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Ever since BMW won the Alpine Rally in 1929, racing success has been integral to the brand’s ethos. Engineering experience gleaned on the world’s most challenging circuits, and from motorsport’s most gruelling races and competitive rivalries has contuinually helped make the BMWs we drive on the road more performance driven, more engagingly precise, and – most importantly – even more thrilling to drive. With the introduction of the iconic M badge on the mouth-watering M1 in 1978, that modus operandi become ever more deeply ingrained. No BMW has reinforced this track-to-road philosophy more than the legendary M3. Always a beauty to behold, it came packed with the benefits of BMW’s motorsport involvement from the start, and so brought the M badge to a wider audience. Today’s BMW M3 Competition Saloon and the sleek BMW M4 Competition Coupé are the direct result of that 40+ years of knowledge. Learn more about the BMW M3 Competition Saloon here. Find out more about the BMW M4 Competition Coupé here. A successful start for the BMW M3 Developed with considerable input from BMW’s in-house BMW Motorsport GmbH competition department, the BMW M3 was always a car designed for the keenest drivers, boosted by an incredible racing pedigree that has only got richer over the years. Remarkably, the BMW M3 won the World, European, German and Italian touring car titles – plus the Silverstone Tourist Trophy and the Spa 24 Hours endurance events – in its first year of racing in 1987. With BMW’s offensive led by Roberto Ravaglia, Johnny Cecotto and Emanuele Pirro, the battles out on-track for the next few years were intense – the nimble M3s pitched against flame-spitting Ford Sierra Cosworths as they fought it out from Monza and the Nürburgring in Europe, all the way to Australia’s motor racing mecca at Bathurst and the streets of Macau. The BMW M3 also briefly competed in the World Rally Championship in 1987 – Bernard Beguin revelling in the astonishing grip and exquisite handling that the M3 delivered on sealed asphalt roads to win the Tour de Corse. For British fans, the BMW M3 is best known as the car that won the British Touring Car Championship at the hands of Frank Sytner in 1988, with Will Hoy spearheading BMW’s charge to secure both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles in 1991. Race experience, engineered for the road BMW M3 road car owners reaped the benefits from 1989 when the Evo model was introduced. It offered an extra 20bhp, as well as a larger front splitter and deeper rear spoiler plus lighter panels, thus delivering greater performance. This was followed by the even more developed M3 Sport Evolution, with the racing version pushing out 374bhp – 78bhp more than the BMW M3s originally raced in 1987. The wins kept coming, and the BMW M3 picked up a wealth of additional touring car titles before it morphed into something even more overtly and aggressively sporty. As the original E30 BMW M3 was superseded by the E36 body shape in 1992, BMW developed the M3 GTR – boasting wider hips and a more obvious rear wing. Just like its predecessor, it was an instant success, with Johnny Cecotto winning Germany’s ADAC GT Cup in 1993. The BMW M3 tasted success in the USA, too. A tranche of BMW M3s run by Prototype Technology Group raced to three back-to-back titles in the GT class of America’s top sportscar series from 1996 to 1998, with Bill Auberlen adding the drivers’ title in 1997. Following the introduction of the BMW M3 E46 in 2010, the even-more muscular M3 GTR – powered by a 4.0-litre V8, rather than the first M3’s 2.5-litre in-line four – was raced by Jorg Muller to the American Le Mans Series’ GT title, as renowned BMW team Schnitzer crossed the Atlantic to take on the Americans. Despite the BMW M3’s global success, one circuit stands out as its natural home – the Nordschleife. This 14-mile lap, which twists its way torturously through the Eifel forest, is one of the most challenging circuit in the world, Equally, the Nurburgring 24 Hours is possibly the world’s toughest race – teams and drivers racing twice round the clock through rain, fog and sometimes even snow. BMW M3s have won the Nurburgring 24 Hours 10 times since the M3’s introduction, with the most recent of these wins coming in 2010. At the same time, BMW set the BMW M3’s sights on another endurance classic – the Le Mans 24 Hours. Following an outright win for the BMW V12 LMR sports-prototype in 1999, BMW ended its 11-year break from sportscar racing’s most famous event in 2010. This time, BMW brought two M3 GTRs to race in the GT2 class at the famed 8.5-mile high-speed track. One of them continued the hugely po[CENSORED]r tradition of BMW racing ‘Art Cars’ – bedecked with a multi-coloured livery by American artist Jeff Koons, that followed in the wheel tracks of high-speed artworks from Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and others that dated back to Herve Poulain’s BMW CSL in 1975. Success on home soil in the DTM After a 20-year break, BMW returned to the German-based Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft in 2012, promptly landing both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles with Bruno Spengler leading the brand’s three-team charge against long-standing rivals Audi and Mercedes-Benz. The DTM also introduced a new model carrying BMW’s sporting standard: the M4. The road-going 4 Series made its debut in 2014 to take the place of coupe and convertible models within the 3 Series line-up, and it was clear that it would soon follow in the footsteps of the M3 with racing titles on its CV. With intense inter-manufacturer rivalry, success in the DTM is hard-earned. But BMW didn’t have to wait long to wet the BMW M4’s head – with Marco Wittmann being crowned champion at the end of the car’s first campaign in 2014. BMW Team RMG and Wittmann struck again two years later in 2016, bolstering the M4’s legacy. Designed with customer drivers in mind In recent years, BMW M4 has found a new happy hunting ground as one of the cars of choice in entry-level GT4 category – its nimble nature earning it plaudits in the way the M3 did when it was introduced. Chosen by an increasing number of drivers and teams, much success has followed, with BMW M4 GT4s winning European, British, French and German titles, and filling ever-more of burgeoning grids. Back in 2000, BMW summarised the symbiotic relationship between its road cars and its racing programmes, saying that it saw participation in motorsport as a driving force for development – and that nowhere else did it learn as much about dynamic, high-performance cars as on the race track. This message still stands good today, with BMW’s all-new M4 GT3 endurance racer – which will hit the tracks in 2022 – being developed directly alongside the BMW M3 Competition Saloon and BMW M4 Competition Coupé. Another classic BMW case of race experience and road car knowledge working hand-in-hand, making both ever-better.

