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Mini has revealed the John Cooper Works Anniversary Edition to commemorate 60 years of collaboration with the Cooper family. A total of 740 examples of the three-door hot hatch will be built, just 60 of which are bound for the UK. Retaining the regular JCW's 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol engine, it produces 228bhp and 236lb ft of torque and covers the 0-62mph sprint in 6.3sec on its way to a top speed of 153mph. The Anniversary Edition comes with a number of bespoke touches, including Rebel Green paint; a roof, door handles, mirror caps, headlight rings finished in white; and white bonnet stripes with red accent lines. It also carries the number 74 on its doors and bonnet as a nod to the Mini Cooper taking its first class win in the 1961 Lombank Trophy at Snetterton. The original Mini later triumphed at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1965, 1965 and 1967. The JCW Anniversary Edition runs on 18in alloy wheels with run-flat tyres. Its waistline is finished in Piano Black, as is its interior. Dinamica upholsters the seats and the dashboard features the signatures of three generations of the Cooper family: John Cooper, his son John Jr and his grandson Charlie. The announcement of the special edition car comes on what would’ve been John Cooper Sr's 98th birthday. Other touches include darkened rear glass and the original Cooper Car Company logo on the door sill trims, side scuttles, C-pillars and steering wheel. A handwritten plaque notes each car’s individual number of the 740-strong run, accompanied by the phrase ‘60 Years of Mini Cooper - The Unexpected Underdog’. Mini’s Navigation Plus Pack is standard, which includes a larger (8.8in) central touchscreen, Apple CarPlay, a head-up display, wireless smartphone charging and a digital instrument display. ADVERTISEMENT Latest Drives 1 Hyundai Bayon 2021 UK FD hero front Hyundai Bayon 2021 UK review 1 VW ID 3 Tour Pro S 2021 UK FD hero front Volkswagen ID 3 Tour Pro S 2021 UK review 1 Rover Defender PHEV 2021 UK FD hero front Land Rover Defender P400e 2021 UK review 1 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring 2021 LHD UK hero front Richard Lane Porsche 911 GT3 Touring 2021 UK review 1 David Brown Mini Remastered Oselli 2021 UK FD hero front David Brown Mini Remastered Oselli Edition 2021 UK review View all latest drives Read our review CAR REVIEW Mini John Cooper Works Mini John Cooper Works Faster and more rounded than any ‘Works’ Mini before it. Still a committed prospect – to buy and to use – but rewarding to drive Read our review Article continues below advertisement The company’s Comfort Plus Pack is thrown in too, adding automatic air conditioning, heated seats, a reversing camera, parking assistance and a front park distance control system. The six-speed manual version of the JCW Anniversary Edition is priced from £33,800, while the eight-speed automatic costs from £35,300. Order books are open now.
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If your baby is between 6 and 12 months of age, it is time to start weaning them off breast milk and introduce them to some solid foods. Children have their own unique nutrient needs and meeting those needs is vital for them to grow strong and healthy. If you are concerned about the basics of baby weaning and are looking for some cool tricks to prepare easy and quick weaning foods for your toddler, Lovneet Batra, a nutritionist, brings a list of the best weaning foods for your baby. “Getting children to have their vegetables or try new foods is a nightmare for many parents. It is quite a lot of stress,” Batra says. //www.instagram.com/embed.js She tells us of the benefits of some healthy weaning foods: Rice water Now that your baby will start taking solid food, you also have to make sure your child is well hydrated throughout the day. Rice water is basically the starch left behind in the water, along with some other nutrients, when you boil rice. It gives your baby energy. Rice is known as a low allergen food, therefore it is an ideal first solid food to be fed to babies when they wean from breast milk. Mashed fruits Fruits are the best way to get your baby to start on solid foods. They are packed with all the important nutrients that your toddler will need. Fruits are sweet and are packed with natural sugars so your baby will definitely love them. Apples are one of the best foods to get your baby started with. You can peel an apple, mash it, and feed a few tablespoons to your baby . Vegetable puree Vegetables are full of nutrients and are an absolute must when it comes to weaning your baby off breast milk. From mashed potatoes to carrots- you can make your baby have vegetable puree to maintain a healthy diet. Try choosing organic veggies as opposed to regular ones. Also Read |Avocados can be best first foods for babies: Study Oats porridge If you start giving your baby solid foods, you can’t go wrong with oatmeal or oats porridge. It is full of nutrients and is gentle on your baby’s digestive system. You can even mix fruits, vegetables, and other foods into it to add flavour and your baby will enjoy it. Boiled vegetables You can introduce your child to vegetables like carrots, beans, bottle gourd, and pumpkin. Make sure all these vegetables are properly boiled and mashed so that your child can enjoy them and eat them better.
