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What is it? The problem with Ferrari launches is that hacks have to try doubly hard to remain objective. Usually held in northern Italy, often at and around the factory, they treat you to superb and almost-always dry roads, the legendary Fiorano test track and, as if that weren’t sufficient, dinner at a restaurant called Montana, whose pasta alone constitutes reason enough to get on the plane. It’s hard not to feel at least tolerably well disposed towards a car presented in such circumstances. Well, this one was going to be different. A diary clash meant I had to skip the Roma main event in sun-scorched Italy back in August, so if we were to meet at all in 2020, it would be in December in southeast England, where the roads could be guaranteed to be busy, the weather as wet as it was cold and lunch a sandwich in a bag. Actually, I wasn’t sad at all. Like most people, I’m not knocked out by the idea of spending a couple of hours at 35,000ft in a thin aluminium tube in the company of a few hundred strangers right now, and the prospect of being introduced to a brand-new Ferrari in the all too real world was rather compelling: if the Roma could find a way of working here, it would work pretty much anywhere. This was an away game for Ferrari, and I wondered if it would show. Around Goodwood, where I drove it for the very first time, it most certainly did. Any rear-drive car with over 600bhp is likely to keep you busy on a soaking, not-far-off-freezing track, but when that track is one that combines fast and fear like no other in the land, you had better have your wits about you. Or, alternatively, your safety systems on. These days, Ferrari’s traction and stability controls are as good as you’ll find, and if you keep the manettino controller in either Wet or Comfort mode, that’s what you’ll find out: the Roma circulates the track very cleanly and rather slowly, the electronics anticipating slip and shutting it down before it has a chance to develop. In Sport mode, it’s rather unsatisfactory, because it suggests it’s going to allow the car to yaw a little but then doesn’t allow it. So you put it into Race mode and are instantly busier than you would ever want to be in a car and on a track like this. In extremis, it did seem able to step in and save you from yourself, but the earth banks are very close at Goodwood and wet grass so slippery that once you’ve left the track, you seem to accelerate towards the scene of your accident, so I didn’t pursue the matter further. Once I had discovered that it would spin its wheels in fifth gear, I concluded that there wasn’t much more to be learned here other than how one might reduce by one the global Roma po[CENSORED]tion, so I gave up the track work and headed out onto the public road instead. And here, once I had realised that you need to press the manettino to access the Bumpy Road mode so essential to progress on British back roads, I continued my search for a still unanswered question. What's it like? What I most wished to discover was where on the spectrum between an obvious grand tourer like the Bentley Continental GT and a clear sports car (despite its name) like the McLaren GT the Roma lay. The answer took its time in arriving. On the one hand, this is a front-engined 2+2 and, since the GTC4 Lusso got canned, the only Ferrari coupé so configured. So there’s a clear role for it filling in as Maranello’s mile-muncher until the car it doesn’t like calling an SUV arrives in 2023. So it’s a GT, right? Well, maybe. It is, after all, a close relative of the Portofino, the most middle-of-the-road car in the Ferrari stable. The interior is quite luxuriously appointed but that, of course, also depends sizeably on how many additional tens of thousands you spend on optional extras, something you can count on being encouraged to do. There’s always fun to be had here, considering who pays £1296 to have his or her brake calipers painted black (what colour are they as standard?) or £4416 for ventilated front seats, £2400 for Apple CarPlay (yes, really), £4512 for a brace of weekend bags or, my perennial favourite, £3360 to have the boot trimmed in carbonfibre. There are those rear seats to consider, too: it’s not that Ferrari has never done a 2+2 sports car, rather that it did one once (remember the Bertone-bodied 308 GT4 of 1974, the last Ferrari to be badged a Dino?) and decided swiftly thereafter never to do one again. The Mondial was far softer and more stodgy and all the others have been full-sized cars with V12 power, like the 456, 612 Scaglietti, FF and GTC4 Lusso (although, yes, they did use the V8 in the Lusso, too). Is the Roma really to reverse that trend? It seems not. The driving environment is exceptionally user-friendly, at least in theory. I concede that the instrument pack comes direct from the curious SF90 Stradale, but I think it looks more suited to these more suave surroundings. And it’s a marvel and quite un-Ferrari-like. While the instrument pack of, say, the F8 Tributo, is actually pretty simple in appearance, because the supporting backstage architecture dates back to the dawn of the 458 Italia, yet infernally complicated to operate for much the same reason, the Roma’s is quite the reverse. You can be dazzled, even cowed, by the sheer complexity