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Actor Nushrat Bharucha, who was last seen in Dream Girl alongside actor and singer Ayushmann Khurrana, has shared pictures from her trip in the Maldives. The actress has shared a series of pictures in which she can be seen chilling in the sea. Sporting a yellow bikini, the Pyaar Ka Punchnama can be seen sitting on the rim of a swimming pool as she has a ‘wind in the hair’ moment. In the following two pictures, she has worn a pink bikini and is posing on an iron ladder. Many comments to the pics emphasised that Nushrat was looking beautiful. She has captioned the series of four photos as, “I'm right where I want to be!” The post has certainly taken Instagram by storm with over 47 thousand likes. In the previous post, which is also from a beach in the Maldives has her wearing an orange swimwear. She has captioned the series of photos as, “Seas-ing the day at @thesunsiyamirufushi.” On the work front, the actress will soon be seen sharing the screen space with Rajkummar Rao. Both, the actors worked together in 2010 release Love, Sex Aur Dokha. She also has another project in hand namely Hurdang, which also stars Sunny Kaushal and Vijay Varma.

Life with a Ford Ranger Raptor: Month 1 Welcoming the Ranger Raptor to the fleet - 13th November 2019 If all the things to like about the Ford Ranger Raptor, it’s the least seen that is the most impressive. So you keep having to explain. Explain that, yes, this is a Raptor. And no, it’s not that quick in a straight line. And yes, it is expensive. And yes, it does have a 2.0-litre diesel, not a powerful turbocharged petrol V6. But that, honestly, you just need to get it onto the right track and then it’s brilliant. In its ethos, the Raptor isn’t like other double-cab pick-ups. It’s more like a supercar, in that it has capabilities that you rarely get the chance to fully explore. So over the next few months we’ll try to find its limits. Double-cab pick-ups tend to be versatile, do-everything vehicles that can seat five yet have a one-tonne plus load bay, which, in the UK, gives them van tax status. The Raptor throws some of those do-everything elements out. It was developed by Ford Australia to basically pound rough tracks into submission, and to heck with being a commercial vehicle. You have to see a Raptor’s bare chassis to fully appreciate just what Ford did to it: how the front end is stiffened to withstand Baja-style rally-raid impacts, while the rear end has been completely redesigned and fabricated to accommodate coil springs that have a lighter unsprung weight and far quicker responses than the leaf springs that Rangers, like most other pick-ups, otherwise come with. And then there are the dampers from off-road specialist Fox, which is like “a candy store for dynamics engineers”, says Simon Johnson, the Ranger Raptor’s lead dynamics engineer. Forgive me if I go off on a dive into these. The most notable part of them, if I understand it right, is bypass valves in the middle of the dampers’ travel. So there’s firm initial damping, then quite a soft phase in which the valves are letting oil bypass the plunger, so it’s riding easily and comfortably, and is apparently a phase you drive in quite often. Then the damping force ramps up again towards the end of travel, after the piston has moved beyond the bypass valves. Ultimately, it’s a bit like a soft-close drawer – easy travelling but shove it as hard as you like and it’ll never slam shut. There are other impressive chassis things too. Ground clearance is up 51mm to 283mm. The approach angle is a terrific 32.5deg, the departure angle is 24deg (pickups have long rear ends) and the breakover angle is 24deg. Wade depth is a fairly astonishing 850mm. There are bespoke BF Goodrich KO2 tyres on a much wider track, with a Watt’s linkage at the back to limit sway The result is a car that Johnson says is like a “four-wheeled dirt bike” and two things strike me in my experience of the Raptor so far. For one, Johnson’s not wrong. For two, like trying to use all of a Ferrari 488’s performance, you have to go hunting for the right location to do it. Like with supercars, some people understand this, and some don’t. Some of those who don’t get it think that the Raptor should have a more meaty engine than the twin-turbocharged 210bhp diesel that leaves it with a 0-62mph time of 10.5sec. Actually, some of those who do understand the car think that, too. But the costs are already prohibitive and nobody buys pick-ups, Ford argues, with those kinds of engine in Europe. So there we are. The other issue is the price. This is a £47,874 offroader and, thanks to coil springs, its load capacity has reduced from over a tonne to just 620kg, which means for tax purposes it should be treated as a car rather than a van. That makes a VAT reclaim harder, while monthly benefit-in-kind for a 20/40% taxpayer is not £57/£114 as it would be on a Ranger Wildtrak but £295/£590. Every month. The towing capacity has dropped from other Rangers too, from 3500kg to 2500kg. So the Raptor is very expensive as a car and hopeless as a commercial vehicle. Or the other way round. Or both. Other issues? Well, I’m getting 27mpg so far and it doesn’t really fit into parking spaces. The 12.9-metre turning circle is no fun, the whole ‘separate chassis’ thing is still less refined than a monocoque on the road and the interior is a breathed-on pick-up’s cabin, not one befitting a £50k car. The engine, despite some synthesising through the speakers, is grumbly. And I’m sure people look at it like it should have one of those cringeworthy ‘BO55…’ number plates and assume its driver is 90% oaf. It’s such an utterly, utterly stupid car. And so help me, I love it. I like that Ford’s engineers watched cross-country rally recce vehicles and decided to put one into production. I like that you have to go searching for the right place to use the full limits of its handling. And most of all, I like how much fun it is. That’s entirely what it was meant to be. It is as much a driver’s car as a Caterham or Ferrari or hot hatchback, just designed for a different kind of road. So even if it makes me look ridiculous, is too big and has limits that are incredibly hard to find, none of that is a problem with the car. I just live in the wrong place. Second Opinion We road tested one earlier this year and I loved it. Never has a car felt more at home in the air than the big Ford. But it was the nonchalant manner in which it slipped back into being a surprisingly comfortable road car that sealed the deal for me. It is massive, though, and I reckon that would start to grate if I ran it daily.