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Fully jabbed travellers returning to England and Wales from France will still have to quarantine from Monday. From 19 July, adults who have been double jabbed in the UK arriving from amber list countries will not need to isolate for 10 days. But the government said the easing would not apply to France due to "persistent" cases of the Beta variant, first identified in South Africa. There are concerns vaccines may not work as well against the Beta variant. Some 3.4% of cases recorded in France in the past four weeks were the Beta variant, according to GISAID, a global open source database. The more infectious Delta variant - first identified in India - accounts for almost all new cases in the UK. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: "We have always been clear that we will not hesitate to take rapid action at our borders to stop the spread of Covid-19 and protect the gains made by our successful vaccination programme. "With restrictions lifting on Monday across the country, we will do everything we can to ensure international travel is conducted as safely as possible, and protect our borders from the threat of variants." Travel firms have criticised the move, accusing the government of causing confusion. How are summer holiday rules changing on Monday? How can I prove I'm fully vaccinated? How dangerous are new variants? The change means that anyone who has been in France in the previous 10 days will need to quarantine on arrival to England in their own accommodation and will need a day two and day eight test, regardless of their vaccination status. This includes any fully vaccinated individual who transits through France from either a green or another amber country. But the government indicated that Eurostar passengers on services travelling through France would not need to quarantine if their train did not stop in the country. Existing amber list exemptions for key workers such as hauliers will remain in place. Travellers from France will still have the option of shortening their quarantine period through the Test to Release scheme - if they pay for a test on day five and are negative. For arrivals from other amber list countries, the requirement to quarantine is being scrapped for the fully vaccinated and under-18s from Monday in all parts of the UK. A Scottish government spokesperson said ministers were "considering the best approach" for arrivals from France "as we look to adopt a four nation approach on international travel, where possible". Banner image reading 'more about coronavirus' LOOK-UP TOOL: How many cases in your area? LOCKDOWN RULES: What are they and when will they end? VACCINE: When will I get the jab? Banner Tim Alderslade, chief executive of Airlines UK, said: "These random rule changes make it almost impossible for travellers and industry to plan ahead, and can only further undermine consumer trust at the very peak of the summer season." Johan Lundgren, chief executive of EasyJet, said the government was "making it up as they go along and causing confusion and uncertainty". "It is not backed up by the science or transparent data and this move pulls the rug out from under our customers who have already travelled to France or who are booked to travel there and so it is them I feel for," he added. Eurotunnel said the announcement from the government was "disappointing... so close to the school holidays and so soon after they had confirmed that travel to France was safe". Ferry operator DFDS said it was surprised by the change but it would continue to work with the government to "play our part in keeping the UK safe". Tory MP Henry Smith, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation, said the announcement was "a real setback to international travel". "We all expected that the traffic light system would provide much-needed certainty yet our current approach has only delivered confusion, which continues to prevent any meaningful recovery for our aviation, travel and tourism sectors," he said. Labour said the move had created "complete chaos". Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said: "In effect the government has announced yet another category for travel and they've done it on a Friday evening... It is travellers and the travelling industry that is paying the price." line 'It doesn't appear logical' Georgina Thomas, a nurse from Buckinghamshire, is one of those affected by the change. The 32-year-old has been visiting her parents in the countryside between La Rochelle and Bordeaux for the last three weeks with her baby daughter. "I'm frustrated with the inconsistent approach the government are taking, it doesn't all appear logical," she said. "If a quarantine is necessary then so be it but I'm confident that my risk will be higher when I return to the UK." Ms Thomas, who is still on maternity leave, added: "It will be a long 10 days but we are the fortunate ones, I understand that, plenty will think we shouldn't be travelling anyway."