of the ultra-high-definition display, but its operation is entirely logical, intuitive even. If Ferrari can get the haptics of the touchpads that control it to work properly, it will be a new level for this kind of car. Even as it is, and despite tuition from the man from Ferrari on how exactly to draw one’s digit across the surface of the pad, it was still a hit-and-miss affair on the car I drove. Or perhaps that should be a gentle sweep and miss. I’m told that Ferrari is working on it. All of which makes it quite tempting on such a dark, drizzling day just to chill out in the Roma, having already concluded that its role in life is evident from its sleek appearance, relaxed demeanour and historical precedent. Tempting, but a mistake. Because the Roma does that other thing, too: the Ferrari thing. The thing that makes you set an alarm for 3am because who would want to sleep when that’s outside? You don’t even need to think about the manettino setting, because Sport, so unsatisfactory on the track, is perfect for someone looking to drive a Roma with some purpose on even a wet public road. The only real disappointment is that the car is short of traction in such conditions, although I spoke to someone who knows who tells me that the car is quite tyre-sensitive and that Michelin’s Pilot 4S boot is a vast improvement on the Pirelli P Zero rubber fitted to the car I drove. But so long as you’re just a little sensitive with the throttle, the Roma will surprise and delight. Surprises include it feeling far more compact than it actually is. This may be a small Ferrari, but it’s a big car, yet you can place it perfectly. I was surprised by the steering, too, which takes another step back from Ferrari’s once super-aggressive off-centre response, which remains the worst thing about the F8 Tributo. The performance raises eyebrows as well. By Ferrari standards, this isn’t a particularly powerful car, nor is it by any standards conspicuously light, but it still feels rapid enough to make you wonder who in their right mind could ever feel short-changed by this level of acceleration. And the delight was simply the way it gets down the road. Ferraris have long been famed for their engines, but I’m increasingly persuaded that their true geniuses work in chassis development. It was so fast on frankly some of the most difficult roads a car like this will encounter, yet so deft and reassuring. The new eight-speed gearbox seems unimprovable in the context of dual-clutch transmissions and the way Ferrari has managed the torque delivery, with a different map for every single gear up to seventh, provides magical power delivery for a twin-turbo engine. Its gruff note alone, so suited to a mid-engined application, seems out of place here. Should I buy one? So, sports car or GT? The only answer is that the Roma is a master of both. It’s actually a more imperfect machine than I had expected from all I had read, but perhaps I have Goodwood, West Sussex and December weather to thank for helping me find flaws that might otherwise have been harder to discern. But with abilities both so broad and so deep contained as they are in a car that looks so good, its failings seem slight by comparison. It’s a car with rivals from Bentley to McLaren, with Mercedes-AMG, Porsche and Aston Martin between. I hope they realise what a fight they have on their hands.

Now more than ever, we need to pay attention to our health — it is directly linked to our lifestyle and what we put on our plates. The food we eat not only helps to replenish our reserves, but also keep us fit and able. As such, doctors insist it is necessary that we stay mindful of what we eat and how we eat it. While the common understanding is that processed food is bad for health, and must be avoided as much as possible, some people still consume a lot of ultra processed foods like pizza, burger, sugary snacks, cakes, etc. But according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, it has been found that these ultra processed foods with preservatives and added sugar, can lead to a higher risk of heart disease and even premature death! According to a report in the Insider, a group of Italian researchers followed 24,325 men and women aged 35 and above, for up to 10 years, and collected data on their eating habits and health outcomes. It was found that participants who ate a lot of ultra processed foods had a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, heart attack, or stroke, as opposed to those who did not. The participants that ate more unhealthy, received at least 15 per cent of their daily calories in the form of ultra processed food. That is anywhere between 300 to 1,250 calories a day worth of processed food, or the equivalent of two to eight servings of hot dogs, candy bars, soda, and the like, the outlet mentions. As such, people in that category were 58 per cent more likely to die of cardiovascular diseases than their peers who consumed the least ultra processed food (not more than approximately one serving a day). They were also 52 per cent more likely to die of a stroke, or another type of cerebrovascular disease. It has also been understood in previously-conducted studies that ultra processed foods tend to be more palatable, making us feel hungrier, thereby encouraging overeating and weight gain.