UN climate talks appear to be in trouble as they head into extra time. Fault lines have re-appeared between different negotiating blocs, with one delegate describing a new draft text as "totally unacceptable". Alden Meyer, from the Union of Concerned Scientists said the situation in Madrid was unprecedented since climate negotiations began in 1991. Negotiators are working towards a deal that would see countries commit to make new climate pledges by the end of 2020. Saturday saw the release of a new draft text from the meeting, designed to chart a way forward for the parties to the Paris agreement. The Paris pact came into being in 2015, with the intention of keeping the global average temperature to well below 2C. This was regarded at the time as the threshold for dangerous global warming, though scientists subsequently shifted the definition of the "safe" limit to a rise of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Download the BBC Energy Briefing, from October 2019 (10.7MB) Stalemate at climate talks as splits re-appear Methane pulse detected from South Sudan wetlands Greenland ice melt 'is accelerating' Madrid climate talks will set the tone for Glasgow But Mr Meyer commented: "The latest version of the Paris Agreement decision text put forward by the Chilean presidency is totally unacceptable. It has no call for countries to enhance the ambition of their emissions reduction commitments. "If world leaders fail to increase ambition in the lead up to next year's climate summit in Glasgow, they will make the task of meeting the Paris Agreement's well below 2C temperature limitation goal - much less the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal - almost impossible. Hi view was echoed by David Waskow, international climate director for the World Resources Institute (WRI). "If this text is accepted, the low ambition coalition will have won the day," he said. The conference in the Spanish capital has become enmeshed in deep, technical arguments about a number of issues including the role of carbon markets and the financing of loss and damage caused by rising temperatures. Responding to the messages from science and from climate strikers, the countries running this 26th conference of the parties (COP) meeting are keen to have a final decision here that would see countries put new, ambitious plans to cut carbon on the table. According to the UN, 84 countries have promised to enhance their national plans by the end of next year. Some 73 have said they will set a long-term target of net zero by the middle of the century. But earlier in the meeting, negotiators from the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) pointed the finger of blame at countries including Australia, the United States, Canada, Russia, India, China and Brazil. They had failed to submit revised plans that would help the world keep the rise in global temperatures under 1.5C this century. At a "stock-taking" session on Saturday morning, Tina Stege, a negotiator with the Marshall Islands delegation, said: "I need to go home and look my kids in the eye and tell them we came out with an outcome that will ensure their future." She added: "The text must address need for new and more ambitious NDCs and long-term goals. We can't leave with anything else." Reinforcing the sense of division, India, supported by China, Saudi Arabia and Brazil, has been taking a hard line on promises made by richer countries in previous agreements before the Paris pact was signed in 2015. The deal saw every country, India included, sign up to take actions. This was a key concession to the richer nations who insisted that the deal would only work if everyone pledged to cut carbon, unlike previous agreements in which only the better off had to limit their CO2. But India now wants to see evidence that in the years up to 2020, the developed world has lived up to past promises. For many delegates, the deadlock is intensely frustrating in light of the urgent need to tackle emissions. "I've been attending these climate negotiations since they first started in 1991. But never have I seen the almost total disconnect we've seen here at COP25 in Madrid between what the science requires and the people of the world demand, and what the climate negotiations are delivering in terms of meaningful action," said Alden Meyer. "The planet is on fire and our window of escape is getting harder and harder to reach the longer we wait to act. Ministers here in Madrid must strengthen the final decision text, to respond to the mounting impacts of climate change that are devastating both communities and ecosystems all over the world." Jake Schmidt, from the US-based Natural Resources Defense Council, said: "In Madrid, the key polluting countries responsible for 80% of the world's climate-wrecking emissions, stood mute, while smaller countries announced they'll work to drive down harmful emissions in the coming year. "The mute majority must step up, and ramp up, their commitments to tackle the growing climate crisis well ahead of the COP26 gathering."

Kris Jenner, who herself boasts a line-free visage at 64 thanks to regular injections with the wrinkle-smoothing drug, said that she didn't have to think hard about what to get her nearest and dearest. Reality TV star Kris Jenner has opted for an unusual gift to send to her friends and family this Christmas -- Botox vouchers. The 64-year-old, who herself boasts of a line-free visage thanks to regular injections with the wrinkle-smoothing drug, said that she didn't have to think hard about what to get her nearest and dearest. Kris told people.com, "It's a one stop shop for me. And who doesn't love Botox? For me it's been really great. If you're responsible, and you talk to your doctor, I think it works. It's something that I've been using for a long time." Among the recipients of Kris' gift cards will be her mother, Mary Jo Campbell. "I also feel really blessed to have my mom still here feeling okay, and she's 85 years old. I hope I have that adventurous spirit when I'm her age. She's a joy. I'm going to give her a Botox gift card for sure," the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star said. Kris Jenner is the mother of Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, from her first marriage to lawyer Robert Kardashian, and Kylie and Kendall Jenner with Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner. She also manages their careers and businesses

American start-up Fisker has announced a partnership with Electrify America that will give drivers of its 2020 Ocean SUV access to "the largest open fast charging network" in the US. Fisker claims that Electrify America's 350kW rapid chargers, which are compatible with all mainstream electric vehicles (EVs), are capable of delivering more than 200 miles of range in as little as 30 minutes. The network is currently under development, with plans to be operating in 45 of the 50 states by December 2021. The announcement comes as the company gears up to unwrap the futuristic Tesla Model Y rival at the CES exhibition in Las Vegas on 4 January 2020. The Ocean will be offered primarily to customers through a leasing programme, with prices starting from $379 (£295) per month, after a deposit of $2999 (£2335), for the cheapest of the five trim levels. Prospective customers can pay a fully refundable $250 (£194) deposit now via Fisker's smartphone app to secure a reservation. Fisker says it will sell a "very limited" number of Oceans outright at the request of several global customers. The California-based company claims its first series production car is "the world’s most sustainable vehicle", with recycled, vegan and other natural products used throughout. A full-length solar roof is said to offer 1000 additional zero-emissions miles per year, while recycled fishing nets, t-shirts, bottles and tyres feature throughout the interior and exterior to lessen the model's well-to-wheel carbon footprint. The Ocean is also claimed to offer "the highest five-star safety rating", with Fisker drawing attention to the prominent side impact protection beams. It's unclear, however, whether the SUV has yet been tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which conducts crash tests in the US. The Ocean rides high and has modern, utilitarian styling. Flared wheel arches hint at its performance potential, while narrow headlights and chrome detailing are a nod to the 2018 Fisker Emotion concept. It features what the firm calls “captivating design touches that have been traditionally reserved for supercars in the past”. Prominent styling details include a front-mounted radar in place of a grille, a large front air intake, flared wheel arches and a futuristic headlight design. Fisker has also confirmed that the side indicators double as charging indicators, turning green when the battery is full. Also featured is a targa-style removable roof section which Fisker says offers the open-air benefits of a convertible "without compromising the rugged and safe structural integrity of an SUV". The battery is claimed to provide a range of up to 300 miles. The Ocean will be available in four-wheel drive form, with an electric motor mounted on each axle. Fisker also claims that the SUV's interior will offer class-leading space, a large head-up display and an intelligent user interface. The company is also at work on developing solid-state battery technology, which it says would allow future vehicles to gain 500 miles worth of charge in as little as one minute. Fisker Inc. was formed in 2016, succeeding the bankrupted Fisker Automotive company that launched the Karma range-extender luxury saloon – now re-engineered and on sale as the Karma Revero GT – in 2011.