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What happens to a town and its people when a major employer leaves it? Many have faced this question and now, with the closure of Honda’s car factory in July, it’s Swindon’s turn. Located to the south-east of the Wiltshire town, built on the old South Marston airfield, it opened in 1985. It was a major moment in Swindon’s history. At the time, I lived and worked 10 miles away, in Cirencester. Some of my friends got jobs there and were cock-a-hoop at the prospect of securing wellpaid jobs and getting on a career ladder. Assuming they stayed, some of them will be approaching retirement age now. Sadly, for younger employees just starting out, the plant’s closure is a body blow. Few firms in Swindon offer working conditions, career progression or salaries as good as Honda’s. Beyond the security fences of the factory are the people and businesses who support it. Major component suppliers to small roadside cafes: they will all be affected by the closure. What will their future be? I went to Swindon to find out. It’s raining when I drop by the Supermarine Sports and Social Club, half a mile from the Honda factory. Out of the blue, a van turns up. It’s the local pest controller – and he’s not happy. “There’s going to be a surge of tradespeople when the Honda plant closes, all competing with the existing ones,” he tells me. “Honda has organised training in various trades, including electrical and plumbing. Workers are going to leave the plant after a couple of weeks thinking they know the job. Already I’ve had people telling me that they’ve found a bloke who worked at Honda who can get rid of their rat problem for less than I charge.” An anxious rat-catcher was the last person who I expected to hear from, but he has got me thinking that while the factory closure is a threat to some people in Swindon, it’s an opportunity for others. My theory is confirmed a few minutes later when, a short drive from the club on the South Marston industrial estate, I spy a recruitment agency. Opex Personnel opened only 18 months ago, but its timing couldn’t have been better. “There are more jobs than people to do them, and the problem is becoming acute,” says Ashlea, the agency’s regional manager. She reveals that, along with two other local agencies, Opex gave a recruitment presentation to 3400 staff at the Honda plant in February and found that most were well trained and qualified in their roles. “The calibre of people leaving Honda is phenomenal, so its closure will benefit other businesses,” she continues. “Swindon’s strength is industrial logistics, and the future for this sector is rosy. HGV and forklift drivers are all needed, and many people leaving Honda have these skills. They will need to be realistic regarding salaries, though. Not every company pays as well as Honda.” More jobs than people? It sounds too good to be true, although forklift driving doesn’t seem to promise much in the way of career development and a high salary… Just down from the local Mercedes-Benz Trucks dealer (I bet they’re busy) is TJ’s Cafe. Linda – or Mum, as the staff call her – says that anyone leaving Honda with a driving licence could easily pick up a job with Amazon. The online retail giant has just announced that it’s renting a new 50,000sq ft warehouse a mile or so away on Symmetry Park, just off the A420 to Oxford, promising 1300 jobs. The developer of the site is Panattoni, the same company that recently announced it had bought the 370-acre Honda factory. It has pledged to invest £700 million in regenerating the site to support local businesses. The move has been welcomed by councillors, who say it will bring lots of very skilled jobs and a good mix of companies to Swindon, but Linda isn’t convinced: “It will just be more warehousing. They’re going to need more drivers, that’s for sure.” Coincidentally, parked in their vans outside are two Amazon drivers on a rest break. One of them, Ray, worked for TDG – a company once owned by Honda that delivered parts to the Swindon production line – for six years in the 1980s and 1990s until being made redundant. “I was a forklift driver and just took the payout,” he tells me. “I did loads of jobs after that, and in this last lockdown I became a self-employed van driver for Amazon. I’m worried about the wave of unskilled labour coming onto the market and what kind of jobs Panattoni is going to bring. Do we need more warehousing?” A theme is emerging here. Does the local parish council chairman have better news? I’d contacted Colin McEwen the day before, and we’d arranged to meet near his home in South Marston village. “The biggest employer in the town is actually Nationwide, so Honda’s closing will just be a