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The aftermarket infotainment systems are now available for 997 911s, 987 Boxster and Cayman models, and first-generation Cayenne models that date from 2003 to 2008. Porsche has expanded its factory-approved touchscreen infotrainment support for the 997 911 (2005–2008), 987 Boxster and Cayman (2005–2008), and first-generation Cayenne (2003–2008). The touchscreen infotainment systems allow owners of older Porsches to utilize SiriusXM radio, Apple CarPlay, or Android Auto on the 7.0-inch touchscreen. The new unit is available for order at Porsche dealerships for about $1475. In the 911, Boxster and Cayman, several features can be saved to the unit, including personal settings lights, windshield wipers, climate controls, and locking. Porsche introduced touchscreen infotainment options for vintage 911s in 2020, giving owners of air-cooled classics access to digital maps and music inside a vintage housing. The factory-approved retrofit units come in a 3.5-inch configuration referred to as Porsche Classic Communication Management (PCCM), with a screen so small that owners may be squinting to read words from more than a Planck unit away, or a larger 7.0-inch configuration referred to as Porsche Classic Communication Management Plus (PCCM Plus), allowing owners to move their heads back by a few micrometers. Depending on the vehicle being retrofit, it's offered for 911s from the '60s, all the way through the 996 generation. Now Porsche Classic is expanding touchscreen support to include the 997 911 (2005–2008), 987 Boxster and Cayman (2005–2008), and first-generation Cayenne (2003–2008). The expanded lineup gives owners of qualifying Porsches access to USB connectivity, Bluetooth, SiriusXM radio, plus AppleCarPlay and Android Auto funtionality. The new lineup will only be available in the larger 7.0-inch double DIN size. According to Porsche, in the 911, Boxster, and Cayman, the system can store personal settings for the lights, windshield wipers, climate controls, and locking for the car. The new PCCM Plus units, like the ones announced earlier, are designed to fit right into the dashboard. The look and feel are based on components like climate control already installed in the car, in an effort to give owners a modern experience without taking away from the generational feel of the car. Both PCCM and PCCM Plus units are available for order from Porsche dealerships, with the PCCM Plus unit retailling for about $1475. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42571042/porsche-touchscreens-aftermarket-911-boxster-cayman-cayenne/

It is worth asking yourself why this is the case, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, it may tell you something about your own relationship to gender I’m a 32-year-old woman and I have no female friends. I feel like everyone around me, and in the media, is obsessed with the power of female friendships at the moment. I’m getting married and I won’t have any bridesmaids, even though my partner will have a fleet of groomsmen. I don’t know how to feel about this – I used to feel shame, like there was something wrong with me, and like I was missing out on something. I don’t know why life has led me to a place where I have no female friends. I resent the articles and books about how they’re the most important thing in life – more important than family, romantic partners, pets, hobbies, work – but I don’t know if I’m resenting them because it’s what I want or if I’m actually OK with it and I’m just feeling inferior or self-conscious because of a current trend. When I think of my time and my life, I can’t see space for female friendships, and I don’t know if I just want them as an insurance policy in case something else goes wrong. How can I resolve these issues? Is there an answer? Am I missing something? Eleanor says: Sometimes when we feel like the rest of the world is “obsessed” with something, it’s a sign that we are also a little preoccupied with it. You’re right that lots of pop culture is about close female bonds, but lots of pop culture is also about cars, or sport, and those don’t seem to insult or sting in the same way as the girl power stuff. In my experience, we feel most resentful about things like this when they twang some criticism we already have of ourselves. But the reason to want more female friends doesn’t need to be an “insurance policy,” nor an acquiescence to your sense that others think they’re the highest form of connection. It would just be fairly peculiar if the qualities that make for good friendships – good humour, intelligence, spark, reliability – did not accrue to women. That would be very odd. A gendered pattern in your friendships may or may not be bad unto itself, but at minimum it likely means you’re missing out on connections that you might really enjoy. It’s a very big world, and the chances that the furrows of demographics are a good guide to character are very slim. We miss out on all kinds of compatibilities and conversations when our friends are only of a certain gender, or race, or age; it’s just vanishingly unlikely that the people worth knowing would all happen to look a certain way. Given that, I wonder whether it might be worth thinking through the reasons you don’t have many female connections. There may not be a uniform explanation; it may just be that friendships of all stripes are declining. But if you do have friends and close relationships – if you are able to make spontaneous and easy connections but they’ve historically happened to leave out women – that could be something worth asking about. This is especially true if it makes you uncomfortable to think about. A (female) friend of mine once totally matter of factly said “I don’t get on with women because I’m the biggest misogynist I know.” Another said she just replicates dynamics she didn’t like with her sister. Whatever the answer, you might find thinking about this in an investigative way, rather than a critical one, to be instructive about your own relationship to gender. Trying to set yourself up for more female friendships won’t mean a pre-commitment to any Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood or Travelling Pants style magic. It doesn’t need to be a mythic good. In fact, the more you see female friendships like that – or fear that everyone else does – the more frustrating it will be when they don’t immediately deliver. Some female friendships are blood covens that go back to childhood. But some are just regular old friendships. From the way you describe your life, it sounds like you have a rich array of relationships and ways to spend your time. You don’t need to pursue female friendships just because TV said so. Equally, you might find expanding this area of your life just enriches things. There’s no reason an arbitrary demographic feature should cost you relationships you might really love. link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/20/im-a-32-year-old-woman-and-i-have-no-female-friends-am-i-missing-something