Six bodies have been airlifted off the White Island volcano in New Zealand out of eight believed to have been left there after Monday's volcanic eruption. The bodies have been flown to the naval vessel HMNZS Wellington. The "high-speed" operation to recover the bodies was launched despite the risk of another eruption. Dozens of tourists were visiting White Island when the eruption occurred - killing eight other people - 20 remain in intensive care with severe burns. Conditions on the island were favourable, Deputy Police Commissioner John Tims said. Relatives waited anxiously for the mission's return after earlier attending a blessing near the island. Some 47 visitors from around the world were on the island when it erupted. Twenty-four were from Australia, nine from the US, five from New Zealand, four from Germany, two from China, two from the UK, and one from Malaysia. GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard information site, said on Thursday there was a 50-60% chance of another eruption within the next 24 hours. But families of the victims have been growing increasingly desperate for the bodies to be recovered. How will bodies be recovered? What we know of the victims "We are now living with a growing sense of desperation to bring home those that we know are there," Whakatane Mayor Judy Turner told reporters. "The frustration of those families most affected is completely understandable." What's the recovery plan? Specialists from the New Zealand Defence Force went to the island on Friday morning to try to recover the bodies. The team, kitted out with protective clothing and breathing apparatus, was flown from a naval frigate to the island on Friday morning local time. If the volcano erupts while they are on the island they could face the danger of magma, superheated steam, ash and rocks thrown at high speed, volcanologists say. During the operation, a geologist is analysing real-time data to assess whether the mission needs to be aborted. Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Clement told reporters that recovery efforts were going to plan but cautioned that there were "many things that could go wrong". The fast recovery means there is less time to collect the evidence needed to ensure that the bodies are properly identified. All of the bodies were within 200m (656ft) of each other, according to the New Zealand Herald. Maori place ceremonial ban on volcano Local Maori groups have placed a rahui over the waters around the volcano and the coastal stretch on the Bay of Plenty. It is a traditional prohibition restricting access to an area. White Island, called Whakaari by the Maori, holds spiritual significance for the local Ngati Awa tribe. The rahui was placed on Tuesday morning and will be lifted only once the missing bodies are recovered. Volcano tourism in the spotlight after New Zealand An expert from the Ngati Awa was expected to accompany authorities in the recovery mission. Media caption"Toxic gases and ash": The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil flies around White Island "Ngati Awa are front and centre of this operation so for the uplifting of the deceased, once that decision is made, Ngati Awa will be going across to Whakaari/White Island," deputy commissioner Wally Haumaha told RNZ. Rahui are often placed on areas after deaths or accidents occur or to protect natural resources in a specific area. They are not legally binding but are commonly respected by New Zealanders. What state are the injured in? Many of the survivors are still in intensive care. Some have been unable to identify themselves because their burns are so severe, police say. An estimated 120sq m of replacement skin will be needed for all the patients, according to Dr Peter Watson from New Zealand's National Burns Unit. White Island volcano: Why skin is being imported Surgeons in burns units around the country are working around the clock, authorities say. Some of the Australian victims have been flown back to their home country, and more are expected to follow in the coming days. White Island is a po[CENSORED]r tourist destination off the northern coast of North Island, and there were day tours and scenic flights available.

Fashion in India was celebrated on Monday evening when fashion experts and the film fraternity came together under one roof to honour the most influential designers, emerging talents and the best-dressed names in Bollywood today. The event organised by Vogue India brought the who’s who of the industry to solemnise fashion. In The Power List 2019, the main highlight of the event was when the public voted for their favourites. As per the official website of Vogue India, the recipients for Emerging Fashion Star Female, Emerging Fashion Star Male, Rising Star (Bridal), Rising Star (Menswear), Rising Star (Womenswear) and Rising Star (Accessories), were chosen by the votes on ‘Nykaafashion.com’. Now, it’s obvious that when it comes about fashion in Bollywood, all the celebrities put in their best foot forward to make the red carpet as good as a fashion ramp. So here’s a list of who wore what for the starry night. Janhvi Kapoor The actress, who won the Emerging Fashion Star (Female) award at the event, chose a white feather dress. Her hair was pulled together in a bun and she left her makeup quite subtle to let her dress speak. Anushka Sharma Anushka donned a rather unconventional printed set with a lot of panache. The Phillauri actress even sported a pair of green pants a long cape to complete her attire. Katrina Kaif The actress, who has recently ventured in the makeup business, was a stunner at the event. She looked drop-dead gorgeous in a silver blingy dress. Her hair was messily left loose to enhance the hotness quotient. Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan The power couple of Bollywood was felicitated with the ‘Most Stylish Couple Of The Year’ award. Twinning in black, King Khan and the missus looked gorgeous as always. Karan Johar One of the most stylish filmmakers of Indian cinema, Karan rocked in a printed suit by Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten. He even made his made in the Power List as the ‘Style Influencer Of The Year.’ Hrithik Roshan For his fashion line HRX, Hrithik was awarded the ‘Disruptor Of The Year’ award. The actor looked dapper in a peach-coloured blazer with black trousers and shirt and he completed his look for the evening with a pair of black shades. Kubbra Sait The actress who earned her fame through Netflix’s ‘Sacred Games’ and even made her way to the red carpet of Emmy International, surely knows her style game. In a red off-shoulder gown, she looked ethereal. She kept all her accessories aside and only donned a little nose pin.

The limited-run Jaguar XE Reims Edition is the first in a series of so-called ‘Jaguar Factory Specials’ which will each feature bespoke details. The XE Reims Edition is named in celebration of the Jaguar D-Type’s maiden victory in 1954 at the 12-hours of Reims and uses the maker’s French Racing Blue paint, previously only used on extreme models such as the limited XKR-S and XFR-S. Offered exclusively with the P250 2.0-litre Ingenium petrol engine in R-Dynamic S guise, the XE Reims Edition will feature, alongside the blue paint, a black roof, black mirror caps, black sill inserts and 19in gloss black alloys. Other standard features include privacy glass, badge deletion, heated seats and Cold Climate pack that includes heated windscreen, heated steering wheel, and headlight washers. The 200-unit limited edition follows the launch of the updated standard XE in February. The refresh included a tweaked design, better-equipped interior and a package of driver-oriented instruments, controls and technology originally brought to market by Jaguar’s I-Pace. The Jaguar XE Reims Edition is priced at £38,295, £3740 more than the XE’s starting price. Jaguar will be hoping the XE Reims Edition bolsters sales across the board for its smallest saloon, which has been struggling in recent years. In 2016, 24,461 units were sold in Europe, while in 2018, only 10,877 units were sold. By comparison, there were 106.991 BMW 3 Series sold in Europe last year. The Jaguar D-Type’s maiden victory in 1954 at the 12-hours of Reims was piloted by Ken Wharton and Peter Whitehead completing over 2,000km at an average speed of 105mph.