ripple,” he says. “It’s the opportunity the closure represents that’s important. For a long time, Swindon’s planners have talked about building a high-tech science park on this side of Swindon, linked to Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Oxford and Bristol. It could be concentrated on the old Honda site and push out to Oxford and Newbury, but my concern is that Panattoni might develop more warehousing offering low-skilled and low-paid jobs.” My visit to Highworth, a town four miles away and the home of TS Tech, a maker of car seats that it supplies to Honda, is equally discouraging – but for another reason. The company’s buildings dominate the Blackworth Industrial Estate, and its workers’ Honda Civics line the roads. Trying to find the reception building, I catch the attention of an employee through the fencing. “We’re being made redundant in July,” he tells me. “Not long ago, we were making 400 seats a day, but when Honda announced it was closing, we knew we would be next. I’m not sure what I’ll be doing.” Back to top At reception, where wall plaques celebrate the manufacture of seats for the Civic and even thirdrow items for the Volkswagen Touran, a voice on the internal phone speaking from HR confirms the man’s claim, but the firm won’t grant an interview. At reception, where wall plaques celebrate the manufacture of seats for the Civic and even thirdrow items for the Volkswagen Touran, a voice on the internal phone speaking from HR confirms the man’s claim, but the firm won’t grant an interview. “Many Honda workers will find new jobs,” his friend tells me, “but the closure has affected some people very badly. It’s tough out there and, for some people, things are about to get worse.”
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The pandemic has brought one good thing to western Albania’s DivjakaKaravasta Lagoon – badly needed peace and quiet for endangered mating pelicans and resulting po[CENSORED]tion growth. Regional environmental officials say nesting pairs have increased by one-fifth in the last two years from 68 in 2019 to 85 this year even as numbers of human visitors have halved They’re huge birds reaching up to six feet nearly two meters in length and 11 feet more than three meters in wingspan. The seaside DivjakaKaravasta National Park covers around 22,000 hectares (55,000 acres), including a long sandy beach a saltwater lagoon dotted with mudflats and tiny islands and a strip of pine forest Situated 90 kilometres (60 miles) southwest of the capital Tirana it’s home to around 260 bird species. But it’s best known for the curly pelicans as the locals call the giant Dalmatian Pelicans who have their only nesting colony in Albania here _ on minute Pelican Island where they spend December to June. Pelicans are an endangered species in Albania where their numbers fell in 2001-2003 to as low as 19 nesting couples compared to 250 a century ago. ALSO READ |Aquarium to auction off chance to name 3 beluga whales Peace and quiet during the pandemic have helped us a lot in the preservation of Pelican Island said Adrian Koci head of the Regional Agency of Protected Areas. In 2014 Koci and his staff of fewer than two dozen started to take care of the 150-200 square meter 16002150 square foot islet. People in boats were banned from approaching nearer than 200 yards 180 meters A net kept fishing boats away And a 24-hour guard was installed in a small cottage across the water to protect them Small wooden fences along parts of the waterways prevent erosion. Koci regularly checks on the island with a drone during the January-June reproductive period. We have freed the island of the fishermen who disturbed the pelicans We have raised their nests threatened by the tide he said But intensive fishing around has nevertheless reduced the number of fish the pelicans eat. Koci, a veterinarian also cares for other injured birds from as far afield as neighbouring Kosovo and Montenegro A few years ago the UN Development Program helped him launch Albania’s first bird recovery centre. A rare vulture found injured in Montenegro was treated for two months there and then let free to continue its trip toward Africa. Two Dalmatian Pelicans named Johnny and Vlashi have called the centre home for the past three years Johnny cant fly because of a damaged wing But Vlashi can and both are relaxed with visiting tourists Staff regard them as part of their family and often buy fish themselves to feed them. ALSO READ |Coelacanth: Weird ‘living fossil’ fish from dinosaur times lives 100 years, pregnant for 5 Since the initial UNDP funding, the centre has had little financial support _ from donors small volunteer money collecting box even contributions from its staff. This creates a