Germany will only send battle tanks to Ukraine if the US does the same, multiple reports suggest. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under increasing international and domestic pressure to supply German-built Leopard 2 tanks or at least approve their delivery by third countries. Poland and Finland have both promised to send their Leopards - but need Germany's permission to do so. But Berlin is still in talks with the US about its official position. Many expect an announcement to follow a meeting of Ukraine's Western allies at the American military base of Ramstein in southwestern Germany tomorrow. Reports suggest that Mr Scholz will only give the green light to the Leopards if the US President Joe Biden agrees to supply American Abrams tanks. However, the Pentagon's top security adviser, Colin Kahl, said late on Thursday that the US wasn't prepared to meet Kyiv's demands for the tanks. "The Abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment. It's expensive. It's hard to train on. It has a jet engine," Mr Kahl said. A senior German government source told the BBC that reports of a deadlock between Berlin and Washington over tanks were overstated, but they're causing concern amongst Ukraine's Western allies. The provision of Western battle tanks - in sufficient numbers - is widely seen as crucial if Ukraine is to defeat Russia or, at the very least, defend itself against Russian President Vladimir Putin's anticipated spring offensive. Yet, to date, only Britain has promised to supply them. Other countries, including Germany, France and the US, have sent or pledged to send armoured vehicles as well as air defence systems and other heavy equipment. Meanwhile, Kyiv's demands for tanks are growing increasingly urgent. German defence minister resigns after blunders Bakhmut defenders plea for Western tanks UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine So why is Mr Scholz dithering over their delivery? All indications are that he will allow third countries to supply their Leopards - the German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck said so a week or so ago. But Mr Scholz has not yet committed. He's cautious for several reasons. Germany worries - albeit less so than it did in the past - about escalation and how Russia's Vladimir Putin would react to the supply of offensive weapons. It's a reasoning which many experts perceive to be unjustified. And the concept of German tanks on Ukrainian soil still resonates uncomfortably in Berlin, where the country's World War Two history still casts a long shadow. Mr Scholz may have declared a "Zeitenwende" (sea-change) in Germany's stance on defence and military policy following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but he's still mindful that, less than a year ago, the idea of the German government supplying arms to a conflict would have been unthinkable. The Chancellor has his eye on the domestic opinion polls. As one senior government source put it to me, surveys suggest the public are broadly satisfied with his reaction to Ukraine - unlike his policies and performance in many other areas. A recent survey for the national broadcaster found that 41% of the public thought Germany was supplying the right amount of weapons, 26% thought its support went too far and 25% that Germany wasn't sending enough. Mr Scholz has promised that Germany will play a greater military role on the world stage, but years of underinvestment have left its armed forces in a parlous state. Even if the Chancellor gives the green light to sending Leopards, the arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has warned that renovation and preparation requirements would delay their delivery by months. Mr Scholz doesn't want to risk the perception that he's acting alone, hence the desire to co-ordinate with allies and, in particular, the US. And it's why there's unlikely to be an announcement ahead of the Ramstein meeting tomorrow. But his position has triggered frustration and condemnation in international political and security circles. They say Germany - still a political heavyweight - must step up to its military responsibilities. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64329059

The Moroccan prince was set to participate in a conference about the Arab Spring. Rabat - Tunisian authorities barred Morocco’s Prince Hicham from entering the country on Thursday, without giving any reasons for the decision. The Prince was set to participate in a conference about the Arab Spring, organized by French outlet Le Monde Diplomatique, but he was not allowed entry upon arriving at the airport. Accompanied by his wife, the Moroccan royal was escorted by members of the Tunisian police to a private room in anticipation of his return to Casablanca on board the same airplane he flew to Tunis in, news outlet Alquds Alarabi reported. The prince, who is King Mohammed VI’s cousin, told the outlet that the police treated him respectfully, but failed to give a “convincing reason” for not allowing him in the country. This is not the first time that Prince Hicham is barred from entering Tunisia. A similar incident happened in 2017, when the Prince told France24 that the decision to deport him back then was taken by then Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi. The decision to not allow Prince Hicham in Tunisia also comes against the backdrop of diplomatic tensions between Rabat and Tunis, after Tunisian President Kais Saied received Polisario leader Brahim Ghali last year. The reception was condemned by Morocco, who immediately recalled its ambassador to the North African country. Prince Hicham was set to give a talk on the future of the Arab Spring and the counter-revolutions that followed it, according to Alquds Alarabi. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/01/353618/tunisia-prevents-prince-hicham-from-entering-country

