After going three games unbeaten, this was a return to bleakness for Crystal Palace. Oliver Glasner’s men were outclassed by a livewire Fulham side, Emile Smith Rowe and Harry Wilson providing the goals as Palace finished with 10 men, as Daichi Kamada was sent off.

Fulham were sharper across the board, deserving the lead provided by Smith Rowe at the end of the first half. But a struggle for a second persisted, and nerves would have jangled in those closing stages, even after Kamada’s red in the 76th minute for a sliding tackle into Kenny Tete’s shin. But Wilson contributed once again as a substitute, having scored twice in injury time to beat Brentford at the start of the week. This time his role was to be a closer, not saviour for Marco Silva. Wilson’s arrival in the 82nd minute was followed by jubilation just 39 seconds later.

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Wolves’ survival hopes and Gary O’Neil’s job security are intrinsically linked to the form of Matheus Cunha. The Brazilian created one and scored another against Southampton to secure a first league victory of the season and take the pressure off his manager for the time being at least.

Cunha was the difference between two underwhelming sides, who can boast one win each after 11 matches. Southampton’s problem is scoring goals and they brought a rubber spoon to a knife fight to hand Wolves a first Premier League clean sheet of the season as they doubled their points tally thanks to Pablo Sarabia and Cunha.

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After Donald Trump’s victory, brute force will prevail over geopolitics as authoritarians are appeased from Russia to Israel to China

Feelings are not the usual focus of a world dominated by macho strongmen, complex geopolitical challenges, wars and disasters. Yet every rule has exceptions. Following Donald Trump’s unexpectedly decisive US election victory , dark storm clouds seeded with powerful emotions overshadow the international landscape.

Feelings of shock and anger that this lying conman again seduced enough voters to win the presidency roil America’s friends and allies. There is incredulity that so very many people collaborated in their own seduction. And there is puzzlement at exit polls that show 45% of female voters backed a serial sexual predator while Latino and black men helped a shameless racist to prevail.

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Landscape and architecture photographer Vincenzo Pagliuca was always fascinated by the empty, isolated houses scattered around the Campania region of southern Italy where he grew up. Since 2016 he has travelled along the Apennine mountain range that runs almost the length of the country, photographing uninhabited rural houses and abandoned holiday homes linked to ski tourism – now unused due to lack of snow. These images, collected in the book Mónos , were shot during the winter months to capture the particular quality of the light. “A house immersed in a winter landscape, even more so in its isolated state, evokes an ancestral sense of shelter and protection,” says Pagliuca. “It becomes an archetypal image of intimacy, inviting us to reflect on the psychological significance of home for human beings.”

• Vincenzo Pagliuca’s Mónos is published by Hartmann Books (£28). To order a copy for £25.20 go to guardianbookshop.com . Delivery charges may apply.

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The now paralysed writer’s memoir is a compelling listen; an award-winning show features neurodivergent guests; Davina McCall connects with fellow midlife women; and the world’s biggest podcaster meets Musk and Trump

Shattered By Hanif Kureishi (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds
The Hidden 20% | hidden20.org
Begin Again With Davina McCall (Flight Studio) | Apple podcasts
The Joe Rogan Experience (Joe Rogan) | Spotify

In times of distress it can be useful to gain a different perspective on life. It’s also comforting to have someone read you a story aloud. With this in mind, why not listen to Art Malik reading Hanif Kureishi’s new book, Shattered , on Radio 4?

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Night Club, which has helped more than 10,000 workers recover their physical and psychological wellbeing, now has four demands for Labour

Peers and MPs will shortly receive a survey that asks: “How do you sleep at night?” It’s not a cheeky attempt to breach ­privacy – its aim is to encourage parliamentarians to clock their time asleep to raise awareness of the dangers experienced by the growing army of night workers: the ­“forgotten shift”.

In a 24-hour society, night work has expanded hugely, accelerated by the cost of living crisis and childcare fees. The night shift pays a premium – but it can also punish people in ways not experienced on day shifts . Night workers are 37% more likely than day workers to have a heart attack , 44% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and 32% more likely to have a miscarriage, while obesity and memory loss are also factors.

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Tory leader advised by senior members not to align herself closely to the president-elect’s success

Kemi Badenoch is being urged not to “fall into a populist trap” by pulling the Conservative party too close to Donald Trump amid a mounting debate among senior Tories about how the party can learn from the president-elect’s decisive victory.

Badenoch used her first outing at prime minister’s questions as Tory leader to highlight the disparaging remarks made about Trump by foreign secretary David Lammy before suggesting Trump would be thanking the Labour activists who travelled to the US to campaign for Kamala Harris.

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Posters line 4km stretch of former wall in Germany’s capital, while musicians perform and visitors sing along

Tens of thousands of people have gathered to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany’s capital.

It was “a lucky day for which we Germans are still grateful today”, the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on Saturday.

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Referee: Sam Barrott.

Assistants: Lee Betts and Steve Meredith.

Fourth official: Andy Davies.

VAR: Jarred Gillett.

Assistant VAR: Stuart Burt.

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