dilemma The site is increasingly po[CENSORED]r with visitors not always an advantage when dealing with shy birds need calm to reproduce From 1300 in 2014 visitors rose to a difficultly manageable 550000 in 2019 Last year that number was halved because of the pandemic Staff say that on the whole, it would be better to regain visitors lost to the coronavirus restrictions as their donations are badly needed. Klara Perinova 28 drove from Prague to spend two weeks in Albania with her boyfriend She praised Divjakas undiscovered beauty. Were here because you have a very beautiful nature really endangered species, not the same nature you can see in other parts of Albania she said. Koci is trying hard to preserve the largely undisturbed environment of the lagoon urging local authorities to replace the engines of the five boats used by tourists with electric ones or to install more solar power panels. Limya Eltayeb the UNDPs resident representative said the UN organization is supporting Albania in implementing nature-based solutions in Divjaka and elsewhere and helping the centre to become self-sustainable _ beyond the small state funding and private donations. Tourists are made welcome here including Johnny and Vlashi said Ervin Allushi one of the centre’s experts Visitors often help financially Although the pelicans over there on the islet don’t want them nearby.
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England will move into a period without legal restrictions where the public will have to exercise "personal responsibility" including on face masks, the housing secretary has said. Robert Jenrick told the BBC's Andrew Marr people would "come to different conclusions" over masks, but he trusted people "to exercise good judgement". All legal restrictions are expected to be lifted in England on 19 July. The Scottish government said there would be an "ongoing need" for masks. A spokesperson said people could still be expected to wear face coverings on public transport and in shops even after other curbs lift in Scotland on 9 August. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are in charge of their own coronavirus rules. On face masks and other measures, the Westminster government is working with counterparts in the other nations on a UK-wide approach. In Wales, minister Mick Antoniw said it was "moving to a stage where we are having increasing normality" with the next review of curbs due on 15 July. Mr Jenrick said on Sunday he would like the whole union to move as one. A further 24,248 Covid cases and 15 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were recorded in the UK on Sunday. When can we stop wearing face coverings? How much will life actually change on 19 July? PM confident of no problem over India jab travel When asked on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show whether he was confident that all restrictions would end in England on 19 July, Mr Jenrick said: "It does look as if - thanks to the success of the vaccine programme - that we now have the scope to roll back those restrictions and return to a normality as far as possible." He said cases might continue to rise significantly as restrictions were eased. "But we now have to move into a different period where we learn to live with the virus, we take precautions and we as individuals take personal responsibility," he said. When asked if the requirement to wear face masks in certain settings will definitely go, Mr Jenrick said: "I can't make that commitment this morning because the prime minister will make an announcement in the coming days - it does look as if the data is in the right place." He urged people to get fully vaccinated and, when asked about travel, said the government was "still looking at the data" in terms of allowing those who have been double-jabbed to avoid quarantine when returning from amber list countries - but it was their objective. Coronavirus in the UK on 4 July 2021 Asked on Sky News about whether he would stop wearing his face mask if the rules allowed, Mr Jenrick said he would, because he did not particularly want to wear one. But he said: "We will be moving into a phase where these will be matters of personal choice. So some members of society will want to do so for perfectly legitimate reasons but it will be a different period where we as private citizens make these judgements rather than the government telling you what to do." Mr Jenrick added: "We are now going to move into a period where there won't be legal restrictions - the state won't be telling you what to do - but you will want to exercise a degree of personal responsibility and judgement." Prof Stephen Powis, NHS England's medical director, said if some people continued to wear face masks