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Ministers have clashed with opposition and Conservative MPs over their plans to scrap EU-era laws copied over to UK law after Brexit. Under the Retained EU Law Bill, thousands of laws are due to expire automatically after December, unless specifically kept or replaced. Some MPs have raised concerns the deadline will rob Parliament of a meaningful say over what is changed. But a business minister said it would set a "clear timeline" to update laws. Speaking in the Commons, Nus Ghani told MPs it would ensure laws inherited from the EU do not become an "ageing relic dragging down the UK". However, Labour criticised the government's time limit as a "deadline in search of a headline" that had been "plucked out of thin air". Don't scrap EU rules, firms and unions say More UK nature laws to be reviewed after Brexit Call for rethink on ditching thousands of EU laws So far, the government has identified more than 2,400 EU laws that were copied over to UK law to minimise disruption to businesses when the UK officially left the EU in 2020. This estimate is expected to rise significantly, as officials comb though 1,400 previously unidentified laws recently unearthed by the National Archives. The bill would allow ministers to amend or replace EU laws using secondary legislation, a fast-track process for making new laws, prompting concerns about a lack of scrutiny. Officials have predicted that around 1,000 new UK laws will be required to remove or replace EU-era legislation by the December deadline. 'Power to Westminster' Bob Neill, one of several Tory MPs backing an amendment to give MPs more control over which EU laws are ditched, said the bill as it stood now would lessen Parliament's role in reviewing legislation. Another Tory backing the change, former Brexit secretary and leading Leave campaigner David Davis, said he wanted to avoid giving ministers the power to change laws by "diktat". He added that MPs were being asked to "sign a blank cheque", and some EU-era legislation was too important to change or remove via a fast-track process. Under their amendment, the government would have until the end of September to draw up a list of laws it wants to scrap, with MPs then able to add or remove legislation from the list after a vote. Labour has put down several amendments to exclude various EU laws from the December 2023 deadline, including rules on airline compensation, toy safety, transporting animals, and equal treatment for part-time employees. Speaking in the Commons, shadow employment rights minister Justin Madders said it would ensure that "vital regulation" does not cease to be law "by accident". Liberal Democrat business spokesperson Sarah Olney also criticised the end-of-year deadline, accusing ministers of "running roughshod" over Parliament by changing laws at "breakneck speed". The criticism was rejected by Ms Ghani, who said the government did not plan to weaken protections and the bill was a chance to ensure the UK economy is competitive. Environmental concerns Campaign groups have raised the alarm over the risk posed to environmental regulation, an area where the footprint of EU-era legislation is particularly large. EU-derived legislation in this area covers huge issues such as water quality, air pollution standards and protections for wildlife; as well as laws on mollusc farming, border checks on imported salamanders, and rules for importing hay. EU laws covering financial services are exempted from the deadline as they have been carved out into another bill making its way through the Commons. The same is expected for EU legislation affecting VAT and customs. Some of the EU laws affect areas areas governed by ministers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - but the UK government is yet to publish a breakdown. The SNP-led Scottish government and Labour-run Welsh government have both expressed concerns about the bill, and recommended that their respective parliaments withhold their approval. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who promised during his unsuccessful summer leadership campaign to review or scrap EU laws within 100 days of taking office, is facing pressure from some Brexiteers not to change the end-of-year deadline. Former Brexit secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg, who introduced the bill, wrote recently that the "inheritance of the EU regulatory system is now an urgent problem across our economy". The bill will go through its final stages in the Commons on Wednesday. It will then go to the House of Lords, where it is expected to face significant opposition. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64294885

Humans aren't the only species that has entered the Stone Age. Who else is in the club? From ants(opens in new tab) to fish(opens in new tab) to crows(opens in new tab), many animals use rocks as tools. But until recently, only humans and our hominin relatives had a recognized archaeological record of stone tool use. Now, the scientific community acknowledges that hominins have company. So which species have entered their own archaeological "stone age," so to speak? It turns out, the Stone Age isn't the most exclusive club. Chimpanzees, capuchin monkeys and long-tailed macaques have also joined: archeological remains now document that they were using stone tools in the past. Sea otters(opens in new tab) may be next. In each of the primate species, tool use is a socially learned behavior. "It has become part of their culture," said Katarina Almeida-Warren(opens in new tab), a primate archaeologist at the University of Oxford who studies chimpanzees. Different groups use different tools. Some chimpanzee groups, for example, use a 'hammer' rock dropped on an 'anvil' rock to crush nuts, Almeida-Warren told Live Science. Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) have been using hammer and anvil tools for millennia. According to research published in 2007 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(opens in new tab), chimpanzees in the Ivory Coast wielded these tools 4,300 years ago. "The 'Chimpanzee Stone Age' pre-dates the advent of settled farming villages in this part of the African rainforest," the researchers wrote in the study. Capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) in Brazil also use stone tools to crack nuts; researchers have discovered nut-cracking stones used by capuchins up to 3,000 years ago. Their tool styles changed over millennia in response to different foods, according to findings in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution(opens in new tab). Related: What's the biggest group of animals ever recorded on Earth? Then, on a beach in Thailand, a team found stone tools that were once used by Burmese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis aurea) to open shells. These tools were likely employed between 1950 and 2004, according to a 2016 paper in the Journal of Human Evolution(opens in new tab). It's unclear how these primates came to use stone tools. In the case of the chimps, early stone tools suggest that their "percussive material culture" was inherited by a common ancestor of humans and chimps, the researchers wrote in the study. However, it's also possible that humans and chimps learned how to use stone tools independently of each other; that appears to be the case with the other animals known to use stone tools. "Stone tools have this mystique," said Tiago Falótico, a biologist and primatologist at the University of São Paulo who was a co-author of the capuchin tools study. But entering a "stone age" does not mean that a group will follow a human trajectory anytime soon, he told Live Science. Nor does it indicate that stone tool users are necessarily smarter than other animal tool users. "You can have the same cognition with stones or wood or leaves," Falótico said. Instead, stone tools are valuable to the research community because they last. Knowing that primate tools may appear in excavations is important for archaeologists and anthropologists to consider. "There's a lot of debate surrounding who's done what," Almeida-Warren said. In 2022, a team from Argentina hypothesized that 50,000-year-old "human settlements" in Brazil were actually created by capuchin monkeys, according to research published in the journal The Holocene(opens in new tab). The stone tools in question, crafted from quartzite and quartz cobbles, look strikingly similar to those made nowadays by capuchin monkeys in Serra da Capivara National Park in Brazil, the researchers found. "That paper is far from being conclusive," Falótico told Live Science in an email, explaining that hands-on analysis is still needed. But if true, the hypothesis would expand capuchins' archaeological record of stone tools by thousands of years while continuing the debate about when humans settled in South America. Even when it is clear which tools belong to which species, nonhuman-made tools can inform human archaeology in other ways. The oldest hominin-made tools, Almeida-Warren said, from 3.3 million years ago(opens in new tab), were found in part because primate tools gave archaeologists new ideas about what to look for. "It kind of catalyzed the possibility of these other things existing," she said. While the human Stone Age was named for the tools that survived, Almeida-Warren pointed out that humans "weren't just using stones." Neither do other "stone age" species. Studying primates' other tools in the present can help researchers imagine human tools that have long since decomposed. Chimpanzees, for example, use long pieces of bark to fish for termites, Almeida-Warren said; they also use medicinal plants to treat wounds. "In many cases," she said, "the plant tools are actually more complex." Nonhuman archaeology can also shed light on these species' behaviors over time. At the ancient capuchin sites, for example, Falótico learned that the monkeys adapted their tools over the centuries to process different foods. Next, researchers hope to illuminate the history of another other tool-using animal: sea otters. Researchers in California have observed sea otters bashing open mussels on rocks(opens in new tab). According to a 2019 study in the journal Scientific Reports(opens in new tab), researchers distinguished scratches on the sea otters' "anvil" rocks from marks made by humans. Sea otter po[CENSORED]tion declines reshaped kelp forests along North America's West Coast. Now that researchers know what to look for, they hope to reconstruct the history of otter settlements and the ecosystems they have influenced. link" https://www.livescience.com/which-animals-use-stone-tools

Preorders are open and pricing is now available for the Italian brand's 285-hp plug-in-hybrid subcompact crossover. The 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale small SUV is the company's first plug-in hybrid. Pricing starts at $44,590 for the entry-level Tonale Sprint, while the fully loaded version starts at $49,090. The mid-level Ti trim and top Veloce are available for preorder today, with the Sprint ready later this spring. Every Tonale comes with a plug-in-hybrid powertrain that uses a turbocharged 1.3-liter inline-four engine and produces 285 horsepower. All-wheel drive is also standard. The Italian-built 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale is coming to shake some Italian seasoning on the subcompact luxury crossover segment that's filled largely with German offerings such as the Audi Q3, BMW X1, and Mercedes-Benz GLA-class. Available today for preorder, we now know pricing for the new Alfa SUV, but its entry-level trim won't become available until sometime this spring. The Tonale is Alfa Romeo's first plug-in hybrid and is a small SUV that slots in below the Stelvio. It shares its platform with the Jeep Compass, but is more closely related to the upcoming Dodge Hornet that also goes on sale later this year. While every Tonale gets the same 285-hp turbocharged 1.3-liter inline-four plug-in-hybrid powertrain with a nine-speed automatic and all-wheel drive, the crossover's options are split among three trim levels. Only the top two trims, Veloce and Ti are available for preorder today. The Tonale is currently eligible for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. Tonale Sprint starts at $44,590 and serves as the entry point for the mini Alfa Romeo. It comes with an impressive list of standard equipment such as silver 18-inch wheels, keyless entry and ignition, remote start, heated cloth seats, as well as a heated steering wheel. A 10.3-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple Carplay and Android Auto are also standard. There's even wireless smartphone charging. The Tonale Ti pricing starts at $46,590, only a few thousand bucks more than the entry trim, and adds subtle appearance changes like black wheels and other exterior accents, but also includes a power liftgate and ambient lighting. At the top of the Tonale food chain is the Veloce at $49,090. While the trim level means Italian for fast, it doesn't actually have an advantage in power. But it should feel livelier thanks to its larger 19-inch wheels, Brembo brake calipers, and a sporty adaptive suspension. The Veloce has the nicest interior of the bunch, with perforated leather seats, synthetic suede upholstery, and is the only way to get paddle shifters. While its commanding starting price does give it a bigger price tag than other plug-in hybrids such as the Ford Escape PHEV, Toyota RAV4 Prime, and Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV, it has more horsepower than other gas-only crossovers its size. Alfa hopes that its beautiful Italian design and richly-equipped standard features will win hearts. link" https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42551650/2024-alfa-romeo-tonale-price/