The show, curated by artist and Kochi Biennale Foundation president Bose Krishnamachari, features the works of 267 artists, who trace their roots to Kerala and by scale is considered the biggest art event to be held in India. (Source: NS Madhavan/Twitter) More than a year after the pandemic crippled the art sector,a contemporary art show, now on at Alappuzha in multiple heritage venues, has come as a shot of optimism to the artistic community in Kerala. Titled ‘Lokame Tharavadu’ (The World is One Family), the art show is being organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation with support from the state departments of tourism and culture and the Alappuzha Heritage Project and being implemented under the guidance of the Muziris Heritage Project Ltd. The nearly two-and-a-half-month-long event is spread across five heritage venues in Alappuzha — The Kerala State Coir Corporation, New Model Society Building, Port Museum, Eastern Produce Company Ltd and William Goodacre & Sons Pvt Ltd and one in Ernakulam, The Durbar Hall Art Gallery. The show, curated by artist and Kochi Biennale Foundation president Bose Krishnamachari, features the works of 267 artists, who trace their roots to Kerala and by scale is considered the biggest art event to be held in India. The individual art works number well over 3,000, presenting a unique opportunity for art enthusiasts and connoisseurs to experience the richness and diversity of art practiced by contemporary Malayali artists. But admission to the show is governed by strict protocols, including registration at the Covid-19 Jagratha portal of the state government and availing passes after uploading RT PCR Negative certificate or Covid-19 vaccination, a KBF statement said here on Monday. “It’s absolutely amazing and something that should have been conceived before the Kochi Biennale. Lokame Tharavadu has a staggering number of highly talented and dedicated artists, some of them with out of the box thinking,” according to Radha Gomaty, a participating artist in the show. Many of these artists, she said, are not on the gallery grid and often miss out any kind of security or standard of life that comes from the art that they make, and have to keep doing other things to meet their both ends. “To learn that they continue in their dedicated pursuit of art despite these odds is something that is amazing. There might be historical, cultural reasons that contributed to this kind of flourishing number of practitioners,” Gomaty said. T R Upendranath, another artist, said he was skeptical of the show initially. “But when I made a visit, my perception changed altogether. The way the works have been displayed and the efforts that has gone behind felt like magic to me. The awareness that so many artists are working in different styles was inspiring and some of the works enough to invoke a sense of jealousy”, Upendranath, who is exhibiting a series of drawings in the show, said. He feels that anyone from outside the state who visits the show would be stunned by its range and scale. Gomaty said it is remarkable that there are so many people working consistently on creative language with an index of awareness and a great belonging of social identity. “I am glad that an attempt has been made to bring as many people as possible under one umbrella.I do hope that this process goes on and helps create a permanent platform that can enable a global appreciation of what Malayali artists have been doing,” she said. The Lokame Tharavadu show features works of 56 women artists, some of them virtually unknown. “I am sure this show would create a powerful ripple and set the bar high for future growth of art in the state. I feel a tinge of sadness that it’s happening when the pandemic situation has again turned worse, but the message of the show, The World Is One Family seems relevant than ever,” said Manoj Vyloor, a participating artist and principal, Fine Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram.

The Indonesian navy has released a poignant video showing the crew of a sunken submarine singing on board their vessel. The video, filmed a few weeks ago, shows the sailors singing an Indonesian hit called Sampai Jumpa (see you later). Officials confirmed on Sunday that the KRI Nanggala - which sank off the coast of Bali on Wednesday - had been found split into three pieces on the sea bed. All 53 crew were confirmed as dead. The submarine had been taking part in a torpedo drill just before it disappeared and the reason for its sinking is not yet clear. What happens when a submarine vanishes The video shows the vessel's commander, Heri Oktavian, among those gathered around a crew member playing an acoustic guitar. "Even though I'm not ready to be missing you, I'm not ready to live without you. I wish all the best for you," they sing. The recording was made as a farewell for the outgoing commander of the navy's submarine corps, military spokesman Djawara Whimbo told AFP news agency. Meanwhile, the navy says it is making plans to salvage the vessel and the bodies of the crew. The wreck's location is more than 800m (2,600ft) deep and experts say recovering it from that depth will require specialist equipment. "We will analyse the under water pictures and video, the current etc, to decide the technology that will be used," First Admiral Julius Widjojono told reporters. President Joko Widodo has described the crew as Indonesia's "best patriots" and pledged government funding for the education of their children. "The country will award them [the crew] by promoting them one rank higher and awarding them with a star medal for the services and contribution of these warriors," he said. "The government will also sponsor the education of the... crew members' children until their bachelor degrees." On Monday, grieving relatives gathered on the seashore in Bali to pay their respects to the crew. "We have already given our son to the government. Now that he has fallen in this operation, we hope the government will return his remains to us after all the official ceremonies," said Wayan Darmanta, the uncle of submariner I Gede Kartika. The KRI Nanggala went missing after requesting permission to dive. The German-built vessel was more than 40 years old but the navy says it underwent a refit in 2012. The disappearance led to an international search operation with US, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and India providing help. It had been hoped that the submarine's hull would be intact and the crew could be rescued. But on Sunday officials said they had received signals from the sub's location and an underwater rescue vehicle loaned by Singapore was sent down to get visual confirmation of the wreckage. The depth of the wreck was well beyond the sub's survivable limit.

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Tragedia della strada ieri sera a Portomaggiore, in uno scontro frontale tra un’auto e una moto ha perso la vita il centauro Cristiano Arlotti, 49 anni, originario di Portomaggiore ma che viveva ad Argenta. L’incidente è avvenuto poco prima delle 20, nel tratto iniziale della provinciale che va dalla rotatoria del cimitero alla frazione di Portoverrara. Secondo una prima ricostruzione dei carabinieri della Stazione di Portomaggiore, il motociclista portuense era diretto verso Portoverrara, mentre dalla direzione opposta proveniva l’auto, una Fiat Punto. Gli occupanti dell’utilitaria hanno raccontato di aver visto la moto, una Ducati di grossa cilindrata, sbandare e poi se la sarebbero vista piombare addosso: questo almeno il loro racconto. Lo schianto è stato talmente violento che il centauro ha sfondato cofano e parabrezza, e poi ha sbattuto contro il guardrail. L’auto è finita nel campo di grano che costeggia la provinciale, la moto si è frantumata in vari pezzi, rimasti disseminati sull’asfalto. La dueruote poi è finita nelle acque del canale; i vigili del fuoco del distaccamento di Portomaggiore hanno cercato vanamente di recuperarla, ma il buio e le acque limacciose hanno costretto a interrompere la ricerca. Sul posto, oltre a carabinieri di Portomaggiore, polizia municipale e vigili del fuoco, sono intervenuti i sanitari del 118 e dell’elimedica, arrivata da Bologna, mentre la strada è stata presidiata dai volontari del Radio Club Portomaggiore. I sanitari si sono prodigati per salvare la vita al centauro. Con il defibrillatore hanno tentato per una mezz’ora di rianimare l’uomo, ma alla fine si sono dovuti arrendere. Gli occupanti dell’auto sono statiascoltati a lungo dai carabinieri. Si tratta di un pensionato e di un parente, stavano andando a Portomaggiore a recuperare il nipote. Il guardrail sul lato del canale è stato montato da poco tempo dalla Provincia, dopo numerose sollecitazioni e anche interrogazioni in consiglio comunale proprio per migliorare la sicurezza, una precauzione che purtroppo non è servita. E’ il secondo motociclista portuense a perdere la vita nel giro di pochi mesi, in precedenza un incidente mortale era avvenuto sulla superstrada 16 bis, poco distante dalla frazione di Ripapersico.