Bernardo Silva scored twice and Phil Foden impressed as Manchester City comfortably avoided an FA Cup upset on Sunday. Manchester City eased into the fourth round of the FA Cup thanks to a Bernardo Silva-inspired 3-0 win at home to Birmingham City on Sunday. Pep Guardiola made the somewhat surprising decision to name what was essentially his strongest possible XI, and their superior quality was telling from the start as they quickly raced into a 2-0 lead. Silva opened the scoring with a gorgeous volley and swiftly doubled City's advantage to cap off a fine move in the 15th minute, before Phil Foden effectively killed off any hopes of a Birmingham comeback before the interval. City were less deadly in the second period as they failed to add to their lead, but it mattered little as they had no difficulty seeing out a comfortable victory. Aitor Karanka and Birmingham will have been braced for a difficult day after seeing the line-up chosen by Guardiola, though nothing could have prepared them for the hosts' start. Silva displayed remarkable technique to make it 1-0 as he unleashed a stunning volley just inside the box to punish a poor clearance, picking out the top-left corner. He soon got a second with a simple close-range finish, guiding home Kevin De Bruyne's cutback after the Belgian had been well spotted by Riyad Mahrez. City found their stride again after something of a lull, and Foden increased the lead just past the half-hour mark, rifling into the bottom-right corner from 20 yards after being picked out by Mahrez. 12 - Phil Foden has been directly involved in 12 goals in all competitions this season (7 goals & 5 assists), the most of any U21 player for Premier League sides. Star. pic.twitter.com/sBwf296lAd The hosts withdrew De Bruyne, Joao Cancelo and Ruben Dias at half-time, with youngsters Felix Nmecha and Taylor Harwood-Bellis entering alongside John Stones. City remained dominant and thought they had a fourth goal just past the hour, only for VAR to confirm Mahrez had strayed offside when latching on to Foden's pass. Silva passed up the chance to complete his hat-trick as he dragged wide when the ball fell kindly for him, and that proved to be his final opportunity as City settled for a three-goal victory. What does it mean? City emphatic but Guardiola learns little It is fair to say, Guardiola may have surprised a few by naming such a strong starting XI and it seemingly yielded the desired result as City went into half-time 3-0 to the good. Nevertheless, Guardiola will have learnt very little about that first-half performance given his line-up was full of first-team regulars and they were facing a side struggling in a Championship relegation battle. A few of the kids were sent on in the second half and did their chances of further opportunities no harm, though the game had become little more than a training exercise by that point. Foden runs Birmingham ragged There were several City stars who produced classy displays, but Foden was arguably the most enjoyable to watch. His goal was a great strike, while he had already threatened beforehand with his other two shots. The England international also made three key passes – one of those was particularly clever, as he chested down a long ball to tee up Silva for an effort that hit the side-netting. Gabriel Jesus frustrated City's Brazilian striker was by no means poor here – with three shots and a couple of key passes, he was actually quite bright. But he will likely be frustrated by the fact he could not get his name on the scoreboard, particularly given one of his first-half opportunities was a one-one-one situation that he spurned. What's next? It is back to Premier League action on Wednesday for City, who host Brighton and Hove Albion. Birmingham continue their quest to get clear of the Championship's relegation zone three days later when they go to coach Karanka's former team Middlesbrough.

Rabat – A high-level US delegation led by the Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East and North Africa David Schenker visited the location of the future American consulate general in Dakhla today. David Schenker along with US ambassador to Morocco David Fsicher and his wife wore a Sahrawi outfit to celebrate the event and the region’s culture. The US delegation traveled to the region to launch the official process for the opening of the US consulate facility to demonstrate the US unwavering support for Morocco’s territorial integrity. The opening of the American consulate in Dakhla, southern Morocco, will take place one month after Donald Trump recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. Earlier today, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita received the US delegation and held talks with David Shenker on the US-Morocco cooperation. Commenting on the visit, David Fischer said the event marks another “historic milestone in more than 200 years of friendship between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America.” He said that he is honored to visit the region, describing it as a beautiful and critically important event for Morocco. “I give my sincere thanks to His Majesty King Mohammed VI, whose firm dedication to the US- Morocco friendship was essential for making today’s visit possible,” the ambassador said. Read also: Senior US Official: Morocco Key Partner for Regional Stability David Fischer and local authorities in the region visited several locations, including potential locations that could serve in the future as a physical US consulate in Dakhla. Fischer emphasized that the goal of the trip is to underscore the US focus on fostering economic prosperity, peace, and stability in Morocco, especially in its southern provinces. In a video message on the US delegation visit to Dakhla, CEO of the US International Development Finance Cooperation (DFC) Adam Boheler reiterated his country’s commitment to furthering USinvestments in economic prosperity and social development across Morocco. “The friendship between the United States and Morocco is unbreakable, and is only growing stronger,”he said.