Struggling to shake off the post-Christmas blues? Fear not: Guardian readers, writers and celebrities including Bear Grylls, Marie Kondo and Anneka Rice are here to help Wed 18 Jan 2023 14.00 GMT 1. January is the worst month to go on a diet, give up drink and read the classics. I nibble leftover Christmas cake, sip prosecco and reread the cosiest, easiest books: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler and the whole of The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard. Jacqueline Wilson, author 2. To escape the fun rut, I’ve been sending myself love notes every morning. I write something kind or funny, or draw a picture on a Post-it, then stick it to the bathroom mirror before bed. I forget it’s there and am always surprised in the morning. It’s like sharing a secret with myself. Saima Mir, writer 3. I have started hanging upside down. I don’t have a harness or anything – I just sort of hang off the back of my bed. It helps relieve tension in my shoulders and I go briefly into a bat-like, meditative state. I find it invigorating and fun, but not after a big meal. Katherine Parkinson, actor 4. I love to go into my wardrobe and find the brightest patterns I can, layering jewellery and trying on different looks. I do this in my home, too – I recently designed a rug collection and I love to switch designs and change the whole look of the room. It makes me feel optimistic for the year ahead. Iris Apfel, fashion guru 5. We decided not to throw out our Christmas tree. One weeknight, after the kids had gone back to school in the dark, we watched a Nigella Christmas special by the fairy lights of the tree and ate leftover chocolate Santas. It was perverse. It was naughty. It was deeply Nigella-ish. And thus a new tradition was born: Christmas in cheerless January. Chitra Ramaswamy, writer 6. I started playing bridge four years ago. I had learned at school, but hadn’t played for decades. When I moved to Liverpool, I found myself driving past Liverpool bridge club on my way to work and decided to take the plunge. I absolutely love it – it’s totally absorbing and really sociable. Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, vicar, Liverpool 7. Fresh air is the best medicine. Find an outdoor workout buddy and set up a simple circuit using park benches and each other. Keep it fun and simple: 30 seconds exercise, 20 seconds rest, for 30 minutes. Bring the kids and dogs. Bear Grylls, adventurer 8. I’ve taken up netball and play in a local league twice a week. I hadn’t played since school, but it gets me out if it’s horrid and dark – we play outside in any weather above freezing – when I would otherwise be in front of the telly. Emma Jacobs, NHS manager, Milton Keynes 9. The Koala Sampler music-making app is a surprisingly simple way to get your creative juices flowing. It lets you record snippets of sound to create your own tunes through sampling, editing and sequencing – and the design is intuitive enough to be used by novices. Ammar Kalia, global music critic, the Guardian 10. I’ve taken up orienteering. I started a couple of years ago, with the family. It gets us out of the house and into the most wonderful terrain. The maps are beautiful, too. At first, I came last in every race; now, I regularly beat at least a few people. Johanna Waters, professor, Cambridge 11. I enjoy playing traditional Japanese word games or creating seasonal haikus with my children. We have a lot of fun together, plus it’s educational for them. Two of the games I have the most fun playing are shiritori, a word-chain game, and karuta, a playing-card game. Marie Kondo, writer and TV presenter 12. A year ago, I went to a local burlesque class and was instantly hooked. The routines were a lot of fun to learn and the group was so welcoming, encouraging and body-positive. In February, I’ll be taking to the stage as a love-struck robot. What other hobby gives you such gloriously unfettered freedom of expression? Emily, monitoring and evaluation manager, Abingdon 13. I discovered a box full of old Games Workshop figures from the 80s and 90s in my parents’ loft: space soldiers, magical knights and various monsters. I found a way to strip them of paint and I’ve had a lot of fun repainting them. Toby, author and lawyer, Bedfordshire I love to travel through food. Every night, I make a meal from a different country 14. Unusually for a girl forged in the fires of rock music, I have initiated myself into K-pop. It’s brought a new wave of energy as I attempt to mimic the flawless dance routines of BTS and Stray Kids around my living room. All passion, no skill, but the joy is unbridled. Remona Aly, writer 15. I enjoy Cuban salsa, which I find more calming than yoga – it’s nothing like the salsa you see on Strictly and attracts a really diverse crowd. While the music is playing, all I can think about is interpreting my partner’s lead. Also, I get to go mad with sparkly tops and frocks. Sarah Maclennan, academic, Liverpool 16. Writing is the perfect way to escape this bleak, hostile month. I recommend free-writing: once your pen hits the paper don’t take it off, except for spaces between words. Set a timer for three to five minutes and don’t censor yourself – you never have to show anyone. Writing is a passport out of this grey environment. Laura Dockrill, poet and author 17. My girlfriend and I have been beating the winter blues by getting into the classic David Lynch series Twin Peaks. Not binge-watching – two episodes max an evening – gives us something to look forward to every day. Occasionally, we share a bag of popcorn, too. Alex, project manager, Bedfordshire 18. Float! Not the freezing, freshwater activity that outdoor swimmers