January was awful, wasn’t it? The darkest bit of night before the NHS’s brilliant vaccine-vectored slow dawn. For the Saunders family, however, one day that month was brightened immeasurably by the offer of a new Lamborghini. One to keep only for a while, granted, but still. I nearly dropped the phone in my morning cup of coffee. I barely had to think before saying “yes please,” because, well, who wouldn’t? But what about the realities of life in Lockdown Three (‘The return of the weekday hangover’) with an especially conspicuous, Italian-registered Lamborghini Urus super-SUV to use for essential trips only? Well, I enjoyed it – I think. The family certainly did. But it would be the cause of plenty of mixed emotions along the way – so much so that I was actually a little bit relieved as well as sad when they eventually took it back. Following that call, the car took only a few days to be delivered, from which point it duly brightened my driveway even more spectacularly than the mere idea of having it had brightened the previous Thursday. An Urus in Giallo Auge Solid, which overhung my rather modest (barely) off-street parking provision like a Matchbox car parked on an actual matchbox. Coming off the low-loader, it looked enormous. Hilarious, even. But it was only funny for a minute or two, as the reality of what much of the proceeding 10 weeks threatened to be like gradually presented itself. The kids instantly wanted to take it somewhere – anywhere – but we weren’t supposed to and nowhere was open. The irony was almost comedic. We had at our disposal what might be the first Lamborghini in decades actually suited to high-octane family outings, yet we couldn’t even use it with the freedom that one might a 50cc scooter. Worse still, we also had a £216,634 four-seater exotic parked outside a house worth not a great deal more than that, a car whose very presence would also be about to make me too nervous to leave home without it for fear of instant burglary. Is there something about an Urus that just shouts ‘Steal me!’, or is it just me? For a while, it felt as if Priti Patel had sent us her idea of the perfect lockdown car: can’t take it anywhere (because you’ll stick out like a sore thumb); can’t go out and leave it at home, either. Cue the evil laughing. Remarkably, though, as the weeks passed by, I began to feel a little less conspicuous when venturing out to collect the weekly shop or driving to a work commitment. And so, as much as it felt like sacrilege to make mundane, daily use of a Lamborghini, the Urus simply became transport for what was allowable. I took it to a couple of Covid-secure UK press launches and I did a few click-and-collect weekly shop runs in it. Consumer advice alert: an Urus fits into the Aldi parking bay set aside for this purpose much better than my parking would make it seem; the boot is massive and its organising system is great for keeping your fresh and frozen separate and preventing your eggs getting crushed by your bottles and cans. You’re welcome. We were probably three weeks into the test before I felt confident enough that I could take the long route to the supermarket one day, via some local roads I love, without risking a £200 police fine. And so I did just enough B-road miles in the Urus to blow off the dust (or rather the snow) and to experiment with that whopping great Tamburo driving mode selector on the transmission tunnel. Now, you can only click this thing in one direction, and there are six preset driving modes to switch through (translated from the Italian, they’re Road, Sport, Track, Snow, Rock and Sand, plus an extra Ego mode in which you can set the car’s systems up à la carte, supposedly). Anyway, if you miss the one you were aiming for because you’re, I dunno, looking at the road or something, it’s a bit annoying to have to click through them all again. Living with a car makes you all too aware of little usability foibles like this. Anyway, Strada and Sport were the modes that I used most often; the former because it’s the car’s default (it doesn’t remember which setting you left it in, annoyingly) and the latter because it delivers better high-speed body control, slightly keener handling feel and a bit more V8 rumble from the exhaust. If anything, I found the Urus a little overly laid-back and subdued in Strada mode. A car like this should never feel normal, but it’s within the remit of a luxury SUV to do everyday transport easily, isn’t it? A tough one to square, that. Still, dial up Sport mode and the outright pace of the Urus is breathtaking. It’s also so much more poised and engaging to drive than you will believe something this size could possibly be. It’s not an analogue car, granted; when you drive it fast, it isn’t obvious whether all the grip and agility it has is coming courtesy of the four-wheel steering, the torque vectoring or the active anti-roll bars. But, up to a commitment level you won’t feel it remotely appropriate to exceed on the public road, this SUV definitely handles. You don’t get bored with it. I’d say I enjoyed driving it on day 63 every bit as much as I did on day six. You do need to remind yourself that it’s a Lamborghini, though, and just to go and enjoy it, because the Urus doesn’t broadcast its sporting character 24/7 like a supercar might.