in certain circumstances, such as crowded places, then "that's not necessarily a bad thing". "Those habits to reduce infections are a good thing to keep," he added. He said the link between coronavirus infections, hospital admissions and deaths had not been totally broken as there were people in hospital who had been vaccinated. "But it's severely weakened," he said. media captionSome may choose to be cautious after 19 July, says NHS England's medical director, Prof Stephen Powis Mr Jenrick also said the government would be making a statement on school bubbles - the system that means entire groups of pupils have to self-isolate if one pupil within the group tests positive - ahead of 19 July. Critics say the bubble system is disruptive, and official figures this week showed hundreds of thousands of children had been sent home from school because of it. The education secretary has also said he want to replace the bubble system with a different approach. "As a parent I've seen it first hand," Mr Jenrick told Times Radio on Sunday. "It's extremely frustrating. We want to see that come to an end and to move to a different and better system." Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said there was a compelling argument that easing Covid restrictions was needed for the country's health. He said the rules had caused a shocking rise in domestic violence and a terrible impact on mental health. And he said England was on track to meet the fourth and final stage of lockdown lifting - but that "cases are going to rise significantly" and "no date we choose will ever come without risk". Mr Javid also warned the backlog facing the NHS would get "far worse before it gets
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Porsche has lifted the veil on the 631bhp Cayenne Turbo GT, which promises new levels of performance, dynamic ability and driver engagement. Set for UK delivery from September, the new model is based on the Cayenne Coupé Turbo and is Porsche’s most powerful ICE-only SUV yet. The Cayenne Turbo GT brings a raft of developments that have already shown their worth at the Nürburgring, where the car recently established a new lap record for production-based SUVs with a time of 7min 38.9sec. That’s more than three seconds quicker than the Audi RS Q8 managed in 2019. Conceived to combine the outright performance capability of the Turbo and GTS Cayenne models, the new range-topper is visually differentiated from its siblings by a series of styling changes, all of which are described as functional measures for more efficient engine and brake cooling as well as added stability and downforce. They include a new lip spoiler with enlarged cooling ducts at the base of the redesigned front bumper; a modified roof spoiler with new carbonfibre wing elements; and a 25mm- wider rear spoiler that is said to provide the Turbo GT with an added 40kg of downforce at its electronically limited 186mph top speed when fully deployed from the tailgate. Additionally, the door mirror caps and lower part of the rear diffuser are made from carbonfibre, while the twin tailpipes exit centrally to enhance airflow underneath the car. The Cayenne Turbo GT also receives 22in wheels, which are 10.5in wide at the front and 11.5in wide at the rear and finished in either gold or black. They’re shod as standard with 285/35-profile front and 315/30 rear Pirelli P Zero Corsa performance tyres that Porsche claims were designed specifically for the new model. Inside, there is a new sports steering wheel that houses a Sports Response button, as seen on all of Porsche’s hottest models, as well as electronically adjustable sports seats up front and two individual seats in the rear. Interior stitching and seatbelts are available in gold or grey, while new Alcantara accents hint at the new variant’s performance aspirations. The Turbo GT is the first Cayenne to receive Porsche’s new PCM 6.0 communication system, which brings enhanced functions for the infotainment, including compatibility for both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard. Power for the Turbo GT comes from a reworked version of Porsche’s twin- turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine. It gains an added 89bhp and 52lb ft over the standard Turbo, developing 631bhp and 627lb ft of torque. That puts it second only to the 670bhp Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid in the line-up in terms of output. ADVERTISEMENT Latest Drives 1 Lexus LC500 2021 UK FD hero front Lexus LC 500h Sport Pack Coupe 2021 UK review 1 Audi Q4 E Tron Sportback 2021 UK FD hero front Audi Q4 E-tron 50 Sportback Edition 1 2021 UK review 2 Mercedes C Class Estate 2021 UK LHD FD hero side Mercedes-Benz C-Class C200 Estate 2021 