A partner at a global private equity firm. A professional racing driver. A founder and creator of a lifestyle app. It is possible that each of these descriptions render images of three distinctly different individuals. For Omar Jackson, however, wearing all three hats at the same time seems to be a seamless process. Private equity firm Berkeley Assets, headquartered in the British Virgin Islands, is a multi-asset company with a diversified portfolio of investments across several sectors for well over a decade now. One of the five key people in the firm’s global leadership team is Jackson, who has been designated as a partner responsible for developing Berkeley Assets’ global growth strategies for both existing and new markets. While this corporate role can be considered as the Dubai-based British national’s day job, Jackson is also the founder of his eponymous lifestyle brand, OJ Lifestyle. Billed as “a disruptive force of passion and drive, designed to energize, thrill, and inspire,” it primarily aims to bring exciting offers from a plethora of lifestyle brands across the UAE to one accessible platform. In a nutshell, the platform aims to cater to three main verticals: experiences, fashion, and social sustainability. At face value, OJ Lifestyle may initially come across as yet another lifestyle-influencing brand, but look a little closer, and one will find the platform’s essence to be based off Jackson’s life experiences and lessons, which includes his humble beginnings in life, having been raised by a single mother. In fact, it seems like Jackson has incorporated the biggest turning points of his life into creating the brand. “I think I naturally had a fire in my belly, and a desire to have lots of things that I didn’t have growing up,” he says. “My mum worked very, very hard with the main priority of providing food and shelter, and to give my brother and me the best education she could. Witnessing what my mum did every day has a big part to play in who I’ve become today.” In an era when our social media timelines are increasingly inundated with influencers and lifestyle gurus who flaunt the concept of a picture-perfect life, it is refreshing to listen to what Jackson believes is an ideal lifestyle- his personal viewpoint is largely the by-product of surviving a potentially life-ending allergy attack when he was 18. “When I survived that, which I am thankful for, it gave me a different perspective on life- anything can happen any day, you have to live life to the fullest, and you have to do what you love to do,” Jackson says. “Which means living a lifestyle that means something to you as a person, because every person is different. Living a life that grants you the satisfaction that you want.” This focus on individuality and personal preference is thus a key aspect of Jackson’s approach to build his lifestyle brand. But there is another more noteworthy aspect to the firm’s offerings- that of social responsibility, and the concept of “giving back.” With a focus on entrepreneurial ventures as well as community projects in areas of the world that require sustainable assistance, the origins of this facet of the business can again directly be correlated to Jackson’s life. “Giving back was never a strategy of mine,” he says. “It’s just that I was brought up in a way where I was told that there are always people worse off than you, and that everyone deserves equal opportunities. So, I don’t really work with charities in that regard, I take a more personal way.” The results of OJ Lifestyle’s social sustainability endeavors, so far, have been heartening. “I know we could change a lot of lives for the better by helping in building a school in a village in Tanzania and providing education to a very unfortunate group of children. When I visited Sri Lanka on a personal holiday, I was able to renovate a local orphanage where children lived and were educated, and we also supported them through the COVID-19 crisis in 2020. We were able to send two months worth of food, supplies, sanitizing equipment to support over a 100 kids and 20 adults who were their minders and teachers.” Related: The Best Of The Best: Joelle Mardinian Gets Candid About What Drives Her Life And Career As Jackson narrates the social causes he’s worked on, he continues to reiterate multiple times that none of these were done based on a calculated strategy. “We’ve also fed over 10,000 workers at a labor district called Sonapur in 2019 during Ramadan with the very kind support from Dubai Police,” he continues. “That was planned in four days, in a spur of the moment. I go with my gut instinct with such initiatives. It’s all because of how I was brought up, the mentoring and assistance that I received once upon a time. I know the difference it made to my life. So where I can, I will help.” The mentoring Jackson alludes to here is that which he received from two individuals he met when he was a teenager: Ash Shah and Mike Clark. Interestingly enough, all these years later, Shah and Clark are now his fellow partners at Berkeley Assets. “I was fortunate enough to have a couple of important mentors in my life, and both of those mentors are now my mentors at Berkeley Assets,” says Jackson. “I know the difference they made to me, and the guidance they gave me. If it weren’t for other people, I potentially may not be where I am today. So, I strive to always make a difference where I can. If my instinct tells me I should do something, then I’ll do it.” This observation very neatly loops right back into why OJ Lifestyle was started in the first place. “The number one priority in life are experiences- that is the focus of OJ Lifestyle,” states Jackson. “You don’t get experiences by sitting down on your sofa at home- you get them by living and breathing, by being out and about. So, I want to drive people, utilizing technology and digital advances, towards an app called X.” Jackson explains that the X app helps users navigate their way through enticing offers from lifestyle brands in and around the UAE. Ranging from luxury experiences to daily necessities, the app is designed to help members redeem offers from lifestyle outlets such as restaurants, beach clubs, beauty salons, and other high-end experiences. This, in turn, leads to the accrual of “X points” in a given member’s personal membership account, which can be further used to avail any of OJ Lifestyle’s many events around the country, including live events. Available for free download from both iOS and Android platforms, the membership costs AED699 for a period of 12 months. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the concept of social sustainability has been incorporated into the X app as well. By partnering with UAE-based non-profit charity Gulf For Good, which was founded under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the app aims to help children affected by COVID-19 by donating a small part of each sign-up to the cause. The prime focus, however, has been to encourage having more real-life, visceral experiences. But the idea of experiences itself changed with the arrival of the COVID-19 crisis last year. Live events were no longer viable, and Jackson and his team took the hit just like most businesses across the globe. In fact, the firm was prepared to launch a gym called The BOX by OJ Lifestyle, powered by Amir Khan in November 2020. But with the onset of the pandemic, that was moved to a tentative May 2021 launch date. However, Jackson has taken this setback in his stride, noting how part of OJ Lifestyle’s ethos is to also showcase the downsides of running a business, not just the ups. “Too many businesses set up, and you only hear about them when they’re successful, but you don’t hear about the struggles or hurdles they’ve had to face,” explains Jackson. “OJ Lifestyle is not about that. We’re about showing the trials and tribulations, the challenges, and how we’re going through it. That’s okay, it’s life! Sometimes it is out of your control, and it’s all about how you handle the setbacks as a team.” During such times of uncertainty, it is perhaps quite rare to witness such clarity of thought and calmness, and Jackson attributes having these traits to his experience as a professional racing driver. “With racing, it’s discipline, focus, staying calm under pressure, and the ability to deal with circumstances that you cannot plan for,” he elaborates. “All these things have had a massive contribution to who I am. I race professionally against Ferraris on international Formula One circuits where you’re one mistake away from a potentially fatal accident. Your head has to be in the right space because it requires attention to detail and focus like nothing else. All of these things I apply to various parts of my life, so if a hurdle hits me in business, I’m able to stay very calm under pressure.” If there is anything that best reflects the results of Jackson’s cool-headed approach, it is his decision-making at Berkeley Assets through the pandemic last year- the most notable of which was the decision to not lay off any of his employees in any of the firm’s three offices. “On reflection, I made the right call, because we kept a team that was very close knit, and whilst they saw much of the world crumbling around them, they felt a sense of comfort that they were being taken care of during a very difficult period,” says Jackson. “There’s a reason why there is that loyalty within our walls- it’s a family life environment that doesn’t exist in many other scenarios, and I think that is what kept us together. It resulted in the end-of-year business turnover figures matching the same results as the start of the year. In fact, the first quarter of 2021 have been our best months ever.” 2021 undoubtedly comes along with its own share of challenges and opportunities for Jackson, but he remains upbeat and optimistic for what is to come. “We have multiple activations opening very soon, and the first one that I can mention is The Box by OJ Lifestyle, powered by Amir Khan, opening next to the Coca Cola Arena. There are some very exciting partnerships that are due to be announced imminently and in the future. I guess it’s the old clichéd saying of ‘watch this space,’ because it is a space to be watched, and we’re not short of anything, and have an action-packed schedule of launches, announcements, activities, activations, events- we’re just waiting for the doors of the world to open before we really kick into gear!”

As Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are scheduled to cast their vote for the Palestinian Legislative Council elections on May 22, the Palestine Liberation Organization's Negotiations Affairs Department published this article to highlight some issues relating to the Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli detention: RAMALLAH, Sunday, April 25, 2021 (WAFA) - The question of Palestinian prisoners, as one of the forefront issues of the Palestinian national agenda, is a crucial part of our national and legitimate struggle in defending the Palestinian historical narrative and countering a forged narrative that denies Israel’s occupation of Palestine and therefore undermines the right of the people of Palestine to confront and put an end to it. As fighters for freedom, the Palestinian political prisoners’ political participation in the election and their candidacy to present their people and righteous cause is a natural, human, political, and legal right enshrined by the Palestinian Basic Law and international conventions. Article (21) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 provides that “1. Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. 2. Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country (…)”. Likewise, article (25) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights recognizes that “Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and without unreasonable restrictions: (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives; (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors; (…)” The rights provided for in this article are related, though different from, the right of nations to self-determination. In this context, 16 Palestinian prisoners will run for the legislative elections expected to take place next May, of whom eight are in administrative detention[1], and two were arrested after declaring their candidacy. The Israeli occupation authorities detained the Palestinian prisoners for their political activities to ban them from running in the elections and affect the electoral process. The Israeli practice echoes what happened in 2006 when the Israeli authorities created all kinds of restrictions to render the second Legislative Council dysfunctional. In 2009, Israel arrested more than a third of the members of the Legislative Council, which resulted in halting all its functions since then. In 2017, 15 other members were arrested, six members in 2018, and 11 members in 2019. Currently, there are ten parliament members in Israeli prisons, of whom three were convicted and seven are in administrative detention. Israel's Apartheid Regime The incarceration of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons located on land within Israel proper is a flagrant violation of the International Law and the International Humanitarian Law, particularly article (76) of the Fourth Geneva Convention. And while Israel, which claims itself as the only democracy in the Middle East, allows Israeli prisoners to exercise their democratic right to participate by voting in the Israeli elections, it denies the Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons the same right. During the recent Israeli elections in March 2021, the Israeli authorities allowed Israeli prisoners to vote. All the Palestinian prisoners are being denied to exercise their democratic voting rights in the upcoming Palestinian elections as Israel is rejecting all arrangements allowing them to vote and refusing to set up ballot boxes. Currently, 4,450 Palestinian prisoners, including 440 administrative detainees, 140 children, and 37 female prisoners[3], are arbitrarily detained. In 2006, the Palestinian Central Election Commission raised the issue of the participation of Palestinian prisoners. It demanded the Israeli occupation authorities grant “its staff access to Israeli prisons and set up ballot boxes in the prisons, or make necessary arrangements in cooperation with the Red Cross. But the Israeli authorities rejected that (…) A number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons ran for the 2006 elections but did not take part in voting because the Israeli authorities refused to make arrangements in that regard.” This blatant discrimination in treatment between Israeli and Palestinian prisoners regarding their fundamental political rights is one expression of Israel’s apartheid regime in occupied Palestine. Detention and Pursuit of Candidates: A Blatant Violation of International Law that Warrants Accountability Since the issuance of the Presidential Decree on 15 January on holding the Palestinian general elections and the beginning of the preparation for the democratic electoral process, the Israeli occupation authorities immediately began to obstruct the electoral process. By intensifying arrest campaigns and carrying out organized assaults against potential Palestinian leaders and related activities, Israel aims to prevent their participation and thwart the electoral process. Since January 2021, around 1,300 arrest cases have been recorded, including the arrest of prominent figures and former parliament members, as well as potential candidates.[4] According to human rights and prisoners’ organizations, the Israeli occupation forces arrested last March alone around 438 male and female Palestinians, including 69 children and 11 women. Since the issuance of the Presidential Decree, Israel has so far carried out the following violations: On 13 April: the occupation authorities arrested a physician running for one of the electoral lists from his home in al-Bireh city. On 7 April: the Israeli occupation authorities arrested two Palestinian volunteers working for a committee supporting one of the electoral lists from villages east and west of Ramallah (Deir Jarir and Ras Karkar). The Israeli occupation authorities also summoned a few Palestinian candidates representing different Palestinian political factions and threatened them to withdraw their candidacy under the penalty of arrest and prosecution. On 6 April 2021: the Israeli occupation forces arrested two Palestinian candidates (from occupied East Jerusalem and Bethlehem city) on the same day the Palestinian Central Elections Commission announced the registered electoral lists. Also, the Israeli occupation authorities summoned one male and another female candidate from East Jerusalem. They handed them notifications to report to the Israeli intelligence at the Moscovia Detention Center in West Jerusalem, in flagrant violation of the agreements signed between Israel and the state of Palestine concerning the participation of Jerusalem’s Palestinian residents in the elections. On 6 April: the Israeli police and intelligence forces raided a consultation meeting on the legislative elections in occupied Jerusalem. The meeting was disrupted, similar to other related activities, and the participants were arrested. On 23 March: Israeli intelligence warned a potential Palestinian candidate against running in the upcoming Legislative Council elections. An Israeli military unit raided and searched his home in Hebron. In its recently issued Annual Report 2020-2021, Amnesty International documented the systematic Israeli violations against Palestinian prisoners within a broader context, explaining that “The Israeli authorities arbitrarily detained in Israel thousands of Palestinians from the OPT, holding hundreds in administrative detention without charge or trial. Torture and other ill-treatment of detainees, including children, were committed with impunity.” In the paragraph on arbitrary detention, the report states: "Israeli authorities conducted hundreds of raids throughout the West Bank to arrest Palestinians, usually at their homes at night." The report adds that "Palestinian civilians, including children, from the OPT were prosecuted in military courts that did not meet international fair trial standards." International Responsibility: Safeguarding the rights of Palestine’s Prisoners The State of Palestine calls upon the international community, especially countries that respect human rights, to exert pressure on Israel to deter its violations, incriminate its illegal actions, and guarantee respect for the political rights of Palestinian prisoners under international law. The State of Palestine calls on the occupying power to: Release of Palestinian prisoners who will be elected to represent the Palestinian people. They have immunity which the Israeli authorities must respect. Allow Palestinian political prisoners to exercise their right to vote by allowing the Palestinian Central Elections Commission to set up ballot boxes in Israeli prisons. Stop interfering in the election campaign that disrupts related activities and threatens Palestinian candidates. Refrain from arresting and detaining any of the candidates throughout the election campaign and refrain from charging any elected member of the Palestinian parliament. Guarantee respect for the electoral process and the rights of Palestine’s prisoners. M.N

