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Nick Movie: Bloody Daddy Time: June 9, 2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO?: ? Duration of the movie: 1 hour and 45 minutes Trailer:

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Boris Johnson has been referred to police by the Cabinet Office over further potential rule breaches during the Covid pandemic. The department said it made the referral after a review of documents ahead of the Covid public inquiry. The former prime minister, who was fined last year for breaking Covid rules in 2020, denies any wrongdoing. The Metropolitan Police said it was assessing information it had received from the Cabinet Office last week. ADVERTISEMENT "It relates to potential breaches of the Health Protection Regulations between June 2020 and May 2021 at Downing Street," the force added. The Cabinet Office said officials had been obliged to disclose the documents to the police under civil service rules. The Times, which first reported the story, says Mr Johnson has also been referred to Thames Valley police because his ministerial diary revealed visits by family and friends to Chequers - the prime minister's country house in Buckinghamshire - during the pandemic. A spokesman for Mr Johnson said: "Some abbreviated entries in Mr Johnson's official diary were queried by Cabinet Office during preparation for the Covid inquiry. The spokesman added that Mr Johnson's lawyers had written to the department, as well as the Commons Privileges Committee, "explaining that the events were lawful and were not breaches of any Covid regulations." The seven-member committee of MPs has been investigating whether Mr Johnson misled Parliament over Covid rule-breaking events in government buildings. In a statement, the committee said it had received additional evidence from the government last week and asked Mr Johnson for a response, both of which it would now take into account during its probe. Sources close to the former prime minister insist Mr Johnson has been advised by lawyers that all of these events were lawful and did not break any restrictions. They say the Cabinet Office gave Mr Johnson no notice of this. They also claim the referral to the police is politically motivated. It is understood Mr Johnson has had no contact from the police. The Cabinet Office said the material it had passed to police came from the "normal" process of reviewing documents to be submitted to the public inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic. The public inquiry, which is separate to the privileges committee probe, will begin hearings next month. A spokesperson for the Cabinet Office said: "In-line with obligations in the Civil Service Code, this material has been passed to the relevant authorities and it is now a matter for them." The BBC has been told the matter was not considered by ministers or the cabinet secretary, who heads the civil service. Responding to the announcement, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper, said Mr Johnson "should finally do one decent thing and consider his position as an MP". link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65690243

The white anteater, known as Alvin, was first spotted late last year clinging to his mother's back. Conservationists have released new photos of the only known living albino giant anteater on Earth, who is now believed to be at least 1 year old. Researchers from the Anteaters and Highways Project (AHP), a multi-year assessment of anteater-vehicle collisions set up by Brazil's Wild Animal Conservation Institute (ICAS), first discovered the anteater in December 2022 on a ranch in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state. They named the unique animal Alvin. Alvin was spotted clinging to his typically colored mother's back, a behavior seen in all young giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) below 10 months old. The team captured the snowy juvenile and fitted him with a GPS vest to track his future movements, AHP representatives wrote in a statement supplied to Live Science. On May 10, AHP posted new images of Alvin on Facebook. The white anteater is now 4.9 feet (1.5 meters) long and weighs 31 pounds (14 kilograms), which suggests he is over 1 year old and not far from being fully grown, AHP representatives wrote on Facebook. Alvin was also given his second GPS vest after outgrowing his first one. Albinism is a genetic condition that prevents animals from producing melanin, the pigment that gives color to their skin, fur, feathers, scales and eyes. As a result, individuals with albinism appear completely white and have pink eyes. Their eyes and skin are very sensitive to light, which can cause impaired vision and make individuals more susceptible to sunburn. Albinism is a recessive trait, meaning that both parents must carry a copy of the gene. Related: Zoo anteater exposed people to rabies in first-of-its-kind case The main threat to most albino animals is a higher risk of predation because their discoloration often makes them stand out from their environment. And this seems to be the case with giant anteaters. In August 2021, AHP researchers found the corpse of another juvenile male albino giant anteater, the first of its kind ever discovered, in the same area as Alvin. The body showed signs of predation. "When we got there, he was already dead, but we were able to collect genetic samples that were sent to the lab for analysis," Dr. Débora Yogui, a veterinarian with the AHP team, said in the statement. By comparing the DNA collected from the first albino with Alvin's DNA, the team will be able to tell if the animals are related, she added. If Alvin and the deceased albino are not directly related, it could suggest that the species gene pool has been decreased by inbreeding, which would explain why this rare condition has started appearing, AHP representatives wrote. The researchers suspect that inbreeding is likely due to the destruction of the animals' natural habitat by human deforestation. Giant anteaters are currently listed as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. The team is also concerned that, even if Alvin survives future predation, he may be impacted by overexposure to sunlight. Anteaters try to spend the hottest hours of the day in the shade because the land-dwelling mammals are poorly suited to dealing with extreme heat. But deforestation has robbed anteaters of this much-needed shade, which poses a particular problem to Alvin because of his sensitive skin. The AHP researchers will continue to track and monitor Alvin's progress as he gets older. But they also warned that they will not step in to save Alvin if he falls ill or is attacked by predators. "Even though we know that it runs several risks, we cannot interfere in the life of this animal directly, because we would be influencing natural ecological processes," Nina Attias, a wildlife biologist with ICAS, said in the statement. "As conservationists, we know that this is not good for the species or the environment." link: https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/worlds-only-known-albino-giant-anteater-appears-to-be-thriving-in-the-wild-photos-show

