The Week UK 21.03.2020

LEISURE 41

21 March 2020 THE WEEK

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New cars: whatthe critics say

Tips oftheweek... keep

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And for those who

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VolkswagenT-RocR

from£38,450

Autocar

Volkswagenhasdecided to

enterthe “ever-expanding”

world of performance

crossovers.The T-Roc is

the maker’s latestmodel

to getahigh-performance

version with the“R”

badge, followinginthe

Golf’s footsteps. And it’s

an impressive,very fast

machine;it getsfrom

0-62mph in 4.8seconds.

Butwhether drivers of

the T-Rocneedasporty

versio nwiththismuch

power is notreally clear.

Auto Express

Driving it around town at

norm al speeds, you might

not realise the T-Roc

R’s potential.But given

the chance,the 2.0-litre,

four-cylinder turbo petrol

engin eis“ relentless”. It

has296bhp ,and is paired

with asmoothseven-

speed automatic gearbox.

The car’s “direct, light”

steering andcomfortable

suspensionmake it very

easytodrive hard ,and the

four-wheel drive gives it

excellent grip on corners.

TheDailyTelegraph

While it looks fun from

the outside, the T-RocR

is disappointinginside.

There’s something “mildly

unwelcoming”about

it, with lotsof“dour,

scratchy plastics”.The

equipment list is “lavish”,

however, with ambient

lightin gand avirtual

instrumentcluster coming

as standard. There is also

plentyofspace. But the

car doesn’t feel “special”,

andtherefor efeels too

expensive for what it is.

●Washingyourhandsismoreaboutthe

waterthanthesoap.Warmwaterisbest

anddousesoap,butmostimportantly,try

toget alotofwateroveryourhands.

●Eatlotsofdifferent-colouredfruitsand

vegetables,ideallywiththeskinson,for

nutrientsandfibre.Eatsourdoughbread,

too,whichisfullofgut-friendlyfibre.

●Sleepisthe“bedrock”oftheimmune

system,becausemelatoninstimulates

newimmunecells,sogetplentyofit.

●Trytobeactiveandbuildmusclewhere

possible.Movementthroughoutthedayis

essentialforthelymphaticsystem.

●Drinkalotofwater.Beingdehydratedcan

changethemucusinyourrespiratoryand

digestivetracts,whichholdsantibodies.

●SomestudiessuggestvitaminDand

zincsupplementscanreducetheriskof

respiratoryinfection.Acheeksprayisgreat

forfastabsorptionofvitaminD,andfood

sourcesofzincincluderedmeat,shellfish,

legumes,seedsanddarkchocolate.

SOURCES: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH/THE GUARDIAN SOURCE: FINANCIAL TIMES SOURCE: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

SOURCES: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

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By flapping its “tissue-paper-thin”

carbon fibre andpolyme rwings, this

radio-controlled insectdrone flies at up

to 12mph.Created byaMarseille-based

start up, MetaFlyweigh sonly 10g, and

its batterylasts for eight minutes.

w119; bionicbird.com

PoppingupinHertfordshire,Cheshireand

BristoloverthreeweekendsinMayand

June,Dogfestisawilddayoutfordogs,

featuringhay-baleracing,flyballanddog

diving(adults£18;dog-fest.co.uk).

NorthYorkshire’sCastle Howard Festival

of Dogshasdogshowsandgrooming,as

wellasanobstaclecourseandlotsofstalls

(8-10May;adults£13;castlehoward.co.uk).

DogstivalintheNewForestoffers

glampinganddogpaddleboarding.There

areshows,demonstrations,music,food

andevenachapelfordogmarriages

(16-17May;adults£13.90;dogstival.co.uk).

Insupportofanimalcharities,Woofstockin

Devonhastalks,demosanddogicecream

stallsduringtheday,andmusicatnight

(7-9August;adults£38;woofstockuk.co.uk).

Afestivalthatwelcomesdogs,butisn’tall

aboutdogs,The Good Life Experienceon

theHawardenEstateinWaleshaslotsof

walksandcrafts(10-13September;adults

£190;thegoodlifeexperience.co.uk).

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audiophiles,Astell&Kern’s

3 playersofferexceptionally

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een(£470;amazon.co.uk).

iPod touchCheaper

andsimplerthanan

iPhone,theiPodtouch

isaliveandwell(though

itisnowApple’sonly

iPod).Youcanuse

streamingserviceslike

Spotifyaswellasyour

musiclibrary,andit

hasacamera(£200;

apple.com).

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