Westpac has raised the threshold for software to be capitalised as an asset from $1 million to $20 million. The bank said in an ASX filing [pdf] that it would also write-down the value of capitalised software and other intangible assets already on its books to the tune of $115 million. The $115 million writedown is part of net impact of $282 million on the bank’s cash earnings for the first half of the financial year. The overall impact was partially offset by valuation gains in the bank’s holdings of Coinbase (up $288 million) and Zip ($18 million). On the change in software capitalisation policy, Westpac said it is “increasing the threshold before a project is capitalised to $20m (previously $1m).” “This policy has been applied from October 1 2020 and will see the group expense a higher portion of its investment spending from first half 2021,” it said. “The higher expense is not treated as a notable item. “This change had no impact to the carrying value of capitalised software at September 30 2020.” Software costs incurred by listed companies can be either expensed upfront or capitalised and amortised (gradually written off); the latter can allow a company to report lower expenses and therefore higher income. As noted by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), “Software has considerable costs attached which, depending on their nature, are capitalised as an asset, or expensed.” “It is important these costs are correctly accounted for to provide users of financial statements with accurate information on an entity's software assets and the costs of its operations,” ANAO said. “Understanding the true value of software assets better enables entities to plan future investments to replace, extend or improve their software assets, in support of strategic and operational objectives.” Westpac is not alone in raising the threshold for software capitalisation. NAB similarly did so last year, saying the move would "uplift business accountability" for software-related expenses incurred on projects internally. Westpac has been criticised in the past for the way it accounted for software-related expenses. The bank will announce its first half results next week.

CLYDE — Wouldn’t you know it: Based on growing demand, Great Lakes Ace Hardware needs to expand. The Clyde-based company recently opened a new lumber yard filled with plywood, drywall and dimensional lumber, “just what the home-handy person needs to build a deck or renovate a room,” according to a company statement. Caleb Wynbissinger, the store’s manager, explained the reason for an upcoming expansion. “We heard from customers that they were looking for a convenient place to quickly and easily get the building supplies they needed for home improvement projects,” Wynbissinger said. “Customers were already visiting the store to pick up the tools and hardware they needed so adding building materials seemed like the helpful thing to do.” History lesson Company representatives provided some background on Great Lakes Ace Hardware: Great Lakes Ace Hardware began operations in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1946 and has a history steeped in the traditional American tale of hard work and reinvention. The company provides local neighborhoods with access to national brands — such as Craftsman, Scotts, Benjamin Moore, EGO, Traeger and others — while providing customers with a localized product mix and a friendly neighborhood hardware store experience. The chain operates 58 stores serving neighborhoods in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. It has been part of the Ace Hardware Cooperative since 2014.