The Democratic-controlled US House Judiciary Committee has unveiled charges against President Donald Trump, a key move in impeaching him. The first article revealed by committee chief Jerry Nadler accuses Mr Trump of abuse of power and the second accuses him of obstructing Congress. The Republican president is said to have withheld aid to Ukraine for domestic political reasons. A defiant Mr Trump has urged the Senate to try him "sooner than later". "The president wants a trial," White House spokesman Hogan Gidley told BBC News. Mr Trump insists he has done "nothing wrong" and has dismissed the impeachment process as "madness". Live updates Democrats decide to keep it simple If the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes to approve the articles later this week, they will then be submitted to the lower chamber for a full vote. If, in turn, the articles are approved by the House - which is controlled by the Democrats - an impeachment trial in the Republican-held Senate will take place, possibly early in January. Media captionWhat does it take to impeach a president? The impeachment process was launched after an anonymous whistleblower complained to Congress in September about a July phone call by Mr Trump to the president of Ukraine. We knew it was coming. The talk has been of little else, impeachment seems to be the only thing I've been reporting on for these past couple of months. But when the chairman of the Judiciary Committee charged the president with "high crimes and misdemeanours", it still made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. For all the sound and fury of today's politics, this is not an everyday occurrence. If the House of Representatives votes to impeach Donald J Trump, he will join Andrew Johnson (1868) and Bill Clinton (1998) as the only other presidents to be sanctioned in this way since American independence. But that's for the history books. It's what happens next that matters. Will this be a grievous blow to Donald Trump winning a second term, or will the American people see this as a political hit job against their president? The language is of upholding the Constitution, but don't be gulled. There is raw political calculation too. What exactly is Mr Trump accused of? He is alleged to have committed "high crimes and misdemeanours" (a phrase from the US Constitution) on two counts outlined by Mr Nadler: The first allegation is that he exercised the powers of his public office to "obtain an improper personal benefit while ignoring or injuring the national interest", by allegedly putting pressure on Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 presidential election The second allegation is that "when he was caught, when the House investigated and opened an impeachment inquiry, President Trump engaged in unprecedented categorical and indiscriminate defiance of the impeachment inquiry", thereby obstructing Congress The charges are set out in detail in a Judiciary Committee document. Mr Trump "sees himself as above the law", Mr Nadler said. "We must be clear, no-one, not even the president, is above the law." In the July phone call to Ukraine's leader, Mr Trump appeared to tie US military assistance for Ukraine to its launching of investigations that could help him politically. In return for those investigations, Democrats say Mr Trump offered two bargaining chips - $400m (£304m) of military aid that had already been allocated by Congress, and a White House meeting for President Volodymyr Zelensky. Democrats say this pressure on a vulnerable US ally constitutes an abuse of power. The first investigation Mr Trump wanted from Ukraine was into former Vice-President Joe Biden, his main Democratic challenger, and his son Hunter. Hunter Biden joined the board of a Ukrainian energy company when his father was President Barack Obama's deputy. The second Trump demand was that Ukraine should try to corroborate a conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, had interfered in the last US presidential election. This theory has been widely debunked, and US intelligence agencies are unanimous in saying Moscow was behind the hacking of Democratic Party emails in 2016. How strong is the case for impeachment? President Trump railed at the announcement of the charges, declaring again on Twitter that it was a "witch hunt". "Nadler just said that I 'pressured Ukraine to interfere in our 2020 Election'," he wrote. "Ridiculous, and he knows that is not true. Both the President & Foreign Minister of Ukraine said, many times, that there "WAS NO PRESSURE." Nadler and the Dems know this, but refuse to acknowledge!" Media captionRepublicans react to articles of impeachment Law professor Jonathan Turley, who testified for Mr Trump's Republican Party before the House Judiciary Committee, told the BBC: "The problem is not with the legal basis for such impeachable offenses but the evidentiary record. "This record remains both incomplete and conflicted. The Democrats have insisted on impeaching by Christmas rather than build a record to support such charges. This is now the fastest investigation with the thinnest record supporting the narrowest impeachment in modern history." Jonathan Turley's comments in full What legal scholars say about Trump conduct Other constitutional lawyers have roundly endorsed the impeachment process. Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School said: "Wouldn't you know in your gut that such a president had abused his office, betrayed the national interest and tried to corrupt the electoral process? I believe the evidentiary record shows wrongful acts on that scale here." How much is this about politics? Congress is certainly split along party lines. The Democrats argue that Mr Trump must be stopped from standing for re-election next year, not on political grounds but because he has committed an impeachable offence. Adam Schiff, who oversaw congressional hearings into the allegations, said that not to act against President Trump now would mean allowing him to "cheat one more time" in 2020. "To do nothing would make ourselves complicit" in Mr Trump's actions, he said. However, Mr Trump's 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, accused the Democrats of trying to remove the Republican candidate now because they had nobody to defeat him next year. "Americans don't agree with this rank partisanship, but Democrats are putting on this political theatre because they don't have a viable candidate," he said. How does impeachment work? Impeachment is the first part - the charges - of a two-stage political process by which Congress can remove a president from office. If the House of Representatives votes to pass articles of impeachment, the Senate is forced to hold a trial. A Senate vote requires a two-thirds majority to convict and remove the president - unlikely in this case, given that Mr Trump's party controls the chamber. Only two US presidents in history - Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson - have been impeached, but neither was convicted. President Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached.

The pageant saw 90 women from across the globe competing. 26-year-old Zozibini Tunzi defeated Miss Universe Puerto Rico Madison Anderson to win the crown. Miss South Africa 2019 Zozibini Tunzi was declared the winner of Miss Universe Sunday night in Atlanta, the capital of the US state of Georgia. Miss Universe Puerto Rico Madison Anderson was declared the first runner up while Miss Universe Mexico Sofía Aragón was declared the second runner up. Zozibini Tunzi was crowned by last year's winner Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray. During the final question and answer round, the 26-year-old from Tsolo was asked, "What is the most important thing we should teach young girls today?", by Steve Harvey. The new Miss Universe replied, "I think the most important thing we should be teaching young girls today is leadership. It is something that has been lacking in young girls and women for a very long time, not because we don't want to but because of what society has labelled women to be," before going on to add, "I think we are the most powerful beings in the world, and that we should be given every opportunity and that is what we should be teaching young girls, to take up space. Nothing is more important than taking up space in society and cementing yourself." The new Miss Universe's bio describes her as, "Zozibini Tunzi is a passionate activist and engaged in the fight against gender based violence. She has devoted her social media campaign to changing the narrative around gender stereotypes. She is a proud advocate for natural beauty and encourages women to love themselves the way they are." The pageant which saw 90 women from across the globe competing, witnessed India's Vartika Singh make it to the top 20 but failing to reach the top 10.