For the fourth day in a row, India has set an unwelcome world record for new coronavirus infections, with 349,691 more cases in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, and another 2,767 lives lost. The BBC's Vikas Pandey reports from the capital Delhi, where hospitals are overwhelmed and people are desperate. When Ashwin Mittal's grandmother's oxygen saturation level dropped a week ago, he started frantically looking for a hospital bed in Delhi. He called everybody he could, but every hospital refused. Her condition deteriorated further on Thursday and he took her to the emergency rooms of several hospitals, but every place was full. They accepted the fate that she was going to die without getting any treatment. But she was gasping for every breath and Ashwin just couldn't bear it after a while. He took her in his car and went from one hospital to another for several hours until one in north Delhi agreed to take her in the emergency ward for "a few hours". He was to continue looking for a bed. Ashwin, who has also tested positive for coronavirus, continued his search while battling a high fever and severe body aches. But he couldn't find a bed, and the hospital continued to keep his grandmother in the emergency ward on compassionate grounds. Deaths climb as India reels from deadly Covid wave Viral picture that defines India's Covid distress Have India's rallies helped spread coronavirus? Doctors there said she needed an ICU and had a good chance of survival. A family friend told me that the hospital was planning to discharge her on Sunday as it was running out of oxygen. "The family is back to where they started and has accepted the fate. They know that if she survives, it will be because of a miracle, not because of any treatment," the friend said. Miracles are what many families in Delhi are left to rely on. Most hospitals are full and many of them are refusing new admissions owing to the uncertainty over oxygen supply. Oxygen-equipped ambulances are in short supply and it's becoming difficult for families to transport patients to hospitals even if they find a bed. India in crisis Delhi is extending its lockdown for a second week Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to exercise caution and get vaccinated, saying " this storm has shaken the nation" The Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, a private hospital in Delhi, said on Sunday it would not admit any more patients because of a shortage of oxygen At least 20 people died on Saturday at the Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi because of a lack of oxygen line I know a few cases where patients have died because they did not get high-flow oxygen support. Every morning starts with frantic calls from friends, family and colleagues asking for a bed, oxygen cylinders or medicines. The number of people I am able to help is reducing every day as the doctors and officials who could earlier help are no longer available to speak on the phone. Helplines are not working and the vendors who could earlier help have run out of supplies. I go to bed with a sense of defeat every night, but then pick myself up and start in the morning again as more and more people call for help. I can understand their helplessness as I lost a cousin a few days ago in a top hospital in the city. He waited for 18 hours to get a ventilator but the hospital didn't have any. His last message to us was "please save me". But we couldn't. That's how Delhi is functioning at the moment. Friends are calling friends; social media is awash with desperate pleas for help. But it's almost impossible to find a hospital bed here now. Oxygen cylinders and medicines are in short supply. On Saturday, Saroj Hospital and Batra Hospital told families to take their patients away as they were running out of oxygen. The city has been been reporting more than 24,000 cases daily in the past few days. The hospitals are completely overrun, and healthcare workers are exhausted. Some people I know are taking dangerous journeys with their critically ill relatives to other cities which are 300-500km (180-300 miles) away. Sivesh Rana's brother was in a critical condition but he couldn't find a bed in Delhi and decided to take him in an ambulance to a city in the neighbouring state of Haryana. But his condition worsened during the journey and the ambulance wasn't equipped to deal with a critical patient. He died a few hours after arriving at the hospital. Dr A Fathahudeen, who is part of Kerala state's Covid task force, says the crisis is unprecedented and doctors can't do much if oxygen supply is not guaranteed. "You need high-pressure liquid oxygen for the smooth functioning of ventilators and bi-pap machines. When the pressure drops, the machines fail to deliver adequate oxygen into the lungs, and the consequences can be fatal," he says. He adds that oxygen is one of the major treatments to stabilise the patient, allowing doctors time to assess them and plan a future course of treatment.

The Amazon PS5 restock today, April 24, was a surprise overnight restock at 3:20am EDT – and it's now over, according to PS5 restock Twitter tracker Matt Swider. It had been 52 days since Amazon had the PS5 back in stock, and it seems as if thousands of people were able to claim the Sony console. Miss it? Follow @mattswider, our PS5 restock Twitter tracker for notifications about when the PS5 restock is live. It's the fastest way to get real-time updates. Do not buy directly off Twitter users – which are all scams – only to the websites Matt points you to. Didn't get it? The good news is that Matt will send you an alert regarding what time PS5 will be back in stock – if you follow his Twitter account and turn on notifications. He's tracking Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and Sony Direct among other retailers that are overdue to have a PS5 restock. Click on this example of a PS5 restock alert you can get when following Matt Swider. It was when the $399 PS5 Disc and $499 PS5 Digital Edition were in stock at Walmart. When will PS5 restock in the US? We don't often see a PS5 restock on weekends, so today's Amazon PS5 restock was a rare event, and many people were able to buy it, according to Matt Swider's Twitter replies. We also saw the Sony console back in stock at Antonline for PS5 Digital, Costco and Sony Direct this week. The PS5 restock dates at Best Buy, Walmart and Target have all been absent, and it's actually good news if you've been waiting. All of these retail stores will have stock of the $499 PS5 Disc and $399 PS5 Digital eventually. They're all at different restock times, which we outline below. Amazon PS5 restock Last Amazon PS5 restock date: Saturday, April 24 at 3:20am EDT When it's in stock: Amazon PS5 Disc | Amazon PS5 Digital Wait time: Online orders, obviously, ship fast unless backordered Get alerts: Follow our Twitter tracker The Amazon PS5 restock we've all been waiting for happened at 3:20am, according to the many Twitter replies received by Matt Swider. It seems like thousands were finally able to get the console, but the true inventory numbers at Amazon are never revealed. We don't know when the next Amazon PS5 restock date will be, but it could drive major hype to the Amazon Prime Day date that's rumored to be happening in two months. Divider Best Buy PS5 restock date time Rumored PS5 Best Buy restock date: next week, Friday, April 30 Rumored PS5 Best Buy restock time: maybe 12pm EDT (or soon after) Last Best Buy restock date: Friday, March 26 (four weeks ago) When it's in stock: Best Buy PS5 Disc | Best Buy PS5 Digital Wait time: Online orders, in-store pick up 3-5 days later Get alerts: Follow our Twitter tracker The Best Buy PS5 restock date is likely April 30, according to the sources of Twitter tracker Matt Swider. We've heard back from various warehouses and can confirm it will indeed be another week without the Sony console, even though Best Buy has been one month without a restock already. It's actually been even longer since the PS5 Digital Edition has been in stock. What time does Best Buy restock PS5 when it's available? 12pm EDT to 3:15pm EDT has been the US store's launch window in the past. And it has never done a PS5 restock over the weekend in 2021, so since it's not today, we don't expect any Best Buy restock news until next week. Antonline PS5 restock date Next PS5 restock date: Was yesterday for PS5 Digital – very briefly Last PS5 restock: Thursday, April 15 When it's in stock: Antonline PS5 bundles Wait time: Online-only, ships very fast Follow our Twitter tracker to get alerts The next Antonline PS5 restock was yesterday, April 23, but it sold out instantly with the PS5 Digital bundle only up for a few seconds in two waves. This US store promises weekly next-gen console drops and it's always in the form of loaded PS5 bundles. This means the price is higher, but it's easy to snag the console that way. Important: Antonline sells out of PS5 in three minutes or less, but when PS5 is on sale at this retailer, there are no waves or in-stock/out-of-stock funny business with the add-to-cart button. And this American retailer ships fast. Basically, it's the opposite of a Walmart PS5 restock.