UK review 1 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 45 2021 UK FD hero front Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 45 2021 UK review 1 Revology Mustang Bullitt 2021 UK FD hero front Revology Mustang Bullitt 2021 UK review View all latest drives Read our review CAR REVIEW Porsche Cayenne Coupé 2019 review - hero front Porsche Cayenne Coupe Costs more than the standard car and is little different to drive, but restyled Cayenne certainly has an appeal all of its own Read our review Back to top The changes made to the engine include the adoption of a modified crankshaft, additional turbocharger boost pressure and subtle tweaks to the fuel injection, induction and intercooler. For comparison, the same engine delivers 592bhp and 590lb ft in the RS Q8 and 641bhp and the same 627lb ft in the Lamborghini Urus. The increased reserves are sent through a reworked eight-speed torque-converter automatic gearbox, which features new software that’s claimed to shorten response times and a water-cooled transfer case. Porsche claims a 0-62mph time of 3.3sec for the Turbo GT when fitted with the optional Sport Chrono package, a reduction of 0.6sec over the Cayenne Coupé Turbo and 0.3sec quicker than the Urus. The beefed-up mechanicals are joined by a reworked chassis with a 17mm reduction in ride height, 0.45deg of extra negative camber on the front axle and carbon-ceramic brake discs at each end – 440mm in diameter at the front and 410mm at the back. Additionally, the spring rates for the three-chamber air suspension have been firmed up by 15%, the active roll stabilisation system has been retuned to offer flatter cornering behaviour and the rear axle steering has been tweaked with specific mapping as part of a Power Steering Plus upgrade package. The Turbo GT is available to order now, exclusively in the Coupé bodystyle, with UK prices starting from £143,910.
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Scientists in India are keeping a close watch on the Delta Plus variant, a mutated version of the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus. While the transmissibility of Delta Plus is being monitored and lab tests are underway to check vaccine effectiveness, experts have said Delta Plus does not appear to be more infectious than Delta. What is Delta Plus variant of Covid-19? The Delta variant, or B.1.617.2, has been largely responsible for driving the second wave of coronavirus infections, and was first identified in India. It has since mutated into the variants AY.1 and AY.2. These sub-lineages are called Delta Plus as the Delta variant has developed additional mutations of possible importance, said Dr Anurag Agrawal, director of CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology. “There is a need to understand the continued evolution of the B.1.617.2 lineage of SARS-CoV2,” said Dr Sujit Singh, chief of the National Centre for Disease Control. Delta Plus has been formed as a result of Delta acquiring a mutation called K417N in the spike protein. The K417N mutation, carried by both AY.1 and AY.2, is also found in the Beta variant or B.1.351, first reported in South Africa and classified as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). Newsletter | Click to get the day’s best explainers in your inbox Where has this sub-lineage been detected? Scientists said that initially, a small number of sequences of Delta (B.1.617.2) carrying the K417N were found on the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID). The earliest sequences were attributed to Europe through routine scanning of variation in Delta. A report by Public Health England in the first week of June mentioned 63 genomes of Delta with K417N as identified on GISAID. These 63 genomes included one each in Canada, Germany and Russia; six in India; nine in Poland; two in Nepal; four in Switzerland; 12 in Portugal; 13 in Japan and 14 in the US. Is Delta Plus a variant of concern? While the WHO lists Delta as a variant of concern, the Indian government has classified Delta Plus (AY.1) as a variant of concern in the country. Dr Agrawal said any Delta sub-lineage is a variant of concern that needs to be investigated further. While prevalence of Delta Plus is low in India, scientists are wary of the fact that some mutations help the virus become either more transmissible, or more virulent, or both. As both AY.1 and AY.2 are descendants of Delta , they are likely to share some properties of the Delta variant, such as transmissibility. Also, the K417N mutation is present in the Beta variant, which is reported to have shown immune escape and could dodge antibodies. Source: WHO In terms of spread, how does Delta Plus compare with Delta? “Studies are under way, but at