The BMW X4 rival joins the 01 SUV, 02 crossover and 03 saloon in the line-up. A fifth model, a family hatchback called the 04, is yet to be revealed. While only limited technical details of the 05 are known, it's based on the Volvo-developed CMA platform, like its siblings, and takes many of its styling cues from the similar-size 01. The 05 is 4592mm long, with a wheelbase of 2734mm. When the 05 goes on sales in China, it will have an electrified 2.0-litre engine sending 251bhp and 258lb ft to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic gearbox. Inside, the dashboard is dominated by a 12.7in touchscreen. Lynk&Co, which is focused on younger customers with a subscription-focused business model, has ambitions to expand into Europe, particularly with the Volvo XC40-size 02. However, the 05 has been developed purely for the Chinese market.

Reconnaissance flights over New Zealand's White Island volcano have not identified any survivors there after Monday's eruption, police say. Up to 50 people were believed to be on the island. Five people are known to have died and 23 were rescued. Early on Tuesday, police said they believed that anyone who could have been found alive had been evacuated. Tourists were seen walking inside the crater of White Island volcano moments before it erupted. "Based on the information we have, we do not believe there are any survivors on the island," the latest police update says. The privately owned volcano that is always active New Zealand profile White Island, also called Whakaari, is the country's most active volcano. Despite that, the privately owned island is a tourist destination with frequent day tours and scenic flights available. Late on Monday, Deputy Police Commissioner John Tims told reporters that "both New Zealand and overseas tourists" were believed to be involved. Rescuers are not able to reach the island because of the risk of further eruptions. It is currently night time in the area. Who was on White Island? There are few details about those caught in the eruption. Some who had gone to the island were passengers from the Ovation of the Seas, a cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean. It left Sydney last week and stopped near Auckland on New Zealand's North Island before arriving in the city of Tauranga, near White Island, on Sunday. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australians had "been caught up in this terrible event", adding that authorities were "working to determine their wellbeing". A web page set up by the New Zealand Red Cross for families to register missing loved ones includes people from Australia, New Zealand, the US, India and several European countries. What happened at the volcano? The eruption of White Island began at about 14:11 local time (01:11 GMT) on Monday. Visitor Michael Schade - who was on a boat leaving the island after a morning tour - filmed a thick plume of ash and smoke as the volcano erupted. He told the BBC he was at the crater just 30 minutes before the eruption. "It was still safe-ish but they were trying to limit the group sizes [of people visiting the volcano]." Describing the eruption, he said: "We had just got on the boat... then someone pointed it out and we saw it. I was basically just shocked. The boat turned back and we grabbed some people that were waiting on the pier." Another witness, Brazilian Allessandro Kauffmann, said in an Instagram post in Portuguese that the boat he was in had left five minutes before the eruption. "This other tour that arrived right after, unfortunately they did not manage to leave in time, and there were some people that suffered serious burns," he added. A live feed from the volcano showed a group of visitors inside the crater before images went dark. Was there any forewarning? On 3 December, geological hazard monitoring website GeoNet warned "the volcano may be entering a period where eruptive activity is more likely than normal", although it added "the current level of activity does not pose a direct hazard to visitors". University of Auckland associate professor Jan Lindsay said the alert level was recently raised from one to two. "There was a heightened level of unrest and everyone was aware," she said. "[The volcano] has a persistently active hydrothermal system... if gases build up under a block of clay or mud they can be released quite suddenly," Prof Lindsay said. When asked if visitors should have been on the island, Prof Lindsay said: "It's a difficult question. It's often in a state of heightened unrest. "GNS [New Zealand's geoscience institute] put out their alert bulletins and have good communication with tour companies, and they know what the risk is." White Island has seen several eruptions over the years, most recently in 2016 but no-one was hurt in that event.

Actresses Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma took to social media to mourn the death of Bollywood's renowned make-up artist Subhash Vagal, who was po[CENSORED]rly called Subbu. Anushka shared an emotional post on Instagram where she referred to Subbu as 'maestro'. Katrina took to Instagram and shared a black-and-white photograph of herself with Subbu, who she described as an incredible talent. "A great loss ,so unexpected, cannot believe it. Such a incredible talent, the first make-up artist I ever worked with, taught me so many things, by my side for so many shoots -- days, weeks, months. It doesn't seem real, such a gentle kind quiet soul, you never heard him speak about anyone in any way, he could transform your face and bring out beauty u could not see. Gone way too soon, cannot believe we will never have our discussions again. Rest in peace subhu you will be missed," write Katrina. Anushka posted a string of photographs along with Subbu. She wrote: "He was kind, he was humble, he was gentle and he was brilliant . A maestro, as I always called him. Subbu will always remain one of the most loved and respected make-up artists in the country. He made me look beautiful every time he touched my face with his exceptional skills. And will be remembered for all the beautiful work he has left behind and all the lives he has touched. A wonderful son and brother and a beautiful soul has left us today. May you rest in peace Subbu."