Nvidia has reportedly set a launch date for its GeForce RTX 3080 Ti as well as a launch timeframe for its GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics cards. According to HKEPC the products are expected to be unveiled in late May and early June. But as this is just a rumor a healthy dose of scepticism is required until we get official details from Nvidia. It is claimed that Nvidia intends to release its GeForce RTX 3080 Ti on May 25, 2021, according to an HKEPC report that cites sources with knowledge of the matter. The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is rumored to launch sometime in early June. Meanwhile, it is unclear whether the new boards will be available at launch. There is no second source to corroborate the report and since the information is strictly unofficial, it may be inaccurate. Again, take it with a grain of salt. Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is rumored to be based on the company's GA102 graphics processor with 10,240 CUDA cores. The card is said to feature a 384-bit memory interface and carry 12GB of GDDR6X memory. The price of the unit is expected to be $999 or $1,099, but performance of the product will be very close to Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 that carries a $1,499 price tag. The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is expected to be powered by Nvidia's GA104 GPU with 6,144 CUDA cores and a 256-bit interface that will be used for 8GB of 19Gbps GDDR6X memory. At present it is unclear how significantly the 'Titanium' RTX 3070 Ti will outperform the regular RTX 3070 model, but higher memory bandwidth will certainly provide an improvement in high resolutions. MSRP of the product is also unclear, but presumably it should land between the 3070 and 3080. Not that any GPU launched this year will stay in stock for any reasonable amount of time.

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Rescuers have said a fox cub is "lucky to be alive" after it was rescued from a glue trap in Edinburgh. The Scottish SPCA was called out by a member of the public who heard the cub wailing in pain. The cub had been stuck in the trap overnight, and it took rescuers hours to free him from the adhesive. He was freed using a mix of fairy liquid, vegetable oil and soapy water - although some of his fur had to be shaved off. The cub was found in the trap on 10 April and it has left his skin and fur damaged. The charity initially said the prognosis for Sticky did not look good - but things have improved and they believe he will now survive. The cub will spend the next few months recuperating at the SSPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Alloa before he can be released into the wild again. SSPCA wildlife manager Steve Gray said: "The prognosis for Sticky wasn't good. The glue trap had seriously damaged his fur and skin. "The team spent hours treating him on arrival and their efforts have really paid off. "Now, he's a happy, playful baby fox who is getting on well with the other cubs we've grouped him with. "In a few months', we will release Sticky at a suitable release site where we hope he will have a long, happy life in the wild." As a result of the incident, the SSPCA said it was renewing its calls for a glue trap ban. The traps consist of trays coated with a sticky adhesive. They are typically used to trap rodents and animals classed as vermin. SSPCA Ch Supt Mike Flynn said: "We understand a pest control firm supplied the address with glue traps to deter vermin. Shockingly, glue traps are still legal in the UK. This poor fox cub's lucky escape is further proof that they are an ineffective form of pest control. "The SSPCA has long advocated a total ban on glue traps. Thankfully, our brilliant rescuer and wildlife team have been able to save and care for Sticky, but many other wild animals aren't so lucky."

Two-hundred-and-eight grand. Sorry, I just needed to see it written down. That’s what this Bentley Bentayga has been optioned up to from its list price of £147,600. A little uncommon, I’ll grant you – but not unknown. Anyway, at least it makes the idea of an £89,000 Range Rover somewhat easier to get your head around, no? This is, as much as anything, a luxury car comparison test. I’m not sure Bentley would agree, though. This mere £89,110 (as tested; £86,920 before options) is a Mercedes-Benz price, not a Bentley one. In a different sphere, mate. Well, we’ll see, shall we? How far can the Range Rover’s appeal stretch? And can it make it all the way to the Bentayga? Aesthetically speaking, things have moved on for the Bentayga since its 2016 introduction, thanks to some modifications last year (hence us having this test), which I think you can tell most notably by the new elliptical tail-lights. There are changes inside, too. Bentley says more than 1000 components have been changed overall, but given that those things include matrix headlights and new windscreen wipers, you know you’re dealing with a fundamentally similar car. Inside, the most telling changes to a cabin that feels brilliantly constructed and finished, albeit here with a slightly left-field sort-of-burnished metal trim, are a new central touchscreen and a digital instrument pack. The layout retains some separate buttons for some of the more commonly used comfort and audio features, thankfully, although I still think it could do with a separate rotary controller to navigate through the menus. There are new seats, too, which are pleasingly supportive, large and comfy and sit you in a fairly car-like driving position for what is a big SUV, with a snug, high window line at about shoulder height. And make no mistake, this is a big SUV, still measuring 5125mm long and 1998mm wide, minus mirrors. And it weighs 2416kg with this 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine, which drives all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic gearbox. Bentley likes its cars to accomplish a lot (this one can), it likes them to have a lot of rear leg and head room (this one does) and it flogs them all over the world. The Bentayga has to be rated to tow 3.5 tonnes, be a luxury car, be an off-roader (so there’s variableheight air suspension) and do 180mph, so it’s a big old beast, with 542bhp and 568lb ft, no less. Quite literally, for the moment, no more and no less: with no W12 Speed for us and a plug-in hybrid version not yet available to order, this is currently the only engine you can order for the Bentayga in the UK. Some of this Range Rover’s numbers are a bit different, largely because it’s a diesel, but the new mild-hybrid D300 is the engine that suits it best. It’s an in-line six-cylinder diesel, again with an eight-speed automatic ’box, but it makes just 296bhp and 479lb ft, so it’s obviously quite a lot slower at 130mph flat out. But it also has less mass to push along. The kerb weight is 2275kg and there’s a hint of mild-hybrid electrification to do a bit of torque-filling and make it more responsive. The exterior dimensions aren’t so different. The Range Rover is bang on five metres long and only 8mm narrower across its body than the Bentayga, so perhaps it’s because it sits 88mm taller that it gives a vibe of being narrower, although it could also be due to its lower window line or lower boot opening. The Range Rover’s tailgate is split by the time the lower half has dropped down, so the load height is the same as the Bentley’s but the aperture seems bigger. There’s nothing in it when it comes to boot space itself – 485 litres for the Range Rover, 484 in the Bentley – and head and leg room is just as good in the Range Rover as it is in the Bentayga. The Range Rover feels more spacious, though, with a window line closer to your elbow rather than up around your shoulder. Land Rover talks often about its ‘command’ driving position, but here is where it pays off. You get a much more comprehensive view out, while huge mirrors and relatively flat body sides make the Range Rover dead easy to place on the road.