proselytise, but in an indoor flotation therapy tank. The point is to do exactly nothing in an enclosed pod filled with warm, salty water. Gentle music lulls you into total darkness for 50 minutes, during which you just “be”. Arifa Akbar, chief theatre critic, the Guardian 19. I love to travel through food. Every night, I make a meal from a different country. I love to find recipe websites, such as The Woks of Life for Chinese cooking or Just One Cookbook for Japanese recipes, and learn more about a place through its cuisine. Exploring dishes can be a walk through history or a portal to another part of the world. Kay Fin, teacher, Canada 20. I’m not keen on dancing in public, so going on Strictly was a strange choice. I mean, 10 million people! But it turns out I am very happy dancing in the dark. I don’t need Kevin Clifton, just some banging tunes, possibly tequila shots, perhaps enthusiastic friends. Lights out and uninhibited gyrating will unleash a new, joyful you. Anneka Rice, TV presenter 21. My allotment has been a godsend. The lean winter months are occupied making stuff including a shed, a sculpture in homage to the worm, composters and a pergola. Most materials are salvaged from skips. It’s absorbing, slightly eccentric and gets me outside – I don’t know what I would do without it. Alain Speed, architect, London 22. Audiobooks make time fly; it’s like having a friend with you all day. As an adult, people don’t read to you any more, but out-loud storytelling is a beautiful thing. I am listening to Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart and The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch, which is superb. Andi Oliver, chef and broadcaster The Koala Sampler music-making app is a surprisingly simple way to get your creative juices flowing 23. To a blind man like me, all the house entrances near my own are irritatingly alike. Determined to solve this problem, I recently discovered that next door’s garden wall had the slightest variation in surface, detectable by touch. No more walking embarrassingly into the wrong driveway! Solving persistent problems like this is more fun than you might imagine. Peter White, disability affairs correspondent, BBC 24. I took up dance-hooping during lockdown and it becomes more fun every day. Along with the dexterity and fitness I have gained, I am so grateful to have found this endless fountain of joy in my life. I love hooping in winter as the dark evenings mean I can use my blacklight and UV hula hoop and have myself a party! Jessica Legon, illustrator, Swindon 25. Precision-engineered to obliterate the January quagmire is the Mighty Hoopla Big Weekender. Devised by the now-retired east London club night Sink the Pink, the party descends on Butlin’s Bognor Regis for three days and nights of queer pool-party fun. I’m counting down the days. Juno Dawson, writer 26. Getting a psychic reading might sound a little woo-woo, but my God are they fun. Even if you’re not totally sold on the paranormal, you’ll probably still get some hints as to the things you want in life. Better yet, get a friend to have one, too, and compare your futures. Hannah J Davies, deputy editor, newsletters, the Guardian 27. Four of us take part in a weekly board-game night, with each of us taking turns to choose the game. Board gaming is fantastic escapism and between us we have enough games that no two nights are ever the same. Occasionally we’ll have themed nights and match the food to the game, too. Laura K, Derbyshire 28. A good TV series takes your focus off the wet and cold outside. I usually pick what to watch in my house, but my wife hates it when I watch an episode by myself. At the moment, we are watching a South African series called Blood and Water. Babatunde Aléshé, comedian 29. During lockdown, a friend suggested we start a foreign-film club. Each month, one member chooses a film, which we each watch at our leisure, then we get together on a video call to discuss it. It’s a brilliant way to see films you wouldn’t have chosen yourself and the discussions are also a lot of fun. Christine Osgood, retired HR consultant, Twickenham 30. Get into cryptic crosswords. I find they’re most fun done with a friend over a cuppa. If you’re new to them, get an old crossword and look at the answers. Work out which bit of each clue was the definition, which bit was the wordplay and go from there. It’ll probably contain more toilet humour than you were expecting. Dave Gorman, writer and comedian 31. I’ve started randomly video-calling friends. Brits, especially, often seem panicked at my surprise call – but once the shock subsides, the spontaneous chats are actually quite lovely. Some of my favourite memories this January have been lying on my couch and laughing with people I hadn’t spoken to in a while. Amrou Al-Kadhi, writer, drag performer and film-maker 32. I think watching old Star Trek episodes and knitting is about as pleasurable as it gets. At the moment, I’m in the middle of season 4 and knitting a forest-green bag. Recently, I have also been making up my own patterns, which has really added to the fun. Frankie Sadler, student, Wiltshire Getting a psychic reading might sound a little woo-woo, but my God are they fun 33. My fun activity has been brewing kombucha. You begin with the starter bacteria, which is called a scoby. It’s alive. You keep it in a gallon glass jar, feed it with room-temperature, sweetened tea, cover it with a cloth and in a couple of weeks you have a semi-sparkling, vinegary drink. Add it to ice and you can kid yourself you’re having a cocktail. Philippa Perry, psychotherapist 34. I recently took up alcohol ink art, which is gratifyingly quick and also mentally absorbing. You can create some fabulously complex and beautiful abstract artworks and there are lots of tutorials available on YouTube. While it costs a bit to get set up, the inks go a long way. Nicola Fern, digital learning developer, Manchester 35. Creatively interesting spaces that bring people together nourish me. I feel as if I need to soak in the feeling of community. I want to dance in shared spaces where you can eat and drink in unity and enjoy soul-music filled afternoons. Gemma Cairney, TV and radio presenter 36. Make a pudding that sounds or looks incredibly difficult: eclairs shaped like swans; a tart calling for 12 egg yolks. Something you’ve never attempted that may require inexpensive specialist kit – a piping bag, say. Do not make it for other people – not yet. It will probably