In novels, fantasy movies, and games like Dungeon & Dragons, the humble village tavern is frequently the locale where grand adventures begins. Most fantasy tabletop RPG stories swiftly leave the tavern behind in favor of more perilous locales, but these games place taverns and their stalwart custodians at the heart of their narratives. A good number of tabletop RPG campaigns begin with the DM or game master saying, "You all meet in a tavern" - or, at least, that's how the stereotype goes. Other stereotypical tavern-centric RPG tropes include the bard flirting with the wait staff, the rogue picking everyone's pockets, the barbarian getting black-out drunk, and brawls breaking out at the slightest of provocations. Modern-day fantasy writers and GMs generally try to avoid "tavern openings" in their stories, but the image of a rustic tavern filled with light and laughter is as much an icon of Western fantasy as spaceships are to science fiction. The following tabletop RPGs, each focused on the challenges and foibles of running a fantasy tavern, are thematically similar to the Star Trek: Lower Decks spin-off series; rather than telling the stories of brave heroes saving the world, these RPGs focus on the small, yet meaningful, stories that play out in the backgrounds of epic fantasy narratives - people providing meals, brews, and beds for the mysterious strangers passing through their towns and going on small adventures of their own to protect what they've built in their neck of the woods. Stewpot: Tales From A Fantasy Tavern Stewpot: Tales From A Fantasy Tavern is a narrative RPG by Takuma Okada, creator of journal games and experimental RPGs like Alone Among The Stars. Set in a classic world of fantasy adventure, Stewpot: Tales From A Fantasy Tavern is about retired fantasy heroes who settle down to run a tavern of their own in a tranquil community, each player taking on a specific responsibility in the tavern. Mechanically, Stewpot is composed of 14 different story games, each with unique rules players use to figure out how they settle tavern brawls, help people in their town, serve food for special guests, or share their hard-earned wisdom with new adventurers starting out. The Broken Cask The Broken Cask is a solo tabletop roleplaying game about someone starting up and managing a tavern in a fantasy world. Unlike Stewpot: Tales From A Fantasy Tavern, The Broken Cask focuses more on the entrepreneurial side of running a tavern, with the player hiring staff, building new rooms, serving up new signature dishes and brews, and then tackling an assortment of challenges randomly generated via a dice table. Ugly Gryphon Inn Ugly Gryphon Inn, similarly to The Broken Cask, is a solo tabletop game about running a fantasy inn straight out of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. In contrast to the solid rulebook and dice tables of The Broken Cask, Ugly Gryphon Inn uses playing cards to represent different fantasy hero guests who visit the player's inn. The goal is to keep guests from leaving the inn by making sure their needs and desires are satisfied, both in their rooms and in the public tavern. As described by Dicebreaker, each "Guest Card" lists specific desires of said guest, ranging from food and drink to entertainment or the chance to sleep uninterrupted.

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Driving has always been a wholly multisensory experience: the simple pleasure of tackling a great road in a great car just wouldn’t be the same without an array of sounds, smells and other sensations. However, a key part of that cocktail is changing, because electrification isn’t just changing how cars are powered but also how they sound. The merits of that can be argued, but the importance of noise to the motoring experience can’t. So we’ve been thinking of our favourite car noises. But you won’t find a screaming V10, rumbling V8 or mighty flat six here: we’ve left individual engines to one side to contemplate the other great noises cars that make... Start-up in a British lightweight It’s an easy one, this: the engine start-up sound when you’re sitting in any lightweight, open-roofed British sports car. I’m thinking Caterhams, Radicals, Ariels, Westfields and the like. The noise is the starting gun for a drive that will stir your soul and really make you feel alive. Cars like this are as immersive as they get and involve more of your senses in a drive than anything else. Just from writing this, I’m off for a trip into the classifieds… Mark Tisshaw Cooldown crackling If I were asked to choose one specific sound from one specific car, my answer would unapologetically be the full spectrum of Lamborghini’s current 5.2-litre V10 engine, absorbed at nosebleed-inducing length by holding the throttle wide open from 2000rpm to the redline, ideally while heading through the most perfectly spherical tunnel you can find. But in general terms, it has to be the syncopated crackling of thermal contraction after a hard drive. If you can hear that, you’re probably somewhere quite peaceful – somewhere that exists in contrast to the excitement that has just unfolded. It immediately puts me in a reflective, philosophical, car-loving mood. Richard Lane A smooth gearchange Before you write in to complain that “every gearchange is smooth; it’s called synchromesh”, I present to you my 1950s Willys Jeep, which has a three-speed non-synchro ’box and a foot-long gear lever. Accurate it is not. It’s smooth on the way up, but going from third to second without a hideous graunching noise takes some doing. As for second to first, I just cheat by stopping and starting again. It requires double-declutching, the co-ordination of a top athlete and lots of anticipation. But when third becomes second in a seamless snick, with no gnashing of cogs, it’s one of the most satisfying noises you will hear in any car. Piers Ward Silent anticipation You might think this a bit odd but, for me, the most exciting sound is, well, no sound at all. It’s that anticipatory silence you experience in the moments before you drive something special for the first time; as you contemplate all the sounds, smells, sights and physical sensations you’re on the verge of experiencing. This silence is undoubtedly at its loudest when the car in front of you is something exotic: a mid-engined Italian, for instance. But you can still hear it when you look at something as humble as a Ford Fiesta ST, or perhaps even the charming old beater that you know inside out but that still appeals to your inner petrolhead on the most primal level. Keep an ear out. Simon Davis Backfiring It’s hardly an indication of good mechanical health but, for character and comedic value, little beats a backfire. You hardly ever hear one these days, because modern cars don’t suffer the timing and fuelling issues that plague temperamental older motors, so it has come to serve as the soundtrack of the neglected but ever-faithful banger. I’ve never managed to encourage a cohesive relationship between the distributor and carburettor of my ancient Volkswagen Beetle, so coughs and splutters are par for the course, but one of my fondest driving memories is leaving school one fine summer afternoon, backing off the throttle as I approached the maths block and making my poor old form tutor jump two feet into the air. It was almost worth the detention. Felix Page

Heading out to meet your friends, you have been eyeing that dress for a long time, and now an occasion has presented itself. But, as soon as you go near your wardrobe, you notice you have a lot of hair on your body, and so, you sulk and settle for the boring denim. But, it does not have to be like that. If you are looking for a quick fix, adding hair removal creams to your vanity is not such a bad idea. Regardless, removing or not removing hair is your choice and you can always flaunt that dress with hair, too. Ahead, check out why this addition will be great, with tips from Kunal Bansal, VP and business head Pittie Consumer (Church & Dwight Division). What are hair removal creams? “Hair removal creams, also known as depilatory creams, are a method of hair removal that involves getting rid of excess hair from the skin by simply applying the cream, leaving for a few minutes and washing away the product along with the dissolved hair,” Bansal says, How does it work? These creams contain alkaline chemical salt compounds which break the disulphide bonds in keratin. Keratin is the protein structure of your hair. “They basically hydrolyse the hair making it weak, jelly-like and easy to dissolve,” says Bansal. Then all you have to do is simply wipe off the cream using a spatula. Why are hair removal creams not as po[CENSORED]r as other methods of hair removal? One of the reasons why hair removal creams aren’t as po[CENSORED]r as waxing or threading is because of the myths that surround the same. For the longest time, we have been told that hair removal creams are a big no-no simply because they have a lot of harmful chemicals and darken the skin post multiple uses. “As opposed to waxing, shaving etc., that have seemingly fewer disadvantages than depilatory creams, hair removal creams are easy to use, painless, economical and effective on both large body parts as well as for smaller, harder-to-reach body parts,” he adds. Not only that, the process consumes less amount of time and one does not even need to go to a salon to get their home removed.