US health regulators have lifted an 11-day pause on the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 jab, but will add a warning label about the potential for extremely rare blood clots. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel earlier approved restarting US rollout of the shot. Fifteen vaccine recipients suffered from a dangerous blood clot out of nearly eight million given the jab. This week, Europe's drug regulator also ended restrictions on the J&J vaccine. European regulators this month also linked similar, highly unusual blood clots to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 shot, but found the benefits of the drug outweighed any risks. On Friday afternoon, the CDC and Food and Drug Administration swiftly followed the recommendation of the CDC advisory panel after it voted 10-4 to continue rolling out the vaccine for people 18 years of age and older in line with its original authorisation. The decision means at least 10 million doses of the J&J vaccine, shipped from the company's factory in the Netherlands, can be deployed across the US immediately. The health officials on Friday identified nine more cases of the blood clots, adding to six cases already identified since regulators first approved the jab as safe and effective in February. All were women, most under the age of 50. Three died and seven remain in hospital. About a dozen of the cases affected women aged 30-39. Seven of the women were obese, two had high blood pressure, and two were using oral contraceptives, according to health officials. CDC officials who presented the data on Friday said a few cases of blood clots in men were being reviewed, too. Covid map: Where are cases the highest? Covid vaccine: Pfizer v Oxford AstraZeneca v Moderna The officials also said it was important for women be told about the potential risks of the vaccine so they could decide whether to seek alternatives. Dr Sarah Long, of Drexel University College of Medicine, was among the panel members who voted against the proposal because she thought it did not go far enough in warning women. "This is an age group that is most at risk [of the blood clot] that is getting vaccine predominantly to save other peoples' lives and morbidity, not their own," she told AP new agency. "And I think we have a responsibility to be certain that they know this." Symptoms can arise within three weeks of vaccination and include acute headaches, shortness of breath, and leg and abdominal pain. US health officials are warning doctors that heparin, a common treatment for blood clots, can worsen the vaccine-linked condition. The US paused use of the single-dose shot earlier this month over a few reports of blood clotting in the brain post-vaccine among US women. Following the advice, all federal sites in the US stopped using the vaccine. It was not the first setback for J&J in its US coronavirus vaccine rollout. Last month, the ingredients for up to 15 million doses of the pharmaceutical giant's vaccine were ruined at a Baltimore facility. Federal inspectors this week identified a series of problems at the Emergent BioSolutions plant, including cleanliness and safety issues.

Crazy TURBO CARS That WILL Blow Your MIND! *PART 2*

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Wildcats could return to England for the first time in over 200 years, a wildlife charity has said. The Wildwood Trust plans to start a breeding project, while researchers look for a suitable release site. The return of the predators, which have been driven to extinction in England and Wales, could "help restore the balance in ecosystems," the trust said. Scientists working with the charity are investigating how to manage potential conflicts with farmers and pet owners. "Our goal is to return a viable and self-sustaining wildcat po[CENSORED]tion to its former range," Laura Gardner, the trust's director of conservation said. A po[CENSORED]tion of about 300 wildcats remains in Scotland, but it has been called "functionally extinct" due to interbreeding with domestic cats. The European wildcat can be found in habitats across the continent, but it had been "hunted and persecuted to extinction" in England and Wales, the trust said. It plans to build ten breeding enclosures at its bases in Herne Bay, Kent, and Ottery St Mary, Devon. While a release is still several years away, the trust hopes to begin breeding as soon as the enclosures are built. Any kittens born before a release site is agreed will be transferred to Scotland, where a project to release captive-bred wildcats has begun. The trust, which is working with Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and Vincent Wildlife Trust, said as one of the few native predators left in the UK, wildcats would help other species flourish by controlling numbers of rabbits and other rodents, while competing with predators like foxes. Scientists at the University of Exeter are helping to guide the project, while researching the challenges it may face, such as potential conflicts with domestic cat owners and the farming and game shooting industries. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said that, unlike with non-native species, a licence is "not currently required" to release wildcats in England. However, it said reintroduction projects should consider impacts on the environment, the animals themselves and "any socio-economic impacts".

Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera emerged from the last WRC round – the Arctic Rally, four long weeks ago – as the youngest championship leader the sport has ever seen, aged 20. Surprising perhaps, but if he was going to pull that off anywhere it would be on the roads of his native Finland. He faces a much harder challenge to hang onto his four-point advantage in Croatia, as for the first time since Monza in December last year, the championship moves to asphalt. But even Monza became a snow and ice rally, so you actually have to go back to August 2019 to find the last full asphalt event, in Germany. And asphalt is where the Finns struggle. Or at least that’s the po[CENSORED]r assumption. In reality, the days of the specialist are numbered and all the top factory drivers are now complete all-rounders. The first Finn to win on pure asphalt was Markku Alen, who tamed the 1984 Tour de Corse in the Lancia Delta 037. Conversely, Carlos Sainz became the first ‘Latin’ driver to triumph on Rally Finland, in 1990. The Safari Rally (also won by Sainz in 1992) was another case in point, where factory teams often ran local specialists such as Ian Duncan. “When I started, there was definitely the idea that if you were Spanish, then you were fast only on asphalt,” reflected Sainz recently. “So I realised that I had to prove them wrong and be fast everywhere. I hope that I helped to change that idea, and change the sport.” Asphalt, though, was still perceived as a European speciality until comparatively recently: Peugeot used to bring in Gilles Panizzi to devastating effect on sealed surfaces with the 206 WRC in the early 2000s. It’s easy to see why, as driving a rally car on asphalt compared to gravel is as different as playing football compared to rugby. You use a ball for both and have to try and score – but that’s where the similarity ends. Imagine a league where just over half the matches are rugby and the rest is football, then you’ve got the World Rally Championship. Croatia is a brand-new event for this year, which should slightly help Rovanpera’s cause, as it’s a level playing field. The asphalt on Croatia’s stages is extremely varied, with some smooth roads but others that are pockmarked and bumpy; a bit like the Tour de Corse but with fewer hairpins. The lower down the field you run, the more asphalt rallies resemble gravel events – with cars cutting corners and pulling dirt onto the road. Croatia is likely to be particularly prone to this – so the Junior World Rally Championship runners, who start their season in Croatia and run at the back of the field in their two-wheel drive Fiestas, will have their work cut out. And there are two other important Fiesta debuts: Adrien Fourmaux steps up to a factory Fiesta WRC for the first time, while his British team mate Gus Greensmith brings in the experienced Chris Patterson as co-driver. Apart from that, and the absence of asphalt from the calendar recently, expect business as usual. Toyota, for example, has completed a six-day test in Croatia – while Hyundai recently sent its entire factory team to compete on the Sanremo Rally in Italy. It might be asphalt, but no stone has been left unturned when it comes to preparation.

Indonesia has offered up one of its islands in West Papua as a potential launch site for Elon Musk's ambitious Space X project - which aims to put humans on the moon. Though Mr Musk has yet to accept the proposal, Indonesia has still made it clear that it has big space ambitions for Biak island- which is worrying its residents. Markus Abrauw who has spent his whole life in Biak is one of them. The 54-year-old grandfather of eight belongs to the island's indigenous Abrauw clan which has called the island home for generations. But he now fears that their home could be threatened should Biak be used as a launch site. "If it is built, it would mean our children and grandchildren would no longer be able to rely on the land to make a living," he told BBC Indonesian. "It would destroy the sea and forests." A resource rich land Biak is just 1,746 km² - slightly bigger than the city of London - and located in the Indonesian portion of New Guinea known as West Papua and home to around 100,000 residents. The island is inhabited by over a dozen different indigenous ethnic groups and though there are several urban centres, most of the island is still relatively rural. "Most Papuans in the area still derive their subsistence from the area around them - fishing, gathering - they are still very much dependent on their surroundings," Sophie Chao, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sydney told the BBC. But Biak also has several features that make it attractive for anyone with space ambitions. It is flush with nickel and copper - both used to manufacture rockets. It also sits one degree below the equator, which makes it ideal for launching spacecraft as less fuel is needed to reach orbit. In fact, Indonesia's space ambitions for Biak begin well before Elon Musk entered the scene. Its Aeronautical and Space Agency (Lapan) has had its eye on the island for decades - and in 1980, even bought up a 100 hectare parcel of land. However, due to various challenges, nothing happened on this front. The site is an important hunting ground with a fishing spot nearby. But most importantly, it sits around 2km away from the nearest residential area, Saukobye village - and villagers fear they will be forced to relocate. 'There will be killings' Most West Papuans have customary claims to specific parcels of land, passed down from generation to generation. "We Papuans have to live in [the area of land that is passed on to us]," said Mr Abrauw. "We cannot move to any other place. If we are, there will be hereditary killings. There will be conflict between clans that have the rights to the land, and clans who want to enter the land." 'We are not monkeys': Racist taunts open deep wounds At least 27 dead in West Papua day of violence Apolos Sroyer, head of the customary councils in Biak adds that the SpaceX proposal showed how Indonesia does not take the rights of indigenous people into consideration. "Most projects in Papua only create conflict for us [locals]," he said.

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The Audi A6 E-tron concept previews a new family of EVs that will be built on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture the firm is co-developing with Porsche, and is set to go into production alongside the existing combustion-engined A6 in 2023. Revealed alongside the Q4 E-tron at the Shanghai motor show, the A6 E-tron concept will be the second production car from Audi to use the PPE underpinnings. It will follow the Q6 E-tron SUV, which has not yet been officially shown but which will be revealed in the second half of next year. Unlike the performance- oriented J1 underpinnings of the E-tron GT, the PPE architecture is designed for premium-focused SUVs and lower-slung models in the B, C and D segments. Porsche will first use the PPE for the all-electric version of the next-generation Macan, which launches next year as a sister car to the Q6 E-tron. The A6 E-tron concept’s platform houses a 100kWh battery that gives a range of more than 435 miles. The PPE structure enables the battery pack to be spread out across the chassis for minimal incursion into the cabin. This flexibility allows the platform to be used for both high- riding and low-slung vehicles “without any changes to the basic architecture”, according to Audi. The wheelbase and battery size are scalable, while the wheels are pushed into the corners to maximise both front and rear leg room. The A6 E-tron has been revealed with a motor on each axle and combined outputs of 469bhp and 590lb ft, but Audi says some PPE-based models will be offered with a single motor on the rear axle for improved range and a lower price. Like the E-tron GT and Porsche Taycan, all PPE cars will come with 800V charging capability, allowing for charging at speeds of up to 270kW – a first, Audi says, for the “high-volume mid-range and luxury segment”. The firm estimates that some 186 miles of charge can be added in just 10 minutes. An air suspension system with adaptive dampers features and a five-link set-up “specially optimised for electric vehicles” is fitted to the front axle, and there is a multi-link axle at the rear. The most potent variants – likely to be badged RS – will accelerate from 0-62mph in “well under” four seconds, while the more efficiency-focused models will be capable of the same sprint in less than seven seconds. Despite taking the A6 nameplate, the A6 E-tron is not immediately intended to replace its combustion-engined namesake. Measuring 4961mm long by 1960mm wide and 1440mm high, the new model is roughly comparable in size and shape to the A7 Sportback. A four-door coupé variant will be the first to launch, but the firm has hinted that the flexibility of the PPE platform means an estate-bodied version is both feasible and likely. The concept’s design is likely to be altered slightly for production but gives clues about the evolution of Audi’s design language as the brand continues its transition to that of a maker of exclusively electric cars. Aerodynamic efficiency was a priority for the design team, in line with an overall focus on maximising efficiency. The sloping roofline, smooth side panels, low front end and sizeable rear diffuser help the sleek concept achieve a drag coefficient of just 0.22 and to appear “monolithic”, according to Audi. A version of Audi’s trademark ‘Singleframe’ grille also features. As with the E-tron GT and full-sized E-tron, however, it is decorative rather than functional, with battery, brake and drivetrain cooling controlled by a row of prominent vents in the lower splitter. The interior remains under wraps, but the firm has hinted that the slim battery pack and absence of a transmission tunnel will maximise cabin space. The production version is likely to take cues from the E-tron GT in this regard, with high- resolution digital display and infotainment touchscreens, an angular dashboard design and an emphasis on premium materials and technologies. The digital matrix LED headlights are of an all-new design and Audi’s slimmest yet. They feature OLED technology allowing “maximum brightness and a wide range of features even with a minimal surface area”. The light signature patterns can be individually configured and used to project a specially developed smartphone-based video game onto a wall when parked up – for example, while charging. The tail-lights use unique three- dimensional OLED clusters, and can “create almost unlimited customisable variations of digital light signatures and dynamic lighting displays”.

