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The seven best films to watch on TV this weekTelevision & radioA passionate and furious film about a 14-year-old boy killed in the US in the 50s, and a quirky story about Beanie Babies becoming a word-of-mouth craze Pick of the weekTillThe murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 in Mississippi was a landmark moment in the recent history of racist oppression in the US – and it gets an appropriately furious treatment in Chinonye Chukwu’s fact-based drama.

UK newsFour arrested for murder after fatal stabbing in central LondonA 49-year-old man died of his injuries after a stabbing in Shoreditch in the early hours of Boxing Day Two men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal stabbing in central London in the early hours of Boxing Day. Police and paramedics were called at about 3.10am on Tuesday to reports of a stabbing in Cranwood Street in Shoreditch, near Old Street underground station.

Israel This article is more than 9 years oldThis article is more than 9 years oldPeople drink, snack and pose for selfies against a background of explosions as Palestinian death toll mounts in ongoing offensiveAs the sun begins to sink over the Mediterranean, groups of Israelis gather each evening on hilltops close to the Gaza border to cheer, whoop and whistle as bombs rain down on people in a hellish warzone a few miles away.

19 Nov 202319.04 GMTUnited defender Hannah Blundell spoke to Sky Sports: “Against the run of play we got the penalty, then the disallowed goal spurred them on and let them have momentum and we need to figure out how to switch that.We will come back stronger and I know we will with this team. We have a lot of players who can put in the performance and there is a togetherness in this team.

Readers recommendMusicOur reader has listened to your suggestions and picked tunes from Debbie Harry, Jean Ferrat and Black Box Recorder among others Here is this week’s playlist – songs picked by a reader from hundreds of suggestions on last week’s callout. Thanks for taking part. Read more about how our weekly series works at the end of the piece. It’s fair to say that the UK and France haven’t always been the best of neighbours.

RepublicansRepublican debate cancelled after Haley refuses to take stage without TrumpABC forced to cancel after Nikki Haley says she will not take part unless Trump, who has not participated so far, does the same ABC News has cancelled the next Republican presidential debate after Nikki Haley said she would not appear on stage unless Donald Trump takes part. Trump has refused to participate in any of the Republican primary debates so far, making Ron DeSantis the only candidate committed to Thursday’s event in New Hampshire.

PaintingObituaryRoy Oxlade obituaryPainter with a distinctive style characterised by wild, spontaneous brushwork, bold colour and improvised imagesRoy Oxlade, one of the most impressive British painters of the past 50 years, who has died aged 85, was what is sometimes known as an artist's artist. Although his name is perhaps unfamiliar to the general public, his peers, students, teaching colleagues and curators held him in high esteem. He exhibited regularly in the UK and abroad, was a prolific and stylish writer on the art of many periods and an influential figure in adult art education.

Saturday interviewModelsInterviewThe Saturday interview: Jean ShrimptonAlex WadeJean Shrimpton was the world's first supermodel and one of the defining faces of the 60s, but gave it all up and became a recluse. She talks to Alex WadeJean Shrimpton is nonplussed. She has just discovered that Karen Gillan, of Doctor Who fame, is to play her in a forthcoming BBC4 drama about her love affair with photographer David Bailey. Filming of We'll Take Manhattan, which reprises a heady Vogue photoshoot in 1962, is due to start next month, but the world's first supermodel could hardly be less interested.

Where to start withBooksA century after her death, Mansfield’s stories still feel adventurous and sharp, and Virginia Woolf’s great rival makes sure her modernism remains engaging Katherine Mansfield – the only writer, Virginia Woolf said, that she had ever been jealous of – was known for her modernist short stories that explored anxiety and sexuality. This month sees the 100th anniversary of her death so now is as good a time as any to get stuck in if you’ve never given the New Zealand writer a try before.