On Monday's Capital Market Days, Ford offered insight into the next few years of EV plans, including a new electric three-row SUV that looks about the size of the Explorer. Ford has teased a new electric-three row SUV with 350 miles of range and set to debut in 2025. Despite being likened to the Expedition on stage at a Capital Markets Day event, the upcoming model is more likely the Explorer-sized EV that Ford is planning to build. Ford declined to comment further on the vehicle when reach out to by Car and Driver. Ford continues to tease nuggets of information on an upcoming electric three-row SUV, the most recent of which came on Monday. An Automotive News staffer tweeted two photos from Ford's Capital Markets Day, along with a report in which Ford's chief officer of EVs confirms the vehicle will come in 2025 and have 350 miles of range. Some confusion emerged from both the event and the tweet as Field reportedly likened the vehicle to the full-sized Expedition SUV, when the vehicle appears to be sized much closer to the mid-size Explorer. Car and Driver reached out to Ford for clarification, but the manufacturer's spokesperson declined to comment. The addition of an Explorer-sized EV could generate huge sales for the company. It is a massively po[CENSORED]r segment for internal-combustion vehicles, with competitors like the Chevrolet Traverse, Toyota Highlander, Kia Telluride, and of course, the Explorer. There is little competition right now in the larger-EV segment, although Kia recently revealed the EV9 SUV, which is to be released for 2024. The expectation of an electric Explorer is not a new one. Ford made an announcement confirming the electric Explorer in 2021. It also lines up with plans for Ford to begin building EVs at the Oakville, Ontario, plant for which it designated $1.5 billion to adapt from ICE production to EV production. Speaking on the decision to go after larger vehicles, Ford CEO Jim Farley, speaking to a Yahoo Finance reporter, described the new seven-passenger SUV as "a personal bullet train." He explained that Ford's second-generation EVs are being designed in a completely different way to the first generation of Mach-Es and F-150 Lightnings. As things stand now, there are no firm details on the upcoming vehicle, though specifics such as size, power, range, and pricing are likely to start coming in as a reveal date draws closer. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43976438/ford-teases-electric-three-row-suv/

Buyako Saka has signed a new deal to stay at Arsenal until 2027, saying the club "is the right place to make the next step". The England forward has scored 14 goals for the Gunners this season, contributing 11 assists. Just 21 years old, he has already made 178 appearances for the club and has featured in all Arsenal's Premier League games over the past two campaigns. "I'm just really happy," said Saka. "There's been a lot of talking and it's been a while, but I'm here now. I think this is the right club, the right place to make the next step. It's a beautiful club - look where we are. "For me, it's about achieving my personal ambitions - how much I push myself and demand from myself each game, week in, week out. Then I have all the right people around me in terms of family, and when I come to the training ground, my team-mates, the coaching staff. "I think I have everything I need to become the best player I can be, and that's why I'm happy to stay here and be here for the future, because I really believe that we can achieve big things." Listen: Arteta - the making of Mikel Saka's previous deal was due to expire at the end of the 2023-24 season. Second-placed Arsenal host Wolves in their final game of the season on Sunday, having missed out on the Premier League title to Manchester City. Next season, the Gunners will play Champions League football after a six-year absence. "I have seen a lot of change. I've seen this team and the club grow, and one thing that everyone around us can be excited about is that we are going in the right direction," added Saka. "Time is on our side. You can look at our team and a lot of the players are young. We're hungry, and a lot of us haven't won trophies at Arsenal so we want to achieve big things. If you watch the way we all speak, we want to win and we want to win here." Manager Mikel Arteta said: "It's great for the club that Bukayo has extended his contract. Retaining our best young talents is key to our continued progress and Bukayo represents such an important part of our squad now and for the future. "As well as being a fantastic talent, Bukayo is a special person - he's loved by us all." link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65686263