Tearful reunions filled Auckland airport on Monday as residents from Australia were able to travel freely to New Zealand for the first time in more than a year. The long-awaited Australia-New Zealand travel bubble means visitors no longer need to quarantine on arrival. Thousands of passengers were booked to fly between the two nations on Monday. Both countries have contained Covid outbreaks and kept infection rates low, largely due to tight restrictions. Excited passengers crowded airports in Australia for flights to various parts of New Zealand on Monday, with some rising before dawn to get ready to board. "I didn't realise how emotional I was going to be today," passenger Dawn Tratt told the BBC at Sydney airport. While many buzzed with the anticipation of seeing loved ones, for others it was a more sombre occasion. "My older brother passed away last week on Thursday, we couldn't get there last week, but it's given us an opportunity to go back home today without quarantine so it's good, very good to go and lay him to rest," said John Palalagi in Sydney. Nirali Johal said she was going to see her partner for the first time in almost two years. "I couldn't sleep last night, it has been very exciting," she said. "We are just... happy that it has happened and we're able to live a normal life again." She said she was looking forward to "going to a café, chilling and do what people do on a normal day face-to-face." She added: "Zoom relations aren't great. I'm over it." Australia and New Zealand shut their borders in March last year and brought in compulsory quarantine for returning nationals. Since October, New Zealand travellers have been allowed to enter most Australian states without quarantine, though this had not been reciprocated amid concerns about sporadic Covid outbreaks. To fly under the bubble's rules, passengers must have spent 14 days before departure in either Australia or New Zealand. They must not be waiting the results of a Covid test, nor have any Covid symptoms, amongst other rules. 'It's weird being on a plane again' The international departure terminal at Sydney airport was very busy, very early in the day. The queue in front of the check-in desk was long and spiralling. Many parents tried to entertain exhausted toddlers who had to wake up exceptionally early to catch the first flight from Sydney to Auckland on Day 1 of the trans-Tasman bubble. Some passengers told me they camped outside from 02:00 local time (Sunday 17:00 GMT) before the airport had even opened. Others said they were so excited they couldn't sleep. The first Jetstar flight was absolutely full. It's a big day for airlines after a catastrophic year because of Covid, and a big sigh of relief for both the travel and tourism industries. But really, this moment is about friends and family reuniting with their loved ones. Dawn Tratt's voice broke a little as she spoke to me ahead of take-off in Sydney. Her cousin is unwell and while this is a hard time for her family, she's glad she'll be able to be there for her. "We're so privileged here in Australia and in New Zealand to be able to travel like that. It's weird being on a plane again," she smiled through her tears.

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A man who fatally shot an elephant seal as it rested on a California beach was sentenced to three months in prison Monday, prosecutors said. Jordan Gerbich, 30, who now lives in Utah, shot the marine mammal in the head with a handgun on Sept. 28, 2019, near San Simeon on California's central coast. Gerbich's federal public defender did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday night. But the attorney wrote in a court document ahead of sentencing that the killing was "so unusual and troubling" that Gerbich was shocked. He cited a past history of substance abuse and childhood physical abuse and neglect that left him with a need for approval. Gerbich shot the seal after an intoxicated friend, "as a kind of grotesque test," demanded he kill an animal, according to that document. Prosecutors wrote that the killing "did not happen by accident or on a whim," that they drove to a place where they knew elephant seals haul out, and that Gerbich brought a handgun. The shooting happened at night, and Gerbich used a flashlight in shooting it, officials said. The seal was found shot in the head with its tail fins cut off and cut open, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had said. Northern elephant seals are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Commercial hunting almost pushed the species to extinction around 1900, but their numbers have recovered, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Gerbich was sentenced to three months in prison, followed by three months' home detention. He will be on supervised release for one year, have to perform 120 hours of community service, and pay a $1,000 fine, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said. He pleaded guilty to a count of taking a marine mammal, a federal misdemeanor, in December.