The oldest engine in production, Bentley's Mulsanne's 6.75-litre twin-turbo V8 turns 60 this year. We drive the first ever Bentley it graced and what may be the last one to celebrate At some as-yet-unannounced time in the not too distant future, a period of time best measured in months rather than years, Bentley will announce that the Mulsanne is finally being put out to pasture. By then it will have been around for 10 years and what Bentley plans to do for a flagship model next is not something to which I am privy. And I’ll miss the Mulsanne. When it came out, I wasn’t so sure about it. To me it looked slightly odd, an uncertain step after the majesty of all those Arnages and Turbo Rs. As the first top-of-the-range Bentley titan to be paid for entirely by Volkswagen money, I guess I was expecting something a little more bold. Yet I know no other car that has settled so well in its own skin over the years. To these eyes, it has aged astonishingly well and if it does indeed turn out to be the last Bentley to top the price list powered by an internal combustion engine, its future status will be assured. But, while we’re on the subject of engines, there’s something else I’ll miss even more when it goes: that massive lump of British bent eight aluminium under its gently sloping bonnet. It is the longest-lived engine in the world today, so far as engines still put into cars by their manufacturers are concerned. GM continues to make its small block and Ford its Windsor motor, both of which are older still, but only in ‘crate’ form for those wishing to replace wornout examples, built hot rods and so on. They are not used in new cars. The story of Bentley’s (or, more properly, Rolls-Royce’s) V8 actually starts in the early 1950s when it was recognised that the straight six in use at the time and which itself dated back to the early 1920s had reached the end of the road. What was required was a new motor that offered more power, more torque, more refinement and more reliability. More of everything indeed apart from this: they didn’t want any more weight. Tricky, that. A V12 was considered but dismissed on the grounds of complexity and weight, so the V8 configuration was chosen. Which I guess is why to this day so many people think it was a copy of an American engine, or a straight buy-in, like the Buick-sourced V8 used by Rover for decades. But it wasn’t, it was a pure Rolls design from the outset that hit its performance and refinement marks by displacing first 6.25 litres and then 6.75 litres, but did indeed weigh no more than the old 4.9-litre straight six by being cast not from iron but aluminium. Its survival over the years is all the more remarkable for the fact that its owners actually tried to kill it. Just as in the late 1970s Porsche intended the 928 to replace the already ageing 911, so Vickers – which owned Rolls-Royce in the 1990s – decided its new Arnage and Seraph saloons would be powered by modern BMW engines. But when VW bought Bentley in 1998, its first public act was to recommission the by now much missed old V8 and, at considerable expense, completely re-engineer the front end of the Arnage to take it. In time it would completely redesign the V8 too, mainly to allow it to meet emissions legislation, but also to improve its power and reliability. It’s been a few years since a single component on a modern twin-turbo 6.75-litre V8 was interchangeable with one from a 1959 6.25-litre motor, but no one would ever claim one was not a direct development of the other. Today, it is more than just a fabulous engine. It is unique. I know of no other motor that generates its power this way. These days it produces 530bhp, which is at least 250% more than it did 60 years ago, but the truth is that now Bentley has ditched diesel, the Mulsanne is the least powerful of all eight and 12-cylinder Bentleys on sale. But when it comes to torque, it bows to no one. It has 811lb ft of the stuff at 1750rpm, and the only reason it doesn’t have more even than that is that it would melt its ZF gearbox if it did. But such is the way it delivers that torque, at times it makes you wonder whether it needs a gearbox at all. Such is the age of this engine, its valves (just two per cylinder) are operated via long pushrods from a single camshaft buried deep in the vee, so the motor couldn’t rev even if Bentley wanted it to, which it absolutely does not. Peak power comes at, wait for it, 4200rpm, but the real joy of this engine is that it will still make you giggle at its magnificence if you never use more than 2400rpm. No one does effortless like this. And it makes an occasion out of every journey. Actually, you don’t even have to go anywhere: just sit in it, fire it up, give it a blip and you will be instantly aware you are in the presence of rather venerable greatness. Nor could there be a more appropriate car in which to fit it. The character of the Mulsanne and that of its motor are as indivisible as that of the 911 and its flat six. You climb up into that hand-stitched cabin, wonder briefly just how large a herd of cattle went into its creation, settle back into the best chair in the business – made in-house by Bentley – and when you think of the way you’d like that car to deliver its performance, that is what it does. Other cars such as V12 Mercedes-AMGs do tip of the toe response too, but they roar when extended. The old Bentley motor never roars, not least because it never allows itself to be extended. It thunders. Its manners are more akin to a pre-war steam locomotive than a current production car. You find yourself locking the car in gears because you don’t want your progress to be interrupted by anything so inelegant as a downshift. You let the torque talk.

The Saudi gunman who attacked a Florida navy base on Friday played videos of mass shootings at a dinner beforehand, according to a US official. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani - who was training at the Pensacola base - killed three people before being shot dead. He played the videos to others earlier in the week, several US media outlets report, quoting an anonymous official briefed on the investigation. Several Saudi students have reportedly been held for questioning. Authorities have not alleged that they were involved in the attack, which took place across two floors in a classroom. A Twitter user appearing to match Alshamrani's identity had also made a series of anti-US posts before the shooting, US media say. But US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that he would not label the incident as "terrorism" at this point. Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California, he said investigators must be allowed to do their work. The Florida attack was the second shooting to take place at a US military base last week. Two days earlier, a US sailor shot dead two workers at the Pearl Harbor military base in Hawaii. What happened on Friday? Authorities were alerted to the shooting at the Pensacola base at 06:51 (12:51 GMT). It took place across two floors of a classroom building and ended when a sheriff's deputy killed Alshamrani. What do US Democrats want to do about guns? America's gun culture in charts Four dates that explain the US gun debate Eight people were also injured in the shooting, including two officers, who are expected to recover. The names of the victims have not been officially released, but family members of one of them have spoken publicly. They say Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23, was shot several times but made it out of the building to alert first responders. On Facebook, his brother Adam Watson wrote: "He died a hero and we are beyond proud but there is a hole in our hearts that can never be filled." Why were Saudis at the US base? The Pensacola base has long offered aviation training to foreign military. Saudi pilots started training at the Pensacola base in 1995, alongside other personnel from Italy, Singapore and Germany. Cpt Timothy F Kinsella Jnr, the base's commanding officer, said that about 200 international students were enrolled in programmes there. According to its website, the base employs more than 16,000 military and 7,400 civilian personnel. Alshamrani was a second lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force, US officials say. What has the reaction been? Saudi Arabia is a key US ally in the Middle East and President Donald Trump said that the Saudi king called him after the attack to "express his sincere condolences and give his sympathies to the families and friends of the warriors who were killed". Mr Trump said King Salman told him that "this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people". In a statement, the Saudi foreign ministry called the attack "horrific" and said it would provide "full support" to the investigation. However, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Saudi Arabia owed "a debt here, given that this was one of their individuals". He added: "There's obviously going to be a lot of questions about this individual being a foreign national, being a part of the Saudi air force and then to be here training on our soil."

From Priyanka Chopra to Disha Patani, here are some celeb pet parents whose adorable moments from the past year will not only light up your day but also put a smile on your face. Human-animal bond became quite the fad on social media this year and rightly so since pets give people so much in terms of love and emotional support. For instance, the most adorable video featuring a furry surprise for their partners was posted on social media by Priyanka Chopra, when she gifted Nick Jonas a German Shepherd puppy ahead of their first wedding anniversary. This just went a step ahead in proving that pet-keeping is an intrinsic part of human behaviour and Bollywood celebs too were readily in on the pet-loving culture. Throughout the year, celebrity pets kept setting grooming benchmarks for other owners and when Disha Patani, who already had a cat and two dogs, got herself another cute kitten, a lot of mushy and candid Insta stories were ready to break the internet. In fact, celebrity posing with pets for pics and videos also became a way of highlighting animal rights and welfare. So, if you have managed to somehow miss out on celebrity-pet love this year, below is a list of adorable moments that will not only light up your day but also put a smile on your face. Gino the German As far as wedding anniversary surprises go, Priyanka Chopra stole the thunder with her furry gift for Nick Jonas. After having spent some time away from Nick while shooting a film in India, Priyanka flew back to her hubby with a gift that he was not anticipating at all. She gifted him Gino, a lovely German Shephard, and the cute pup is already a hit among fans. Disha Patani not only endorses high quality pet products for grooming of domesticated animals, but is also a vocal advocate of animal rights. Adding to the lovely trio of Bella, Jasmine and Goku, was Keety, who was welcomed by Disha on the occasion of her birthday this year. And frankly, we can't really choose who's the cutest of the lot. Alia Bhatt's pictures with her Persian cat Edward are too sweet for words. This year, Alia and Edward had fans gushing over them. As per reports, Alia's apartment in Mumbai is as pet friendly as it gets and houses two more cats apart from Edward -- Sheeba and Pica. Seems like eating, sleeping and cuddling are the words at this venue. Kriti Sanon's Disco may have seen less of her parent this year due to the actress' back to back work commitments, but the cute, little guy won hearts on social media as and when he spent time with her. In fact, Disco has to be the most loveable name for a pet yet. Shyloh, a Lhasa Apso, and Shraddha Kapoor spent some adorable moments cuddling with each other for adorable pics and videos. Earlier, in an interview, Shraddha had also explained why she loves spending time with her pet. "Shyloh has always been my stress-buster, so not having him around at the end of the day is difficult. I miss him way too much,” she had said while promoting Half Girlfriend.

