Quotes of the week

We’re facing a man-made disaster of global scale, our greatest threat in thousands of years

David Attenborough delivers a grave warning

about climate change

Parliament has taken back power from government only to go against the people who put it there

Ex-minister Esther McVey slams attempts by colleagues to

give MPs a bigger say on

the kind of Brexit we end

up with

I’m like a phoenix rising from the ashes

Boxer Tyson Fury fights back from drugs, drink and depression to draw his world title bout after two near-knockout blows

The award isn’t about politics

of the beard wearer but about how well they have deployed their beard in public during the year

The Beard Liberation Front names Jeremy Corbyn as winner of the Parliamentary Beard of the Year award for the

sixth time

I failed abominably, I’m just hopeless in the mornings

TV presenter Adrian Chiles admits he flopped on Daybreak because he couldn’t cope

with the 5am starts

Do you know how to twerk?

French DJ and awards

host Martin Solveig sparks uproar by insulting footballer Ada Hegerberg

after she’s named the world’s top female player

It’s anti-feminist, it is ageist, it looks weird. It is robbing you of your time, money, comfort, integrity and self

worth

Actress Jameela Jamil says airbrushing photos is a crime against women

It is the real me, I assure you

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari denies claims he’s died and been replaced with a

body double Friday, November 30 Grace arrives in Auckland and checks into the Base Backpackers hostel. Saturday, December 1 She makes her last contact with her family. CCTV films her leaving Andy’s Burgers and Bar, SkyCity at 7.15pm. At 9.41pm she enters CityLife with a man. Sunday, December 2 Grace’s family become concerned as she fails to respond to birthday messages.

Wednesday, December 5 A missing persons report is filed with police.

Thursday, December 6 Police appeal for sightings. Friday, December 7

Dad David arrives in New Zealand and appeals for information. Det Insp Scott Beard says police have “grave fears” for Grace. He will not say if she knew the man she was seen with, but police had spoken to him and “still have no evidence of foul play”. Police search an apartment at the hotel. Saturday, December 8 Police appeal for Grace’s missing passport, pink Casio Baby-G watch and silver greenstone necklace. A man of 26 is taken into custody and police find “vehicle of interest”. It is now a murder hunt.