I’ve been the happy owner of a DJI Mavic 2 Pro for a couple of years, and during this time I’ve been hugely impressed with its flying performance and camera. I’ve also flown and reviewed almost every consumer DJI drone released in the last few years, but it’s only now that I’m starting to think about upgrading my drone – and that's all thanks to the arrival of the DJI Air 2S. As a reviewer who frequently handles some of the best new camera gear money can buy, it takes something truly special to catch my eye – otherwise I’d be pretty skint. Most recently it’s been the DJI Air 2S that has caught my attention; a drone weighing 595g and featuring a 20MP 1-inch sensor is a very attractive proposition to an outdoor photographer who often carries both stills cameras and a drone while out shooting. Getting the weight of my kit down is always a challenge, so the Air 2S raises a tantalizing question: should I sell my DJI Mavic 2 Pro (vital stats: 907g and 214×91×84mm folded) and use the cash to buy the brand new Air 2S, which weighs only 595g and folds down to only 180×97×80mm. Sure, the folded size isn’t dramatically different, but that weight saving of 312g (plus smaller and lighter batteries) simply can’t be ignored. And it's not the only reason I'm looking to sell my Mavic 2 Pro. High and Pro I’m primarily a stills photographer, so it’s my normal camera kit that takes priority in my bag while out shooting. When I was originally considering which drone to buy in 2018, I wanted something compact and lightweight, and the three best options at the time were the DJI Mavic Air, DJI Mavic 2 Zoom and DJI Mavic 2 Pro. I ended up buying the Mavic 2 Pro for a few simple reasons. Firstly, it’s smaller and lighter than the Phantom series thanks to its foldable design. It also offers a larger 1-inch sensor than the original Mavic Air and Mavic 2 Zoom. And lastly, its adjustable aperture could be used to increase depth-of-field alongside providing the ability to adjust exposure while shooting video on the fly. At the time, the Mavic 2 Pro was also producing the best quality images of all of DJI’s consumer drones. And to be honest, it’s still up there with the best, so I’m positive that buying this drone was indeed the best choice. Only a smaller and lighter DJI drone with a 1-inch sensor could ever have a chance of making me consider a replacement... These are the best drones you can buy right now Air force fun I reviewed the DJI Mavic Air 2 last year and loved it, but moving down in sensor size felt like a step backwards, so I never thought much more about it. But when the Air 2S came along it was a completely different story. The Air 2S features a 20MP 1-inch sensor, while the camera provides an 88-degree field of view and full-frame equivalent focal length of 22mm with a fixed f/2.8 aperture. There’s also a digital zoom with works well up to 2x, but zooming in any further looks rubbish and needs to be avoided. Still, the advantage here is that you can fly at safe and legal distances from people and buildings, but zoom in 2x to get a much closer shot. The main differences with the Mavic 2 Pro are that it also offers a 20MP 1-inch sensor, but does this with an equivalent focal length of 28mm and an adjustable f/2.8-f/11 aperture. This is particularly useful when shooting video because if the light changes you can change the aperture, rather than always needing to land the drone to change the ND (Neutral Density) filter. Still, the Mavic Air 2S, in the Fly More Bundle, comes with a set of four ND filters, which during my testing were perfect for controlling shutter speed while shooting video in a range of conditions. I did miss the flexibility of an adjustable aperture, but the reduction in weight of the Air 2S makes the loss of this useful feature much more palatable.

With the emergence of the Chia cryptocurrency, miners in China are reportedly frantically snatching up every hard drive and SSD they can find. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, you don't mine Chia with a processor, graphics card or ASIC miner. Instead, you farm Chia with storage space, which is where hard drives or SSDs come in. Chia isn't officially available for trading yet, therefore, it's too early to start hoarding hard drives or SSDs. Unlike Bitcoin, which is based on proof of work, Chia utilizes a proof of space and time model. Chia reportedly arrives as an eco-friendly cryptocurrency. Bram Cohen, who's best known as the inventor of BitTorrent, created Chia to leverage the free space on storage devices. The basis behind Chia is that hard drives and SSDs use less power, are easier to come by and cheaper to purchase. By comparison, mining Ethereum or Bitcoin on a mass scale contributes to the electricity waste. According to HKEPC's report, miners are mass purchasing hard drives that span from 4TB to 18TB in capacity. The panic buying will ultimately lead to a hard drive shortage and price hikes. In Hong Kong, hard drive and SSD pricing is expected to increase between 200 HKD to $600 HKD (~$26 to $77). Due to the constant read and write operations, consumer SSDs aren't the first choice for farming Chia. Nothing is safe from miners when a profit is there to be made though. Jiahe Jinwei, one of the big domestic manufacturers in China, told media outlet MyDrivers that the company's Gloway and Asgard high-performance 1TB and 2TB NVMe M.2 SSDs are all sold out. The manufacturer plans to put restrictions in place to stop miners from buying enormous amounts of consumer SSDs. Subsequently, the company will also increase production to meet the demand. Apparently, Jiahe Jinwei is even developing a specialized SSD for mining operations. Farming on a consumer SSD is viable, but the more serious miners will likely look to the enterprise side. Endurance is just as important as capacity and performance, and enterprise or data center SSDs typically meet these three criteria. Many cryptocurrencies come and go so it'll be interesting to see how Chia pans out. A few years ago, no one took Bitcoin seriously, and today it's worth over $62,000.