ore like a hike in the mountains Kate Christensen Tue 23 May 2023 11.00 BST Every day, hiking in the mountains with my husband and our two dogs, I experience a moment of grounded exhilaration. I think of it as my “How did I get here?” moment. And a big part of the answer is always: “Because now I’m sober.” pandemic chihuachua holasoyka What makes me happy now: my pandemic rescue pup Read more For decades, I was a hard drinker, a lush, a boozy romantic who could and did drink anyone under the table and prided myself on it. This lasted from the age of 27 until after 50, a golden time during which I felt very sorry for ex-drinkers and people who couldn’t or wouldn’t drink. How did they knuckle through social situations, especially parties? What did they do at the end of a workday to celebrate and relax? How did they get through life? Not drinking, ever, struck me as nothing but miserable asceticism. When I got sober-ish myself in my early 50s, I wasn’t sure at first how it would work for me. But I did it anyway. My body demanded it. I was getting older. I had to concede that I wasn’t as tough as I used to be. Nights of drinking too much showed in my face, and I could feel it in my bones. I wanted to take care of myself and forestall or mitigate the ageing process as much as possible. So for the next few years, I ricocheted between not drinking at all for months at a time, then ramping up again until I had to quit again, and rinse and repeat. I felt very sorry for ex-drinkers and people who couldn’t or wouldn’t drink. How did they get through life? During these years, I didn’t love not drinking. I missed the festive loose warm soak of alcohol and returned to it eagerly. But I had to admit that when I was off booze, I looked and felt better physically: I slept more deeply, had more energy, exercised more. My mind was clearer. My moods were brighter. Parties were hard, and so was cooking at the end of a day of writing without a glass of wine at my elbow. But the pluses seemed to outweigh the minuses. I finally quit drinking for real almost four years ago, on 12 July 2019, the day after I watched a writer friend hit what should have been his bottom. He crashed with my husband and me in Maine after his wife found out about at least one of his many affairs and kicked him out. After my husband had gone upstairs to bed, my friend sat on our couch drinking an entire bottle of gin, lamenting his fate, until he passed out next to our dog, whose bed that couch was. I didn’t judge him, but it was a wake-up call, and I was primed to hear it. I didn’t have a drink the next night, or ever again since. A few months later, I dropped everything and flew to southern Arizona to nurse my elderly mother for a month through a nasty broken leg. Caring for a parent is very hard, as anyone who’s done it knows. And I was doing it sober. One evening at sunset, I found myself rocketing north alone in her car, well above the speed limit, on the verge of tears. When I realized I was trying to drive home to Maine, I forced myself to turn around and took myself to the local inn for dinner, where I sat in a booth by myself and ordered seltzer. Let me repeat: seltzer. Normally, in my old life, I would have downed six or seven shots of tequila to numb the trapped, anxious rage and unbearable sense of unfairness I was feeling at being taken for granted and resented by the person I was trying so hard to help. Instead, I sat there stoically sober and thinking, This is so freaking hard. I’m homesick and I miss my husband. I need a break from my mother or I’m going to scream. But I didn’t scream, and I didn’t drink any tequila. Instead, I went back to her house and woke up the next morning with a clear head instead of a self-loathing hangover. And that was the moment I knew I was done with drinking for the long haul. I remained committed to sobriety through the first year of Covid, entrenched in lockdown with my husband in a remote farmhouse, beating my head against a novel that wasn’t working, facing my demons in the fallout of the rift with my mother and a devastating slap in the face by a close friend. I used to react to pain with drunken blowups, but this time, I neither made drama nor drank myself into anesthetized denial. Instead, I let all the anger and heartache wash over me. In the quiet of isolation, I forced myself to live through professional self-doubt and the grief at the loss of two of the most important relationships of my life. I accepted these losses as necessary and let them both go and moved on, and to my surprised relief, other friendships and family bonds deepened in their absence. link: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/may/23/sober-happy-not-drinking