Mercedes-Benz has revealed prices for its SLC Final Edition, the run-out special of the roadster before production ends early next year. The celebratory SLC Final Edition is offered with the choice of three petrol engines in the UK: a 181bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder in the SLC 200 and a 242bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder in the SLC 300, plus the flagship 387bhp AMG SLC43. Prices start from £37,120, £40,916 and £49,855 respectively. Deliveries will begin in the Spring. The last ever SLC is launched 23 years after the two-seat roadster first made its public premiere, badged as the SLK, ushering in a new folding hard-top roof structure that was subsequently emulated by many other car makers. Without plans for a successor model, Mercedes-Benz is marking the end of production for the SLC by offering a special optional yellow paint finish alongside the standard black and grey options. This replicates one of the colours used to launch the original SLK. The Final Edition is based on the existing AMG Line model but gains uniquely styled bumpers, 18in five-spoke alloy wheels and a lavishly equipped interior with, among other previously optional features, Airscarf neck heaters as standard. A Harmon Kardon sound sustem is only offered in the SLC43. The C-Class-based roadster was produced in three model generations over its 23-year life span. The original R170-designated model was launched at the 1996 Paris motor show. It was succeeded by the R171, launched at the Geneva motor show in 2004, and then today's R172 went on sale in 2011. It was known as the SLK until its 2016 facelift. Combined global sales of the SLK and SLC total more than 710,000, according to Mercedes-Benz.

The gunman who killed three people at a US naval base in Pensacola, Florida, was a Saudi student, officials say. He has been named as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani - a Saudi military member in training at the site. He was shot dead by officials. The local sheriff's office confirmed eight others were injured in the attack including two officers. The shooter used a handgun. It is the second shooting to take place at a US military base this week. A US sailor shot dead two workers at the Pearl Harbor military base in Hawaii on Wednesday. Authorities were alerted to the shooting at the base on the waterfront southwest of Pensacola at 06:51 (12:51 GMT). What do US Democrats want to do about guns? America's gun culture in charts Four dates that explain the US gun debate "Walking through the crime scene was like being on the set of a movie," said Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan. Two officers were shot in the limbs but are expected to recover. According to its website the naval airbase, which is still in lockdown, employs more than 16,000 military and 7,400 civilian personnel. What's the reaction been? "There's obviously going to be a lot of questions about this individual being a foreign national, being a part of the Saudi air force and then to be here training on our soil," said the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis. "Obviously the government of Saudi Arabia needs to make things better for these victims and I think they're going to owe a debt here, given that this was one of their individuals," he added. President Donald Trump said that King Salman of Saudi Arabia had called to "express his sincere condolences and give his sympathies to the families and friends of the warriors who were killed". Mr Trump said the Saudi King told him that "this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people". Timothy Kinsella, the base commanding officer, said he was "absolutely in awe of the response" to the attack. "There was some real heroism today," he said. "I'm devastated. We are in shock. This is surreal, but I couldn't be prouder to wear the uniform that I wear because of my brothers and sisters in uniform, civilian or otherwise, that did what they did today to save lives." An investigation was taking place and names of victims would not be released until next of kin had been notified, the US Navy said in a statement.

Contraceptive or birth control pill are fraught with numerous myths and deep concerns about their side effects, especially regarding the possibilities of conceiving in the future or the development of cancer. Contraceptive or birth control pill are fraught with numerous myths and deep concerns about their side effects, especially regarding the possibilities of conceiving in the future or the development of cancer. There are many things a woman needs to consider before she starts taking regular birth control pills. Dr Sunita Verma, Director - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh answers some of the most frequently asked questions: What are contraceptive pills? Contraceptive pills (also called Birth control pill) is a daily pill that contains the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone, which interfere with ovulation, as a result of which there is no fertilization. What is the difference between the birth control pill and the emergency contraceptive pill? An emergency contraceptive pill (also called as the morning after pill or I pill) is a single pill that prevents pregnancy after an act of unprotected sex which is only meant for occasional use. On the other hand, the birth control pill is designed to use regularly as a method to prevent pregnancy. How and when should I take birth control pills? Birth control pills must be taken every day at the same time to avoid pregnancy. These include monthly packs of 21-day, 24-day, or 28-day cycles depending on the brand & composition of the pill. Tip: Keep it in your bathroom (near your toothbrush) or on your bedside table so you don't forget to take it every day. How long does it take for birth control pill to start working? When will it be safe to have sex without a condom? This depends on which day of your period you started the pill. If you started any day between 1 to 5 of your period, then it is effective immediately. If it is started randomly on any day of the cycle then you may need to use condoms for the first 2 weeks of use. How effective are birth control pills? If taken correctly, they are over 99 per cent effective in preventing pregnancy. It is important to remember that certain medications and supplements can make the pill less effective - consult your doctor if you are on any medication. Tip: Take the pills at a fixed time daily +/- 2 to 3 hours. Don't skip any dose. How safe are they? The birth control pill is usually very low dose & is safe for most women, but all medicines have some risks and side effects. Inform your doctor about your detailed medical & family history. Also, make sure to get a thorough check-up done before starting the pill. Pills are very safe if taken under medical supervision. Are there any side effects of taking these pills? You may have some minor side effects like nausea, bloating, sore breasts or mood swings. Use of pills will usually not lead to any major side effects. What should I do if I am on the pill and want to get pregnant? How soon can I try to conceive? You can stop taking the pill at least 4 weeks before you want to conceive. For some women, it takes a couple of months for their ovulation to resume, but for other women, it can happen right away when they stop taking the pill. Make sure to see your doctor for a preconception counselling at least 6 months before planning pregnancy/stopping the pills. Is it true that you're likely to gain weight after starting birth control pills? Some women do gain weight while on the pill, but there is no scientific evidence for that it is due to the pill. There may be other reasons for gaining weight like exercising less or a changed diet. What are the additional benefits of birth control pills? a) They are very effective & you don't have to worry about birth control during intimacy. b) They also help regulate your menstrual cycle. This can be helpful for women with irregular or heavy periods. c) Menstrual periods are more regular, lighter and their effects are fully reversible. This means when you stop taking them your cycle will return to normal and you can get pregnant soon. d) A decrease in menstrual cramps and acne. e) Doesn't interrupt sexual activity. f) Protective against ovarian cancer. In conclusion, OCPs are safe (even as a long term option), effective & easy to consume. Make sure you are under medical supervision - like any other medication, what works for someone else may not work for you, and may even harm you.