present we cannot say there is an increase in transmission of the Delta Plus variant based on genomic data or lab studies,” Dr Singh said. Dr Agrawal said Delta Plus is not rising faster than the Delta variant. However, the Centre is keeping a close watch. Delta Plus cases have been found across 12 states, and public health response has been stepped up by enhancing testing, quick contact tracing and priority vaccination. According to INSACOG, a consortium of 28 labs set up by the Health Ministry to carry out genome sequencing of the virus, among the 45,000 samples from across 12 states that have been sequenced, some 48 have been found with the mutated variant, as per a media briefing on June 25. Leading immunologist Dr Vineeta Bal stressed the importance of understanding how transmissible this variant could be. “We need to test the Delta Plus variant in tissue culture and compare it with the original Wuhan virus and the Delta variant to evaluate relative efficiency to enter cells expressing ACE-2 receptors. Whether it is more efficient or not in spreading the infection can then be extrapolated to speculate on its transmissibility,” she said. In Maharashtra, where 21 cases were reported, Dr Pradeep Awate, state surveillance officer said they have identified 20 persons infected with Delta Plus (there has been one death). “Our investigations are underway, but there has not been an alarming rise in cases. The focus is on tracing the contacts of the index cases apart from stepping surveillance of Influenza-like illness cases in these areas and monitoring breakthrough and re-infection cases,” he said. Can vaccination at the current rate offer protection from these? By now, India has given one dose to at least 19% of the po[CENSORED]tion and both doses to 4%, leading virologist Prof Shahid Jameel said. Also, the rate of vaccination has doubled over the last week from an average of 3 million to over 6 million doses per day. Experts note that even one dose of Covishield is over 70% effective in protecting from severe disease and hospitalisation against the Delta variant. But as far as Delta Plus in concerned, trends are unclear at present. “We have to wait for more data
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Scientists have identified a new contender for "patient zero" in the plague that caused the Black Death. A man who died more than 5,000 years ago in Latvia was infected with the earliest-known strain of the disease, according to new evidence. The plague swept through Europe in the 1300s, wiping out as much as half of the po[CENSORED]tion. Later waves continued to strike regularly over several centuries, causing millions of deaths. "Up to now this is the oldest-identified plague victim we have," Dr Ben Krause-Kyora of the University of Kiel in Germany said of the 5,300-year-old remains. The man was buried with three others at a Neolithic burial site in Latvia by the side of the River Salac, which flows into the Baltic Sea. The researchers sequenced DNA from the bones and teeth of all four individuals, and tested them for bacteria and viruses. They were surprised to find one hunter-gatherer - a man in his twenties - was infected with an ancient strain of plague, caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis. "He most likely was bitten by a rodent, got the primary infection of Yersinia pestis and died a couple of days [later] - maybe a week later - from the septic shock," said Dr Krause-Kyora. Plague caused by gerbils not rats Madagascar hit by 'deadlier plague' What is bubonic plague? The researchers suggest the ancient strain emerged about 7,000 years ago, when agriculture was starting to appear in central Europe. They think the bacterium may have leaped sporadically from animals to humans without causing large outbreaks. Over time, it became adapted to infecting humans, eventually evolving into the form known as bubonic plague, that is spread by fleas and raged through medieval Europe, causing millions of deaths. The idea that early strains of plague were slow to spread challenges many theories about the development of human civilisation in Europe and Asia. And it casts doubt on the hypothesis that the disease caused large po[CENSORED]tion declines in Western Europe at the end of the Neolithic Age. Other researchers have welcomed the study, but say it does not rule out the possibility that plague was spreading widely in Europe at this time. Humans usually get plague after being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an animal infected with plague. The disease is still around today, but is treatable with antibiotics if caught early. The research is published in the journal Cell Reports.
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