Armed insurgents who crossed the border from Ukraine to launch attacks in Russia's Belgorod region have been defeated, Moscow claims. Villages near the border were evacuated after coming under shellfire in one of the most significant cross-border raids since the start of Russia's invasion. Russia says 70 attackers were killed and insists the fighters are Ukrainian. But Kyiv has denied involvement and two Russian paramilitary groups have said they were behind the incursion. ADVERTISEMENT Monday's raid led Moscow to declare a counter-terrorism operation, giving the authorities special powers to clamp down on communications and people's movements. The measures were only lifted on Tuesday afternoon, and even then, one of the paramilitary groups was claiming it still controlled a "small, but our own piece of the Motherland". The claims by the warring sides have not been independently verified, but any assaults on Russian soil make Nato leaders nervous, and the development could prove a mixed blessing for Kyiv. 'These are Russian patriots' Russia's defence ministry said a "unit of the Ukrainian nationalist formation" invaded its territory and was responsible for heavy shelling on the Kozinka checkpoint and other parts of the nearby area. As well as killing dozens of what it described as "Ukrainian terrorists" in artillery and air strikes, the ministry claimed to have driven the rest of the fighters back to the Ukrainian border. But Ukrainian officials said the attackers were Russians, from groups known as the Liberty of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC). "These are Russian patriots who want to change the political regime in the country," Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar told Ukrainian TV. The Liberty of Russia Legion said on Twitter on Monday it had "completely liberated" the border town of Kozinka and that its units had reached as far as the town of Grayvoron, further east. The group said it was continuing to free the Belgorod region and Russian armed forces could not oppose it. Separately, on Tuesday afternoon the RVC posted a video of its fighters moving towards what looked like a border check-point, saying it still controlled a "small... piece of the homeland". Both of the paramilitary groups also told Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne that they were creating "a demilitarised zone on the border with the Russian Federation from which they will not be able to shell Ukraine". Who are the fighters infiltrating Russia from Ukraine? 'Raid plays to Russian narrative' The cross-border incursion may be embarrassing for Moscow, and go some way to offset the bad optics for Ukraine of reportedly losing control of Bakhmut after months of intense and bloody fighting. It is also likely to be part of Ukraine's shaping operations ahead of its coming counter-offensive, aiming to draw Russian troops away from the south where Kyiv is expected to attack. But it is not a development that is likely to welcomed by the West. The long-range weapons they have provided to Kyiv, although not used in this attack, still come with the proviso they are not to be used to hit targets inside Russia. Despite official denials from Kyiv, it is hard to believe this raid was launched without assistance from Ukrainian military intelligence. It plays into the Kremlin narrative that Russia's own sovereign security is under attack from malign forces backed by the West. It is a narrative likely to be fuelled by reports that some of those who took part are linked to far right extremism, reinforcing Moscow's claim that its trying to rid Ukraine of Neo-Nazis. Thousands displaced Belgorod's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said several people had been injured in the fighting, including two civilians who were being evacuated from their homes. Mr Gladkov said that people in several villages had been evacuated and warned those who had fled their homes not to return yet, as Russian forces carried out what he described as a "mopping-up" operation. He added that air defences had shot down drones overnight, damaging buildings. Temporary shelters have been set up in the Grayvoronsky district for some 9,300 people who have been displaced, according to local authorities. The BBC has verified that a building used by Russia's main security agency, the FSB, was among those hit. It is not clear what caused the damage. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65683374

If Ronaldo chooses to leave without just cause, he would be obligated to compensate Al Nassr for the remaining two years of his contract. Rabat - Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly seeking an exit from Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, despite having joined the club just five months ago with a lucrative contract worth 200 million euros per season, according to Spanish media. The report alleges that Ronaldo's inner circle has started publicly expressing their concerns, and is working to facilitate his return to Europe or explore other markets. If Ronaldo chooses to leave without just cause, he would be obligated to compensate Al Nassr for the remaining two years of his contract, as sti[CENSORED]ted in FIFA's regulations on player transfers. Article 17 of the statute specifies that “in all cases, the party that terminates the contract undertakes to pay compensation.” Since his arrival in Saudi Arabia, Ronaldo has featured in 17 games, scoring 13 goals and bagging two assists. Despite his performances, Al Nassr remains unlikely to win the Saudi Pro League title this season, after having already been knocked out of the King’s Cup. The compensation Ronaldo would pay is a condition of national legislation, sporting characteristics, and other objective criteria. These criteria will include factors such as the player's remuneration, contractual duration, fees, and expenses paid by the previous club, as well as whether the contract termination falls within a protected period. Regulations also outline sporting sanctions for players who terminate contracts during the protected period. The player could face a four-month eligibility restriction, barring him from participating in any official matches if he violated the condition. According to reports from earlier in the season, Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia was something of a last resort as he could not secure a move to another European club following a public disagreement with Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/05/355604/cristiano-ronaldo-to-reportedly-leave-saudi-arabias-al-nassr

Nick Movie: Dangal Time: December 23, 2016 Netflix / Amazon / HBO?: ? Duration of the movie: 2h 41m Trailer:

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Rishi Sunak has resisted calls for an inquiry into Suella Braverman, after it emerged she had tried to take a speed awareness course in private. The home secretary was caught speeding while attorney general last summer, and faced three points on her licence and a fine, or a course as part of a group. She then asked officials for help arranging a one-on-one course, the BBC has been told. Labour and the Lib Dems want the PM's ethics adviser to investigate. ADVERTISEMENT They say the adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, should examine whether her requests broke the rulebook for government ministers. But the prime minister declined to say whether he would be ordering an inquiry, when asked about the story at the G7 summit in Japan earlier. Speaking at a news conference, he also declined to say he backed her - but a Downing Street source later said that "of course" he did. "I don't know the full details of what has happened, nor have I spoken to the home secretary," Mr Sunak said. "But I understand she has expressed regret for speeding, accepted the penalty and paid the fine." Labour shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said the prime minister was "too weak" to sack her or launch an inquiry. And the Liberal Democrats say Mr Sunak should make a statement in Parliament on Monday to "explain this farce". "Rishi Sunak is so weak he can't even make sure his own ministers maintain the very basic level of integrity," the party's chief whip Wendy Chamberlain said. After being caught speeding, Mrs Braverman was offered the choice of either a fine and points on her driving licence, or a speed awareness course. A government source told the BBC the senior minister had been "concerned" about her insurance premiums, and favoured doing a course. She asked civil servants about arranging a course for just her, citing security concerns about doing one as part of a group, but was told it was not a matter for the civil service. Mrs Braverman then asked a special adviser to try to arrange a one-on-one course. When the course provider told her there was no option to do a private course - and after she was reappointed home secretary in Mr Sunak's government - she opted to pay the fine and accept the points because she was "very busy" and did not have the time to do a course, the BBC has been told. The same government source refused to say whether Mrs Braverman's motivation to do the course in private was to reduce the chances of her being recognised by members of the public. The prime minister apparently did not know anything about what happened until the story broke in the Sunday Times. This kind of headline, while he is wrangling world leaders abroad, is a headache at home that he certainly does not need. Having promised on day one of his job that he would run a government with the highest levels of transparency and integrity, any slight suggestion that his team's behaviour is less than perfect creates political pain for him. Speaking to Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Conservative cabinet member Therese Coffey said she knew no more about it than what she had read in the papers, while Tory MP Jake Berry said there were "definitely questions to be answered". He said he expects the issue to be discussed in Parliament in the coming days. Mrs Braverman is already due in the Commons on Monday afternoon for Home Office questions. Ministerial rules The ministerial code sets standards of conduct expected of ministers, including that they must uphold the political impartiality of the civil service. After serving as attorney general between February 2020 and September 2022, Mrs Braverman was promoted to home secretary under Liz Truss. She resigned on October 19 after sending an official document from a personal email to a backbench MP - describing it as a "technical infringement of the rules". But she was reappointed to the same role by Mr Sunak six days later following the collapse of the Truss government. A source close to the home secretary said: "Mrs Braverman accepted three points for a speeding offence which took place last summer. "The Cabinet Office was made aware of the situation as requested by Mrs Braverman. She was not and is not disqualified from driving." A Cabinet Office spokesman said: "It would not be appropriate to comment on the existence or content of advice between government departments." link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65659053

The new prediction suggests fewer T. rex individuals roamed our planet than scientists previously thought. The total number of Tyrannosaurus rex to ever roam Earth has been recalculated by scientists, with new research revealing 1.7 billion of these dinosaur kings existed throughout our planet's history. In April 2021, a study published in the journal Science estimated that up to 2.5 billion T. rex individuals lived between 68 and 65.5 million years ago, whenroamed Earth. But a new study, published April 18 this year in the journal Palaeontology, has challenged that number, suggesting the actual figure is probably closer to 1.7 billion. Study author Eva Griebeler, an evolutionary ecologist at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany, told Live Science that her new model factored in information about T. rex that the original study's authors overlooked, which resulted in the reduced number. Sponsored Links If you own a mouse, you will never turn off your computer again. Combat Siege The result is a more well-rounded study that improves upon the original team's work, Charles Marshall, a paleontologist at the University of California, Berkeley and lead author of the 2021 study, told Live Science. Related: 'Frightful' never-before-seen tyrannosaur might be the 'missing link' in T. rex evolution In the original study, Marshall's team created a complex model that factored in a number of different variables — such as average body mass, po[CENSORED]tion density, approximate geographic range, age of sexual maturity, number of eggs laid, average lifespan, survival rates and generation time — to estimate how many T. rex could have survived alongside one another. The model revealed that each T. rex generation likely consisted of around 20,000 individuals and that there were around 125,000 generations in the 2.5 million years they existed — meaning 2.5 billion T. rexes in total. But Griebeler disagreed with some of the data imputed into this model. She believed Marshall's team overestimated the survival rates and egg-laying capabilities of T. rex, as well as the number of generations that existed during this time, which skewed the results. Research by Griebeler published shortly after the original study found these values were likely more similar to those seen in modern birds and reptiles. When these values were imputed into an updated model, it revealed that there were 19,000 individuals in each T. rex generation and that there were only around 90,000 generations, meaning the maximum number of T. rex to exist was 1.7 billion. link: https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/17-billion-tyrannosaurus-rexes-walked-the-earth-before-going-extinct-new-study-estimates