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Renault will reinvent a number of its classic models as electric cars as part of a bold turnaround plan set to be unveiled by new boss Luca de Meo, according to reports. Former Seat boss de Meo was given the top job at the French giant last year. He has been working on a new business plan to boost sales and reposition the firm, which began last September with the unveiling of a major internal restructure. De Meo is now set to unveil the next phase in his plan on Thursday January 14, in an event billed as a 'Renaulution'. Reuters, citing two sources, states that de Meo’s plan will focus on future product ranges, and will include the revival of at least two classic nameplates to strengthen the focus on Renault’s French heritage. They will include an electric reinvention of the 4L, based on the city car originally launched in the 1960s as a rival to the Mini and Fiat 500. An electric version of the Renault 5, originally offered in two generations from 1972 until it was replaced by the Clio in 1996, is also reportedly set to be revealed. No more details of the models have been given, but they could potentially share a platform with the existing Zoe electric hatch or use the new Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance CMF-EV electric platform, which Renault will first use for the forthcoming production version of the Megane eVision. The Megane eVision is a crossover that uses the long-running nameplate of the firm’s family hatch, and also features a retro-infused design with numerous nods to Renault’s past. As with the Megane, reviving classic model names such as the 4 and 5 would be a way for Renault to pitch early electric models to a more style-focused audience, in a similar way to how Fiat has positioned its new electric 500. Reuters also claims that Renault will reveal three electric models for its Alpine sub-brand. As previously reported by Autocar, Renault bosses have been considering turning Alpine into an electric-only performance brand, with a reshuffle last year securing the firm's long-term future. Do Meo’s plan is also set to include culling several long-running models that have waned in po[CENSORED]rity in recent years, including the Espace MPV. Renault has declined to comment on the Reuters report.

Fashion designer Saisha Shinde recently took to social media to thank people for the “support and love” she received after coming out as a transwoman. The designer, who was earlier known as Swapnil Shinde shared a note on Instagram recently. “I thank all those of you who have helped me birth Saisha Shinde,” she wrote. “An immense thank you to each and everyone to say that I am overwhelmed with the support and love is an understatement! all I feel at the end of this is GRATITUDE And trust me when I say I give back all the love and strength right back at everyone teamed with a tight hug. Let’s shine on and change this world!” Shinde further wrote. Earlier this month, Shinde came out as a transwoman in a long post on social media. “I spent the next few years believing that I was attracted to men because I was gay, but it was only 6 years ago that I finally accepted to myself, and today that I accept to you. I’m not a gay man. I am a transwoman,” the designer had written. Talking about how “coming out” to the public helped her, Shinde said, “I share this with you because my journey is far from over, yet today, I feel a sense of peace I have longed for all my life.” The celebrity designer talked about how she hoped to be a “testimony to each one of you who may be going through a similar struggle and is in need of some faith.” “I hope I can be a companion to each one of you who is feeling alone and lost in the midst of chaos,” she further added. “Accepting and sharing my truth hasn’t been easy,” Shinde continued. Expressing how her father stood by her, she wrote, “I’m blessed to be born to a father who has been an endless source of strength, a family who always came around for my happiness, and friends who have rallied through the toughest times.” Shinde also posted an Instagram picture of her first clutch. She is seen posing with a brown clutch from the label Jenn. “Who knew something as simple as this would end up giving so much happiness! My first Clutch!” she captioned the post.