A group of French volunteers have emerged from a cave after a 40-day study exploring the limits of human adaptability to isolation. The 15 participants lived in the Lombrives cave in south-west France with no phones, clocks or sunlight. They slept in tents, made their own electricity, and had no contact with the outside world. The project aimed to test how people respond to losing their sense of time and space. The so-called Deep Time experiment came to an end on Saturday, allowing the eight men and seven women, aged 27 to 50, who took part to leave the cave. Scientists overseeing the project entered the cave a day earlier to tell them the project was nearing its end. Smiling but appearing dazed, the group left their voluntary isolation to a round of applause. They wore sunglasses to give their eyes time to adjust to the sunlight. The director of the project, French-Swiss explorer Christian Clot, said time seemed to pass more slowly in the cave. For most participants, he said, it felt like "we had walked into the cave 30 days ago". One volunteer, Marina Lançon, 33, said the experiment "was like pressing pause" on life. How extreme isolation warps the mind Lockdown loneliness reaches record levels During their isolation, the group had to organise tasks without being able to use a measure of time to create deadlines. Instead, they had to rely on their body clocks and sleep cycles to structure their days. In the cave, they had few modern comforts at their disposal. For example, volunteers had to generate their own electricity with a pedal bike and draw water from a well 45 m (146 ft) below the earth. The scientists behind the project say it will help them understand how people can adapt to extreme living conditions. The brain activity and cognitive function of volunteers was analysed before they entered the cave, to gather data for comparative studies after they left. The purpose of the study has particular relevance during the coronavirus pandemic, a time when lockdown measures have confined millions of people to isolation. "Our future as humans on this planet will evolve," Mr Clot said. "We must learn to better understand how our brains are capable of finding new solutions, whatever the situation."

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- There are various kinds of animals with their respective characteristics, from mammals, amphibians, primates, birds, fish, to reptiles.These animals have unique body shapes with different sizes from one another.Do you know there are animals that have very small bodies in the world, what are these animals? To find out, let's look at the explanation below! Pygmy Marmoset Pygmy marmoset or pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey species in the world. Reporting from the New England Primate Conservancy, dwarf marmosets live in dense vegetation in the western Amazon basin, namely around northwest Brazil, South Colombia, Peru and eastern Ecuador. Pygmy marmoset has a very small size when compared to other monkeys, which is about 12 to 16 cm and weighs only 3-5 ounces. With its size, the marmoset can live in our shirt pocket without feeling cramped. Madame Berthe's rat lemur The rat lemur Madame berthe is a lemur from Madagascar that has been given the title of the smallest primate in the world. The madame rat lemur with the Latin name Microcebus berthae has an average body size of only 3.6 inches long or about 9 cm and weighs about 1 ounce. Bee Bat The bee bat with the Latin name Craseonycteris thonglongyai is the smallest bat species in the world. Bee bats have a body size of 1.1 to 1.3 inches (2.8 to 3.3 cm) and weigh only about 2 grams. Reporting from animaldiversity.org, bee bats were found in the Bilauktaung mountains, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. Barbados Threadsnake Barbados threadsnake with the Latin name Tetracheilostoma carlae is the smallest snake in the world. Barbados threadsnake is an endemic animal originating from the islands of Barbados or West Indies, which lies on the border of the Caribbean Sea. The Barbados Threadsnake snake is 4 inches long or about 10 cm making it look like a strand of brown spaghetti. Unfortunately the Barbadian snake species are nearly extinct due to reduced habitat. Bees hummingbirds The bee hummingbird or bee hummingbird has the Latin name Mellisuga helenae is the smallest bird species in the world.Reporting from Beauty of Birds, bee hummingbirds are found in several areas of Florida, United States. Bee hummingbirds live in their territory and do not migrate, they mechanize nectar like bees. Patu Digua spider The patu spider, as its name implies, comes from an area called Rio Digua in Colombia. The patu spider in the cave is very small, measuring only about 0.37 millimeters, making it difficult to see. Paedophryne amanuensis Paedophryne amanuensis is the smallest frog species in the world with a size of only 0.3 inches or about 0.76 cm only. This word is so small that it is difficult to see and it was only discovered in 2009 in Papuan New Guinea. Brookesia micra Brookesia micra is the smallest chameleon species in the world. The Brookesia micra chameleon is found on the island of Nosy Hara, which is located in the northern region of Madagascan. The Brookesia micra chameleon is a leaf chameleon with a brown streak like dry leaves, making it difficult for the human eye to find

Arrhythmia is a heart disease that occurs when the electric lighter coordinating the heartbeat is disturbed. As a result, people with arrhythmias can experience heart rates that are too fast, slow, or irregular. In a healthy heart, the normal resting heart rate is usually between 60 and 100 beats per minute. Heart disease arrhythmias sometimes resemble problems with a racing heart alone. However, there are times when this vital organ problem becomes life-threatening. Before reviewing the signs of arrhythmic heart disease, first identify some of these types of heart rhythm disorders. Types of arrhythmic heart disease Launching the NHS, there are several types of arrhythmic heart disease, including: Atrial fibrillation: a fast and irregular heartbeat Supraventricular tachycardia: fast heartbeat at rest Bradycardia: slow heart rate Heart block: slow heart rate that can cause fainting Ventricular fibrillation: fast, irregular heartbeat, and often results in loss of consciousness and sudden death if not treated promptly Causes of arrhythmic heart disease include viral infections, excessive alcohol consumption, smoking, drinking too much caffeinated drinks, and the side effects of drug abuse. Arrhythmic heart disease can strike any age. However, atrial fibrillation is more common in the elderly, excessive alcohol drinkers, and people who are overweight. A person's risk of getting arrhythmias also increases if the heart tissue is damaged, for example due to a heart attack or heart failure. Arrhythmic heart disease can cause a variety of symptoms, depending on the type and severity of the disease. Launching the American Heart Association, signs of arrhythmia heart disease that need to be aware of include: Fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat The body is easily tired or lethargic Dizzy Hard to breathe Anxious Chest pain or pressure Want to pass out or pass out for extreme cases If there are some signs of arrhythmic heart disease above, consult a cardiologist immediately. Doctors can find out this disease through a physical examination, see the results of a recorded heart rhythm or EKG, to monitor heart rhythm while using a treadmill.