Coachella may be over for this year, but the Seventies are still alive at Legacy Classic Trucks. Sometimes you walk past a classic van on the street and immediately buy it. Well, you sometimes do that if you founded Legacy Classic Trucks, anyway. That's what happened with this 1977 Dodge B100 Tradesman, which has been restored and updated so it is now "exclusively made for partying." A rebuilt 5.2-liter Chrysler 318 V-8 engine helps make the van road-trip worthy, while a large lithium battery can power the TV/VHS player and AC units for days. Today's po[CENSORED]r music festivals don't shy away from a 1970s vibe when it comes to tunes and clothes. If you want your wheels to feel right at home in that sort of environment, Legacy Classic Trucks might have you covered. Legacy, a longtime vehicle restorer, often modifies old Dodge Power Wagons and Jeep Scramblers and works on national park buses. For this much hipper restomod endeavor, Legacy started with two things: a 1977 Dodge B100 Tradesman donor van and the idea that Coachella can be a verb. The van came to Legacy Classic Trucks' founder Winslow Bent when he happened upon it on his wedding day. The van was parked on a street in Chicago. Given the collection of old VHS tapes and an outlaw country music cassette in the tape deck, Bent purchased the van "on the spot," Legacy said, with dreams of restoring it in time for him to drive it the 930 miles from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where his shop is located, to California for the music festival. A Van Made for Partying "There are few things cooler than a super clean, well-restored van," Bent said in a statement. "Our new Legacy Tradesman van restoration is exclusively made for partying." That attitude explains the mix of new and old technology inside the van. The exterior has the same classic paint scheme but added a pair of moonlight windows in the back. Inside classic touches include a vintage TV/VHS player, disco ball, lava lamp, and orange shag carpet. From the modern era, there's a lithium battery with enough energy capacity to power the TV, a beer cooler, an 18-speaker sound system, and a pair of air conditioning units for up to two days on a single charge, the company claims. Motive power for the B100 comes from a rebuilt 5.2-liter Chrysler 318 V-8 engine that produces up to 450 pound-feet of torque. Bent and his team also replaced the brakes and suspension. With this year's Coachella festival and Legacy's Tradesman restoration both complete, Legacy has now added Tradesman vans to its list of old things that can be made fresh again. Legacy’s Tradesman commissions start at $45,000. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43948490/1977-dodge-b100-tradesman-restomod-details/

Leeds manager Sam Allardyce fears it will be a "big ask" to secure Premier League survival, particularly if injured attackers Patrick Bamford and Rodrigo are not fit for next week's final game against Tottenham. Three seasons after they were promoted to the top flight, Leeds know they will be relegated back to the Championship if they fail to beat Spurs. Even that will not be enough if Everton win their final game against Bournemouth or Leicester pick up four points from their last two matches. After Sunday's 3-1 loss at West Ham, former Manchester City defender Micah Richards told Sky Sports: "It looks pretty bad for Leeds now. It is devastating for them." Who will survive relegation battle? Full-back Luke Ayling insists Leeds still have a "slim" chance of staying up. But Allardyce feels it depends on the availability of Bamford, who had to be replaced in the first half against West Ham with a hamstring injury, and Rodrigo, who was eventually substituted after playing through the pain of a foot problem. "If both are missing, it is a big ask. Fact," he said. "I can't hide that. I might have to play a completely different system." 'I am not mad - I just love football' That Allardyce concluded his post-match news conference by crossing his fingers, and saying he "hoped" any post-season discussions with the Leeds hierarchy would be with the Elland Road club still in the Premier League, says plenty about the trouble they are in. "Lots of people said I was mad to take the job," he said. "I am not mad. I love football and it was too big a job to turn down, no matter how short it was." Ayling knows the predicament Leeds are in. But despite many visiting supporters leaving London Stadium before the end, the defender continues to look at the situation optimistically. "There is still a tiny bit of hope. We have to grab on to that," he said. "We just have to go out there next week and try and take care of our business. "We know it a slim chance but we have to hang on to that and try and go out in a good way because the fans deserve that." 'We lack quality at both ends' The problem for Leeds came in Allardyce's assessment of what went wrong against West Ham. Leeds started brightly, with Rodrigo putting the visitors in front with a goal that, briefly, took them out of the relegation zone. But they failed to fully capitalise on a decent start and when West Ham got into their groove they were too good. "When it was only 1-0 after 15 minutes, after we had played so well, given we have struggled to keep a clean sheet for a long period of time, I knew it was going to be hard," said Allardyce. "Our quality at both ends is what we lack, to defend better and create more opportunities. Those two critical areas are particularly disappointing for us and when you are looking for your substitutes to make a difference, none of them did." Allardyce says he knows what is wrong at Leeds and has the experience of more than 1,000 games to understand how to put it right. But having won just one point from three games after being brought in to salvage a desperate situation when Javi Gracia followed Jesse Marsch in getting sacked, whether he gets asked is another matter entirely. link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65661366