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Can we pretend that neither the finest hot hatchback of the modern era, nor one of its more accomplished adversaries, ever existed? Just for the next 10 minutes? It’s the only way we’re going to get through this test while giving these crossovers a fair hearing, because the truth is that the new Volkswagen Tiguan R and Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 are deliberately and irreversibly compromised from the outset. The hot hatches in question are the Golf R and the AMG A35. Both are great performance cars, but especially so the Golf, which has during the past decade gained a reputation for excellence based on its sublime mix of everyday usability and prolific speed. If you want unassuming yet exciting, the Volkswagen is where you start. Excellence is a fragile thing, though. If you were to inject an extra 195kg into the latest Golf R, pull the axles 49mm farther apart and set the seats a Coke can higher, you’d expect to jeopardise the recipe. Which, not to put it too bluntly, is what the Tiguan R does. The GLB 35 takes a similar approach, only with the A35 as its base and with an even more significant accretion of flab. It weighs almost 1800kg all-in and is 99kg heavier than the VW. And all this even though neither car carries anything more wholesome than an inline four. Porkier, taller and wider than we’d like, they’re both resolutely compromised. But that’s the last we’ll say by way of comparison to the hatchbacks. Clearly these crossovers will be dynamically inferior to their progenitors, but they’re worth exploring because in isolation they still seem to have an awful lot going for them –and, of course, the market demands them. Alongside the GLB, AMG now makes no fewer than 10 further SUV derivatives, which is more than any other bodystyle, and Volkswagen already has dedicated R-badged models for the T-Roc and Touareg, which straddle the Tiguan in terms of seniority. So what exactly are these cars? Fast, for one thing. The Tiguan R is the marginally more potent and accelerative of the two, but each pairs more than 300bhp from a 2.0-litre turbo engine with four-wheel drive and a dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Both will smash 60mph in around five seconds, and both cabins are replete with the kind of heavily bolstered seats and perforated steering wheels and shiny pedals you’d expect to find only in something seriously quick. The duo’s exterior design doesn’t leave any room for interpretation, either. Radiator vanes are threateningly visible through open-worked bumpers and brakes glint from behind manhole-cover alloys that fit snug inside wheel arches beefed up with plastic cladding. If they were people, these two would be dedicated-to-their-family types but with lengthy criminal records. They would have expensive tastes, too. You’ll receive little change from £50,000 for the Volkswagen and none at all for the Mercedes, so the several-cars-in-one proposition they each offer is very much priced in. As a reference point, the 385bhp V6-engined Mercedes-AMG C43 Estate costs just under £53,000. Permission to wince granted. Slide aboard easily and you’ll find the Mercedes wears its asking price more confidently than the Volkswagen. In the UK, the GLB 35 comes only in top-level Premium Plus trim, which includes the parallel 10.3in displays and more amenities than you could want. Beyond the slight chintz of metal-dipped plastics, this cabin simply feels more premium and plush in both its materials and layout. The seats are a bit ordinary, especially compared with the VW’s Alcantara-trimmed semi-buckets, and they squeeze my thighs together too enthusiastically, but the enveloping GLB otherwise seems made for cosy big-distance drives. In ergonomic terms, it also has one seat-related trick up its exhaust: space for seven. It’s an ungainly beast from almost every angle, but below that square roofline you can get two children in the folding third row. In contrast, the VW feels spacious and airy, which is confusing. A sense of loftiness is welcome in a straightforward SUV but it’s not necessarily what you want in a performance car, and the Tiguan R wants to be both those things. Perhaps that’s why it feels disjointed after sitting in the GLB 35, which is also spacious but whose seats are more low-slung in relation to the chunky scuttle and whose ambience is much more mature and car-like. The driving position in the VW is awkwardly upright. It even feels a long way down to reach for the utility-grade gearlever. The go-faster elements, which include very prominent gearshift paddles, exist in conflict with this architecture – imagine having a white tablecloth and mahogany chairs in McDonald’s. It’d be unconvincing and unsettling, and so it is with the slightly plasticky confines of Tiguan.

China and the US say they are committed to working together and with other countries on tackling climate change. It comes after several meetings between Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and his US counterpart John Kerry in Shanghai last week. They both agreed on further specific actions to reduce emissions, a joint statement on Sunday confirmed. US President Joe Biden is holding a virtual climate summit this week, which China says it is looking forward to. However it is not yet known if Chinese President Xi Jinping will join the world leaders who have pledged to attend. "The United States and China are committed to cooperating with each other and with other countries to tackle the climate crisis, which must be addressed with the seriousness and urgency that it demands," the statement said. US and China's blame game over the environment Is China set for 'great leap' on climate change? It added that both nations will continue to discuss "concrete actions in the 2020s to reduce emissions aimed at keeping the Paris Agreement-aligned temperature limit within reach". Both nations also agreed to help developing countries finance a switch to low-carbon energy. Li Shuo, senior climate adviser for environmental group Greenpeace, described the statement as "positive". "It sends a very unequivocal message that on this particular issue (China and the United States) will co-operate. Before the meetings in Shanghai this was not a message that we could assume, " Mr Li told Reuters news agency. The joint statement - issued symbolically at a round table - will relieve anyone concerned about the planet. It simply won't be possible to stabilise climate change unless the superpower super-polluters pull much harder. A recent report said China, for instance, must close down 588 coal-fired power plants to meet its climate pledges. Is China heading in the right direction on coal? No - its regional governors have been building even more coal plants to stimulate the economy. One outcome from the US-China meeting is the acknowledgement that finance flows should be channelled to low-carbon projects, not high carbon. Both sides have also promised plans for reducing their own emissions further. President Biden will unveil his proposals at or before the US summit this coming week. President Xi is playing coy over whether he'll attend the summit. Instead he may announce tighter Chinese targets at the Boao Forum - a Chinese forum for business and government leaders - also this week. And don't forget: all other nations need to commit to tackling the climate - not just the superpowers. Mr Kerry's trip to China is the first high-level visit by a member of the Biden administration since the new US president took office. However US and Chinese officials met for talks in Alaska last month. Ahead of his trip to Shanghai, Mr Kerry told CNN that China's co-operation was "absolutely critical" to battle the climate crisis. "Yes, we have big disagreements with China on some key issues, absolutely. But climate has to stand alone," he said. What needs to change? Climate scientists warn that global warming must not rise more than 2C above pre-industrial levels - in fact the aim should be well below this with an increasingly ambitious 1.5C goal, to avoid the worst of climate breakdown. Central to the Paris Agreement are nationally determined contributions (NDCs). These are targets intended to cut emissions. NDCs represent the commitments by each country - under the Paris pact - to reduce their own national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. According to the Climate Action Tracker, an independent scientific analysis that tracks government climate action, China's NDC rating is "highly insufficient" and "are not at all consistent with holding warming to below 2C". China has pledged to peak its emissions by 2030, and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 (that means cutting out all carbon emissions from fossil fuels but still allowing farm emissions of methane - another planet-heating gas). However, China is currently running 1,058 coal plants - more than half the world's capacity. The US, meanwhile, has the worst NDC rating of "critically insufficient" on the Climate Action Tracker. The US was absent from climate negotiations during President Donald Trump's term of office and it is now being urged to cut emissions to between 57% and 63% below 2005 levels this decade.

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