Young Gunners defender Daniel Ballard discusses the rise of some of the club's best young talents and what Ozil is like in training Bukayo Saka has been turning heads at Arsenal for years. The young attacker may have only come to the attention of the wider football world in the past couple of seasons, but his talent has always been well known at the cub he has represented since he was nine. From coaches to team-mates, everyone could see how special Saka was from an early age so his rapid rise to prominence since being handed his senior debut in 2018 has come as no surprise. And for some – including young Arsenal centre-back Daniel Ballard – it has also come as a relief. “If Bukayo didn’t go right the way to the top, then there was no hope for any of us,” the 21-year-old told Goal. “He was an U16 playing in our U18s and he was consistently the best player. If there was one person who you knew would go and score you a goal or produce a bit of magic, it would be him. “Even in the U23s, I remember that a lot of our hopes we’re put on him, or mine were anyway. He was the one person who I knew would score or win us the game. “So, I’m just glad to see the club recognised that special talent because he’s such a nice, humble person. You want him to do really well because he’s such a nice guy and he works really hard. “Everyone who knows him is extremely pleased for him.” In what has been a difficult few years for Arsenal, some of the younger players who have progressed through to the first team from the academy have helped lift the gloom. Saka has undoubtedly been the shining light, but Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock, Eddie Nketiah and Ainsley Maitland-Niles have all made an impact on the senior side, as has Emile Smith Rowe. The Croydon-born playmaker has seized his opportunity in the first team in recent weeks, so much so that he might find himself rested on Saturday when Arsenal kick off their FA Cup campaign with a home tie against Newcastle in the third round. Smith Rowe is another player Ballard knows well, with the pair having progressed through the youth ranks together. And the defender – who is currently spending the season on loan with Blackpool – believes the attacking midfielder has what it takes to go on to achieve great things in the professional game. “Having played with them, you can see the qualities they all have,” said Ballard. “Not just Emile and Bukayo, but Eddie, Reiss and Joe. “But Emile is a special player. He’s a player I think that every manager would want in their team. “He’s a real team player and I think he really suits Arsenal. He gets the ball and moves it, he runs at the defenders. He just suits the way Arsenal play and he’s someone who will definitely go to the very top.” Ballard has been with Arsenal since he was seven and after some difficult times during his teens – when he was twice told he was being released – his focus is now on forcing his way into Mikel Arteta’s plans once his spell at Blackpool comes to an end. Prior to his loan move to Bloomfield Road, the Northern Ireland international spent a lot of time training with the senior squad at London Colney and he wants more of the same when he returns. One player who he won’t be coming up against, however, is Mesut Ozil, who is out of contract in the summer and could even leave the club this month, should an agreement be found in the coming days. The German has won the FA Cup four times since his move to north London from Real Madrid in 2013 and Ballard knows his talent only too well. “I always say Ozil is the best I’ve ever seen live or trained with,” said the young defender. “It’s like he sees everything in slow motion. The way he moves and flows with the ball is so natural. “You can’t predict what he is going to do and you can’t switch off for one second or leave half a metre gap by being a bit lazy because he will pass the ball straight through it. “Some of his touches and weight off pass, I’ve just never seen it before.”

Police in Fez this week arrested four individuals, including a woman, suspected of links with a criminal network active in the falsification of official documents, and fraud. The General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) provided the Fez judicial police unit with detailed information that led to the arrest. The four suspects, aged 30 to 45, were arrested in operations carried out simultaneously in Fez and Meknes, Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicated in a press release. One of the arrestees was under a national search notice issued by the regional brigade of the judicial police of Fez, on grounds of fraud and the use of forged documents to defraud companies of sale of new vehicles, the statement noted. During the search operations carried out after police arrested the four individuals, authorities seized computer equipment and a printer the suspects used for their forgery activities. Police also seized several false stamps, identity documents, and vehicle ownership documents, in addition to a car with a falsified registration card. The four suspects have been placed in police custody while investigations are ongoing to throw more light on the issue. The news comes as Morocco’s security services show effectiveness in tackling a wide range of fraudulent activities. On Wednesday 6, the National Brigade of Judicial Police also arrested a 57-year-old Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese national in Casablanca, on allegations of fraud and identity theft. Preliminary investigations revealed that the Lebanese man has allegedly scammed several victims in Morocco by posing as the manager of a foreign company and demanding large sums of money for fictitious employment offers.

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