Nothing baffles Grace Dent more than being deliberately served “stone-cold” bread and butter pudding: “It should obviously be hot. That’s what makes it soft, delicious and yielding. I’ve had that twice.” While it’s a quick, simple way for a restaurant to conclude a meal, cold bread and butter pudding is, for the Guardian restaurant critic, symptomatic of a wider issue. “Puddings are disappearing in Britain and they have been since the end of lockdown,” says Dent. “I talk about it all the time. That gorgeous moment at the end of dinner when the long list of different puddings comes out, it’s beginning to be a thing of the past.” There are restaurants that still go big on dessert, from the Ritz where crepes suzette are flambeed at your table, to chain pubs with extensive menus of profiteroles, sundaes and sponge puddings. But in modern, independent restaurants, places serving a disproportionate number of broadsheet critics and, yes, Observer Food Monthly readers, the story is different. “A reasonable choice of desserts is becoming rare,” agrees Observer restaurant critic Jay Rayner. “If I find a proper sponge pudding and a tart involving pastry, where they’ve done something beyond creaming mousses, I’m thrilled. Real pastry work: pastry shells, sponges, savarins, require precision and patience.” You never run into a restaurant going: ‘I’m starving, send me the dessert menu’ Jay Rayner The days of the classic three-course menu have been over for a while. Today, a menu of 20+ sharing plates might include a maximum of four desserts, with some restaurants – given diners are likely to fill up early on savoury dishes – serving just one or two. They are drawn from an increasingly narrow field, as kitchens seek practical dessert formats: a tart case, meringues, parfaits, the ubiquitous panna cotta, which can be made to a high standard in a time-efficient manner, easily plated in-service and – by changing a filling, flavour or garnish – tweaked as the seasons change. Rather than delving into painstaking sugar work, laminated pastry or tempering chocolate, modern kitchens are more likely to serve you chocolate mousse, homemade ice-cream or arrangements of fruits, yoghurts, creams and crumbles, what Rayner wryly refers to as “a few creamy things in a bowl”. Key to this is the scarcity of pastry chefs and the salaries good ones now command. Chef Sam Grainger would love to hire one at his acclaimed Liverpool restaurant Belzan but he cannot justify the cost. “For that wage, you could have another head chef and open a couple more days,” he says. This problem has been decades in the making. Historically, pastry chefs struggled for respect. “Pastry” was often regarded as a frivolous footnote both creatively and financially, given how much take-up of dessert varied. Writing for the industry website Countertalk last year, pastry chef Taylor Sessegnon-Shakespeare suggested little has changed: “A recurring theme is being told you’re an unnecessary expense.” These days, few new restaurant kitchens include a dedicated pastry section. Financially, it makes more sense to squeeze in more tables. In turn, the level of knowledge in the industry has declined as many pastry chefs have opted out, preferring to work in patisseries, bakery-cafes or consultancy. “All the pastry chefs I know opened their own businesses during lockdown,” says Grainger. Good restaurants now have to box clever with dessert. Manchester’s Climat serves four on its menu of 26-ish sharing dishes. Be it a plum frangipane tart with creme fraiche, or a creme caramel with sauternes and golden raisins, those desserts must be achievable without, says executive chef Luke Richardson, “having one person solely dedicated to pastry”. Rather than wasting time on complicated techniques that, for Richardson, add little, he has Climat focused on nailing a smaller repertoire that reflects his “simple” tastes: “I love a good tart or ice-cream. I’m really happy with sticky toffee pudding.” Richardson is particularly proud of Climat’s choux buns. They took time to research and develop, and as they bake, “you have to juggle your day around it” (do not open that oven door, chef!). But “it looks impressive. It’s consistent. You can put whatever you want in.” “I don’t think desserts are dead,” says Richardson, but, in that emphasis on utility and reliability, they are “looking a bit different”. link: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/may/21/save-our-pudding-why-restaurant-desserts-are-disappearing