go wrong, but it will taste fine. No one has to know. Tim Dowling, writer and columnist 37. I have been a rower for decades. Winter’s bright, crisp days offer a chance to enjoy the fresh air and gorgeous scenery. Sometimes it’s stormy and windy, which brings extra challenges, but there is terrific camaraderie among rowers – and usually a trip to a cafe afterwards. Pauline Peel, retired insolvency practitioner, Walton-on-Thames 38. I perform standup comedy once a week at a little club called the Holly Bush, in Cradley Heath, near Dudley. I can just about write a 10-minute set in an hour. Last year, I also organised improv shows, which was fun and exhausting. I can’t wait to do it again. John Parman, fundraising executive, Dudley 39. What to do to get out of a fun rut? Start living a little louder: move your body, watch TV that makes you happy and get inspired. Think about what kind of vibration you want to be bringing to the party. Chelsea Handler, comedian 40. Buy a Rubik’s Cube, then spend hours memorising a series of techniques. Within days, you should be able to solve a 3x3 cube from any position. When the elegant trigger moves are flowing freely (it’s not for nothing that one series of turns is known as “the Sexy Move”) and muscle memory overtakes your thoughts, it feels almost like you’re flying. Tim Jonze, associate editor, culture, the Guardian 41. In January, I like to “go abroad” to a hot country without leaving my flat. My most successful trip was to Jamaica in 2020 – we ordered in curry goat, ackee and saltfish and fried plantain, and created a playlist featuring Sean Paul and Shaggy. Wear suncream for that holiday smell and put deckchairs out in your living room. Holly Nicholson, flood engineer, London 42. I took up oil painting four years ago and find that it helps me to relax. It is really enjoyable to come up with an idea and see it gradually emerge on the canvas. I particularly like painting crows and cats and trying to capture their personalities. Faye McNiven, lead auditor, Totnes 43. I love to dance, but I’m too embarrassed to take a class. So, I teach myself routines from musicals online, laboriously rewinding, practising footwork, posture, arm position. It comes out at the strangest times; in an empty street, I’ll find myself springing into Gene Kelly’s kerb skip from Singin’ in the Rain. A giddy, private joy that makes me feel better about the weather. Rhik Samadder, writer I’ve been having some of the most fun of my life volunteering with elderly people 44. Eleven years ago, I joined a community band, Carnival Collective: a raucous, 30-piece drums, bass and brass mashup – and the most fun I could ever have imagined. It’s total chaos at times, but it’s also beautiful, and there’s not one person in the band I wouldn’t call a friend. Tinker Darach, care coordinator, Brighton 45. My 10-year-old, Charlie, loves the rain. On the worst, wettest days, we put on our waterproofs and cycle over the scraggly hills towards Lewes. First, though, we stop off at the village bakery for apple pies and sausage rolls to be consumed at the South Downs summit, with that magnificent, blustery view of the sea. It’s just the best. Nick Broomfield, film director 46. I’ve been running regularly for about five years and it makes me happy like almost nothing else. I hated sport at school, especially running, and wish I’d discovered Couch to 5k at a much younger age! Melanie Osborne, chartered engineer, Bristol 47. I have started wearing a very stupid-looking hat. It is huge and furry and makes me look like such an idiot that a man recoiled in Lidl last week. This would have once caused me to wither up and die of shame, but now I find it quite invigorating – like I’ve just been for a jog. Stuart Heritage, writer 48. We get a barbecue, wrap up warm and head to a nearby beach of an evening. We toast marshmallows, then dip them in chocolate that we melted in tinfoil while the marshmallows were warming. Watching the evening approach by the light of the fire is amazing. Rachel Austin-Francis, policy and partnerships development, North Somerset council, Weston-super-Mare 49. It’s true what they say about volunteering: you get back more than you give. Contrary to what you might expect, I’ve been having some of the most fun of my life volunteering with elderly people. I love hearing their stories and learn so much from their insights. We laugh a lot, too. Nancy Jo Sales, author 50. I enjoy walking, rain or shine. It’s wonderful how the same landscape can look and sound so different from day to day, season to season. The same place never bores me and I’m always at my happiest when roaming or ambling about. Melanie, healthcare assistant, Dorset link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/18/dance-in-the-dark-hang-upside-down-50-ways-to-escape-a-january-fun-rut

The three main figures in Ukraine's interior ministry have been killed in a helicopter crash beside a nursery in an eastern suburb of the capital Kyiv. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, 42, died alongside his first deputy minister and state secretary. Fourteen people died when the helicopter came down in Brovary around 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT), including one child, authorities said. There is no indication the crash was anything other than an accident. But the SBU state security service said it was following several possible causes for the crash, which included sabotage as well as a technical malfunction or breach of flight rules. The State Emergency Service had previously stated that up to 18 people were killed but later revised the death toll from the crash, saying 14 had died. Mr Monastyrsky, who was one of President Volodymyr Zelensky's longest serving political advisers, is the highest profile Ukrainian casualty since the war began. The deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said the minister had been travelling to a war "hot spot" when his helicopter went down. The head of police in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, Volodymyr Tymoshko, said the ministerial team were on their way to meet him there and he had spoken to them only yesterday. The minister's death cuts to the heart of the government in Kyiv as the interior ministry has the vital task of maintaining security and running the police during the war. Appearing via video-link at the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Zelensky asked leaders to observe a minute of silence for the lives lost in