ve been focused on our responsibilities on the financial risks arising from climate change, and firms remain very actively engaged with us on that,” Bailey told the Guardian. Their engagement, he said “remains as vibrant … as it has over the past couple of years”

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The bond market is wrong. Reeves should not cut welfare to placate the City | Richard Partington

There are less than three weeks to go. In the lengthy wait for Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget, the chancellor will on Monday get the first verdict on her tax and spending plans from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).After the interminable weeks of speculation, kite flying and bad headlines, this moment matters. Has the widely anticipated fiscal gap of up to £30bn been filled? At what cost for growth, inflation, and living standards?Heading into this moment the chancellor can take some heart. Gilt markets have rallied in recent weeks, bringing down the cost of government borrowing