A defiant Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted Bakhmut "is not occupied" by Russia after a Moscow-backed mercenary group had claimed control. Ukraine's president was speaking during a scene-stealing visit to Hiroshima, Japan, for the G7 summit. Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin had earlier claimed victory in Bakhmut. But Ukrainian military sources told the BBC they still had control of a handful of buildings on the outskirts of the city. At a press conference on the final day of the summit, Mr Zelensky refused to provide precise details. But he said the city, where the war's longest and bloodiest battle has raged since August, was "not occupied" by Russia "as of today". "There are no two or three interpretations of those words," he added, after earlier confusion about his remarks on the status of the city. Mr Zelensky compared Bakhmut to Hiroshima, which was hit by an atomic bomb in World War Two, promising a similar "reconstruction" of his country. It was in a video released on Saturday that Wagner's Mr Prigozhin claimed his fighters - who have led the Russian assault on Bakhmut - were in full control of the city. Ukraine quickly denied it. Earlier on Sunday, Mr Zelensky visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida - when the United States dropped the bomb on the city in 1945. Mr Zelensky laid a wreath for those who were killed in the attack. After a meeting with Mr Kishida, he strode into an auditorium at the peace park to speak to reporters. As he entered, one journalist shouted from the back of the room: "Slava Ukraini" (glory to Ukraine). Mr Zelensky nodded to acknowledge her. He drew several parallels between Hiroshima and Ukraine, saying that pictures of the Japanese city in ruins after bombing reminded him of present-day Bakhmut. He vowed there would be a similar "reconstruction and recovery" of Ukraine. "Now Hiroshima has rebuilt their city, and we dream of rebuilding our cities," he said. Killed holding off waves of Russians Defending the last Ukrainian streets in Bakhmut There had earlier been some confusion about the status of Bakhmut, after Mr Zelensky said "today Bakhmut is only in our hearts". His office later clarified that he had not said that the city had fallen. But Russian fighters at least control most of Bakhmut. Wagner mercenaries have concentrated their efforts there for months, and their relentless, costly tactic of sending in waves of men seems to have gradually eroded Kyiv's resistance. Ukrainian forces have resisted calls for a tactical withdrawal to this point, but say that if they did pull out it would be a "Pyrrhic victory" for the Russians. Mr Zelensky also alluded to his troops continuing to carry out "important work" in the area. A top Ukrainian general later said Kyiv's forces were making advances on the outskirts of Bakhmut and were getting closer to a "tactical encirclement" of the city. Analysts say that Bakhmut is of little strategic value to Moscow, but its capture would be a symbolic victory for Russia after the longest battle of the war in Ukraine so far. However, when Russia fought fiercely to claim the cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk last summer, Ukraine soon reclaimed swathes of territory elsewhere. It will no doubt be hoping to use a similar strategy for an anticipated counter-offensive this year. 'Russia will feel our counter offensive' The war in Ukraine has dominated the three-day summit of G7 leaders in Japan, with Mr Zelensky meeting with several world leaders to lobby for more support. His persistence paid off. At the summit, the US announced it would allow its Western allies to supply Ukraine with advanced fighter jets, including American-made F-16s. However, as yet no country has committed to supplying the jets to Ukraine. Asked by the BBC how confident he was about getting F-16s from his allies, Mr Zelensky said: "We will be working on that, I'm sure… I cannot tell you how many - this is not a secret, we really don't know." The BBC also asked him when his delayed spring counter-offensive would begin. "Russia will feel when we have a counter-offensive," he replied. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65662563

Morocco-US tickets are soaring across all routes as round-trip tickets from New York to Casablanca have exceeded $1,700. Rabat - Calls to boycott Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) are gaining traction, as more people take to social media to denounce the skyrocketing prices of US-Morocco ticket prices. As of May 2023, a single roundtrip ticket from Dulles International (IAD) in Washington to Mohammed V (CMN) in Casablanca soared to a staggering $2,260 for economy class. “The price of Royal Air Maroc tickets is very much exaggerated from the United States of America to Morocco: 2000$,” one Twitter user wrote in contempt. “And from Europe to Morocco between 450 € to 600 € and only god knows why Morocco has become one of the highest priced countries in the world,” the tweet reads. Morocco-US tickets are soaring across all routes as round-trip tickets from New York to Casablanca have also exceeded $1,700. “A message from the Moroccan community to Royal Air Maroc @RAM_Maroc Please reconsider your prices,” one Moroccan Facebook user wrote. “We are the community residing in America and Canada. Ticket prices have reached unimaginable levels for one person, even if it’s a child,” she added. In an expression of indignation, the Facebook user wrote, “Do you only care about personal profit or letting the community enter the country and contribute to the national economy?” “Please improve the services provided to us, reduce the price of tickets, and do not use every occasion to increase prices,” she added. In a private Facebook page for Moroccan women in the US, one frustrated user wrote, “Will no one speak out against the rising ticket prices that are closing on the $2000 threshold?” The shockingly high prices of US-Morocco RAM flight tickets are even more apparent when compared to price tickets from the US to Dubai provide by Emirate airlines, which stand at $1653. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/05/355561/moroccans-in-us-continue-to-denounce-skyrocketing-royal-air-maroc-ticket-prices