the helicopter crash, and later added "there are no accidents at war time. These are all war results absolutely." The Ukrainian president added that he was not concerned for his own safety. The head of Ukraine's national police force, Ihor Klymenko, has been appointed acting interior minister following Mr Monastyrsky's death. Follow live updates What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? Who was Denys Monastyrsky? Witnesses in Kyiv said Russia's war was to blame for the disaster. "It was very foggy and there was no electricity, and when there's no electricity there are no lights on the buildings," local resident Volodymyr Yermelenko told the BBC. Key officials are flown by helicopter across Ukraine at tree-level, but that comes with risks. All that was recognisable of the helicopter was a door panel and one of its rotors which landed on the roof of a car. Next to it were three bodies covered in foil blankets. The main kindergarten building was left badly damaged by the crash. The 42-year-old interior minister was a prominent member of President Zelensky's cabinet. He was a recognisable face for Ukrainians throughout the war, updating the public on casualties caused by Russian missile strikes since Ukraine was invaded in February 2022. Ukrainian officials said those on board the helicopter included six ministry officials and three crew. First deputy minister Yevhen Yenin died along with state secretary Yurii Lubkovich, whose task was to organise the work of the ministry. Before he moved to the interior ministry, Mr Yenin helped represent Ukraine's government abroad. Mr Tymoshenko said the interior ministry's work would not be affected by the loss of its leaders, but government colleagues were visibly shocked as they reacted on national TV. A friend of the late minister's, MP Mariia Mezentseva, said it was a tragedy for everyone as the ministry had a significant role in Ukraine's response to the invasion. "He responded 24/7 to his colleagues, friends and family. He was very close to President Zelensky from day one of his presidential campaign," she told the BBC. The national police chief Mr Kylmenko wrote on Facebook that the helicopter belonged to Ukraine's state emergency service, while other officials said it appeared to a be a French Super Puma aircraft. Parents were bringing their children to the kindergarten before going to work when the helicopter came down. "The pain is unspeakable," the president said. "The helicopter fell on the territory of one of the kindergartens." Many of the casualties were on the ground. As well as the child that was killed, 11 of the 25 injured on the ground were youngsters. Witnesses said the pilot had tried to avoid high-rise buildings before the crash, and instead went down near the kindergarten. One local woman told the BBC that she had seen a terrible flash as the helicopter circled above her home. The pilot had clearly tried to avoid her 10-storey block of flats and chose to go down closer to the smaller building, she said. "Parents were running, screaming. There was panic," said local volunteer Lidiya. Emergency services and residents rushed to evacuate the children as fire spread through the nursery building. Resident Dmytro described jumping over a fence to help get children out. One girl he picked up was called Polina, but when her father ran in calling her name he did not recognise her as her face was covered in blood. Tetiana Shutiak, an aide to Mr Monastyrskyi, also died in the crash. Interior ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said the three men were friends and statesmen who had worked to make Ukraine stronger. "We will always remember you. Your families will be cared for," he said on Facebook. Ms Mezentseva said she had initially thought that the disaster was fake news: "But unfortunately it's true." It was only four days ago that Ukraine was hit by one of the worst attacks since the start of the war in which 45 civilians were killed. A Russian missile hit a block of flats in the central city of Dnipro killing 45 people, including six children. Ukraine has appealed to the West to provide tanks to help respond to any expected new Russian offensive. A decision is likely to be made later this week when Western allies discuss the war at Ramstein air base in Germany. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64315594

The past few weeks have seen Algeria taking its feud against Morocco’s territorial integrity to the next level. Rabat - As Algeria continues its crusade against Morocco, an Algerian Minister was seen recently lashing out at Saudi Investors for showing a map of Morocco with the Western Sahara region. A video of the Algerian Minister of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Ali Aoun, lashing out at Saudi pharmaceutical company Tabuc has been causing a stir on the internet. During the business conference that was set to hold an announcement from Tabuc on its new investment plan in Algeria, Aoun delivered a commentary in a threatening tone, saying that the company “should quickly take down the map” and “correct it.” The Algerian minister then went on to criticize the pharmaceutical company, threatening to turn down its offer to invest in Algeria. As the Algerian regime takes its obsession with Morocco to the next level, it has been seizing all possible chances to attack Morocco’s territorial integrity. During the opening ceremony of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) last week, Algeria invited the grandson of Nelson Mandela, Zwelivelile Mandela, to deliver a highly politicized speech that bluntly attacked Morocco’s territorial integrity. https://www.facebook.com/watch/moorishsalim/ Algeria has long contested Morocco’s claim over the Western Sahara region, financing and arming the separatist Polisario Front. While the country faces major economic hurdles, its military leadership continues to sponsor the separatist group's “independence war” in southern Morocco. Given the recent diplomatic gains Morocco has made on the Sahara question, Algeria has over the past few weeks been upgrading its diplomatic activism in support of Polisario's separatist agenda. Many observers have maintained that Algeria has likely been frustrated by the advances Moroccan diplomacy has made in recent years. link" https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/01/353596/algerian-minister-lashes-out-at-saudi-investors-over-undivided-map-of-morocco

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