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Neetu Kapoor is trying simple hacks to keep herself fit and healthy. (Source: neetu54/Instagram) Neetu Kapoor has resorted to a particular home remedy to keep anxiety at bay, something any of us can try. The 62-year-old actor shared an Instagram story of a bottle of water that had bay leaf and star anise in it. Neetu said the drink was “good for anxiety”. Take a look: Neetu Kapoor’s home remedy for anxiety (Source: neetu54/Instagram) Bay leaf contains linalool, a compound that is good for treating anxiety, studies have shown. Anise seeds are also known to have antidepressant properties. Also Read |Try these natural pain relievers as quick home remedies Apart from this, Neetu also shared a photo of her go-to soup for relieving muscular and joint pain — drumstick soup. Take a look: Drumstick soup for muscle pain and joints. (Source: neetu54/Instagram) Packed with nutrients, drumsticks have natural anti-inflammatory compounds that reduce pain. It is therefore known to be used in Ayurvedic and Unani medicines. If you have not made drumstick soup yet, here is a recipe you can try, courtesy subbuskitchen.com: Ingredients 4 – Drumsticks 1 tbsp – Toor Dal (Pigeon pea) 1 – Onion medium size 3 – Garlic cloves 1 – Tomato small size ½ tsp – Pepper Powder coarse 1 tsp – Salt (adjust to your taste) 1 tbsp – Coriander Leaves 1 tbsp – Cooking Oil (or butter) 1 – Bay Leaf 1 inch – Cinnamon Stick 2 – Cloves Method *Wash and chop the drumstick into little pieces. Add drumstick pieces in a vessel with four cups of water and pressure cook the drumstick. * Once cooked, strain the drumstick water and keep it aside. Take each cooked drumstick and using a spoon remove the pulp from it and keep it aside. * Also pressure cook the toor dal separately. * Heat a pan and add oil/butter. Add the seasoned ingredients and saute them for a minute. * Add chopped onion and garlic along with a pinch of salt and saute till the onions are transparent. They should not be brown. * Add chopped tomato and peppercorns to the onions and saute them till it forms a paste. When the tomatoes are cooked, add the mashed dal and mix well. * Add drumstick water to the pan and bring it to boil on low flame. * Add half of the drumstick pulp to the pan and salt as per taste. *Remove the pan from the flame after about 10 minutes and allow it to cool. Put it back once cooled and add the remaining pulp and stir well. Add pepper and coriander for garnish. How about trying Neetu’s homemade hacks? For more lifestyle news, follow us: Twitter: lifestyle_ie | Facebook: IE Lifestyle | Instagram: ie_lifestyle 📣 The Indian Express is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines For all the latest Lifestyle News, download Indian Express App.

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. A statement issued by the palace just after midday spoke of the Queen's "deep sorrow" following his death at Windsor Castle on Friday morning. The Duke of Edinburgh, who was the longest-serving consort in British history, had returned to Windsor on 16 March after a month in hospital. Boris Johnson said he "inspired the lives of countless young people". "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband," the palace said. "The Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss." Speaking at Downing Street, the prime minister said that the duke had "earned the affection of generations here in the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth, and around the world". Meanwhile, Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said he "consistently put the interests of others ahead of his own and, in so doing, provided an outstanding example of Christian service". Follow live: Queen's 'deep sorrow' at death of Prince Philip An extraordinary man who led an extraordinary life Obituary: HRH the Duke of Edinburgh Who he was, what he did and why he mattered The flag at Buckingham Palace was lowered to half-mast and a notice was posted on the gates following the announcement of the duke's death. Bunches of daffodils, tulips, roses and lilies were among floral tributes placed by people outside the palace, while crowds began to gather at Windsor Castle. The BBC's royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said it was "a moment of real national sadness" and "a moment of sadness, most particularly of course, for the Queen losing her husband of 73 years - a bigger span of years than most of us can imagine". He said Prince Philip had made "a huge contribution to the success of the Queen's reign", describing the duke as "utterly loyal in his belief in the importance of the role that the Queen was fulfilling - and in his duty to support her". "It was the importance of the solidity of that relationship, of their marriage, that was so crucial to the success of her reign," he added. A bank of photographers and cameramen were lined up around the growing number of tributes at Buckingham Palace on Friday afternoon, according to BBC News reporter Marie Jackson. Rhea Varma, from Pimlico, pulled up to the gates on her bike to lay flowers and a note saying Rest in Peace Duke. She said: "It's just super sad. I think it might be the beginning of big change in our country. Without him, the Queen might not reign much longer." To her, the duke was "the kind of stability that's so old-fashioned it's difficult to comprehend. He was a rock who brought integrity." Adam Wharton-Ward, 36, also arrived to leave lilies by the palace gates. He is visiting London from his home in France but was so moved by the news, he wanted to "rally round" for the Queen's sake. "It's so sad. He's been with her for 73 years. If it wasn't for him who knows if she would have got through it," he said. The duke's appeal, he added, was that he was "almost normal with his gaffes". "Now that normality has gone," he said. The prince married Princess Elizabeth in 1947, five years before she became Queen. In March, the duke left King Edward VII's hospital in central London after a month-long stay for treatment. He underwent a procedure for a pre-existing heart condition at another London hospital - St Bartholomew's. As news of the duke's death rippled through this royal borough, people started to gather outside the gates of Windsor castle. Locals, including a young girl, have left flower bouquets at the castle entrance. More are being brought. One of the cards attached to the flowers simply reads RIP Prince Philip. Another is addressed to Her Majesty The Queen sending their deep condolences. There is a sombre mood here in Windsor as people quietly reflect on the news of the duke's death. It was here where he spent his last weeks after being discharged from hospital. His last days spent with his wife, the Queen. Prince Philip and the Queen had four children, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Their first son, the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, was born in 1948, followed by his sister, the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, in 1950, the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, in 1960 and the Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, in 1964. Prince Philip was born on the Greek island of Corfu on 10 June 1921. His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, a younger son of King George I of the Hellenes. His mother, Princess Alice, was a daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg and a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Politicians across the UK were united in mourning following the announcement of the duke's death. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the UK had "lost an extraordinary public servant", while Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said his "long contribution to public life in Scotland will leave a profound mark on its people". Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford said the duke "served the crown with selfless devotion and generosity of spirit". Parliament will honour the duke on Monday, with the House of Commons sitting at 14:30 BST for tributes following his death. Parties have also suspended their campaigning elections on 6 May, which will see voters head to the polls for council and mayoral positions in England, the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Parliament. Meanwhile, Commonwealth leaders led international reaction to the duke's death. Australian prime minister Scott Morrison tweeted that the duke "embodied a generation that we will never see again", while Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau described Philip as a "man of great purpose and conviction". And Indian prime minister Narendra Modi recalled Philip for his "distinguished career in the military" and work "at the forefront of many community service initiatives". The palace said further announcements would be made "in due course".

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