Odd looks may put people off but the G3 packs a punch in both range and specification, with near-Tesla levels of autonomous driving capability What is it? Over the last five years, new electric car startups have sprung up pretty much every month in China. However, only three – Xpeng, Nio, and Weltmeister - have actually sold more than 10,000 cars. Recently Xpeng secured $400 million of extra funding, including money from mobile phone company Xiaomi, with the aim of making an even bigger name for itself in its home market. What's it like? A compact SUV, it has distinctive looks with a high shoulder line at the rear running down to its sharply raked bonnet. An unusual panoramic windscreen really opens up the cabin, making the car feel light and airy. The higher spec versions have a hump on the roof housing a deployable camera. Named after the company CEO, and one of the original investors, Xpeng currently uses a contract manufacturer to produce the G3. Build quality is impressive, with good panel fit on the outside and a glove box that opens smoothly inside, the same being true of the centre compartment between the seats. Soft-feel plastics dominate the most commonly touched interior surfaces and everything feels solid. Much like that found inside the Model 3, a large (15.6 inch) touchscreen dominates the dashboard although, in the case of the G3, it is portrait orientated. With the user interface being in Chinese, full functionality was difficult to judge, but functions are grouped logically and it seemed relatively easy to use. With voice activated controls via the AI assistant ‘Xiao P’, drivers rarely need to actually touch the screen. Unlike the stark minimalism of the Model 3, the G3 has a slightly more conventional dashboard layout, albeit very digital – the G in the name stands for ‘geek.’ Full instrumentation is provided by a 12.3 inch screen in front of the steering wheel, featuring colourful graphics and navigation prompts. The back seat offers enough space for three adults in to sit reasonable comfort, although the middle passenger could do with more lumbar support. There are two USB chargers for those in the back, along with air vents. The . tailgate is electric and there's a hidden compartment beneath the main luggage area; in it you'll find a large amount of extra space and the tyre repair kit – there being no spare. While the rear seats do fold down for extra boot space, they don't fold flat. Guangzhou road conditions didn't allow us to push the G3 hard, and we could detect little discernible difference between the Comfort and Sport modes that bookend the three suspension settings. Making more of a difference, though, were the drive settings. Sports mode provides far sharper acceleration than the standard mode and the car feels faster than the quoted 8.6sec acceleration time suggests. On the other hand, the regenerative braking, even when on the strongest setting, doesn’t feel as strong as it does on some other EVs, but it certainly reduces dependence on the brake pedal. Where things get more interesting is with the car's autonomous capabilities. Its adaptive cruise control system allows you to manage traffic jams with just gentle steering inputs, with Xpilot taking over on the highway, performing overtakes when you initiate the process by flicking the indicators. The whole system inspired far more confidence in use than those of some of the G3’s Chinese competitors, the car only struggling on tight corners. When we tried the automatic parking (activated by voice or by pressing a programmable button), it reversed the G3 into a spot at a bit of an angle, but nothing worse than many human drivers can manage and with far less toing and froing. Should I buy one? Well, unless you live in China, you can’t, and it won't be heading to Europe any time soon, either. However, there's little doubt that, with the G3, Xpeng has delivered a very impressive technological package for Chinese buyers. Owners report driving ranges very similar to official claims, and company figures show that its functions, such as voice control and in built navigation, are regularly used. Safety isn't forgotten, either; the X3 received the highest score among its class of EVs in the China NCAP test. Its looks might not be to everyone’s taste, but at least it stands out, despite not having the cachet of a Tesla or even a Nio in its native market. But it delivers around the same level of technology at a far cheaper price point - albeit without the blistering performance.

US authorities have filed charges against two Russian nationals alleged to be running a global cyber crime organisation named Evil Corp. An indictment named Maksim Yakubets and Igor Turashev - who remain at large - as figures in a group which used malware to steal millions of dollars in more than 40 countries. Those affected by the hacks include schools and religious organisations. It is also alleged that Mr Yakubets worked for Russian intelligence. Speaking at a news conference, Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski said the attacks were among "the worst computer hacking and bank fraud schemes of the past decade". Mr Yakubets is accused of leading Moscow-based Evil Corp, while Mr Turashev allegedly acted as an administrator. The pair are thought to be in Russia. Largest reward yet for cyber-criminal Thursday's indictment came after a multi-year investigation by the FBI, and by Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) and Cyber Security Centre. US authorities allege that the group stole at least $100m (£76m) using Bugat malware - known as Dridex. The malware was spread through so-called "phishing" campaigns, which encouraged victims to click on malicious links sent by email from supposedly trusted entities. Once a computer was infected, the group stole personal banking information which was used to transfer funds. A network of money launderers - targeted by the NCA and Britain's Metropolitan Police - were then utilised to funnel the criminal proceeds to members of Evil Corp. Eight members of this network have been sentenced to a total of over 40 years in prison. US authorities said Mr Yakubets was also involved in a similar scheme using another form of malware - known as Zeus - which stole $70m from victims' bank accounts. The NCA alleged that Maksim Yakubets spent more than £250,000 ($328,971) of criminal proceeds on his wedding. He is also said to drive a customised Lamborghini with a personalised number plate which reads "Thief" in Russian. In a separate statement, the US Treasury alleged that, since 2017, Mr Yakubets had worked on projects for the Russian state, including the theft of confidential documents and "cyber-enabled operations". The department said it had rolled out sanctions against 17 individuals and seven "entities," including businesses associated with a member of the group. A $5m reward has been offered for information leading to their arrest and prosecution. The US Department of Justice said the amount was the largest offered for a cyber criminal to date.

Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Karan Johar, Kriti Sanon and many others descended on the red carpet of the 6th Glamour and Style Awards. Check out pics and videos of your favourite Bollywood stars from the night below. Bollywood stars descended on the red carpet of the 6th Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards and made it a starry affair, one not to be easily forgotten. Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon, Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Nushrat Bharucha, Karan Johar, Malaika Arora, Kartik Aaryan, Ananya Panday, Dia Mirza, Varun Dhawan, Manish Malhotra, Dwayne Bravo and others from the entertainment and other fields graced the awards night while they put forth their best, in terms of style and glamour. Alia arrived dressed in a pink and black gown, while Kiara opted for a yellow coloured outfit. Both actresses looked glamorous as they clicked pictures at the red carpet. As per Filmfare, Alia was seen greeting Yami Gautam, Dia Mirza and Rakul Preet Singh, while Karan was snapped having a great time posing for selfies. Nushrat Bharucha went all gold and looked gorgeous. Ayushmann wore an all white ensemble, while Varun decided to to keep it casual-cool in his printed shirt and white trousers. Kartik wore a grey suit and looked dapper. His upcoming feature Pati, Patni Aur Woh releases on December 6.