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When it comes to tin-top racers, few get fans as excited as Super Tourers. It’s now 30 years since these iconic machines first turned a wheel in anger, but even now they are remembered as providing some of the most exciting motorsport ever. Originally created as a relatively low cost entry to touring car racing, over the next decade these machines went on to be some of the most expensive and sophisticated in the world, as well as turning the BTCC into the most po[CENSORED]r and important saloon car racing on the planet. On the surface the rules were simple - the cars had to be series production-based and to have 2.0-litre engines with no more than six-cylinders and rev no higher than 8,500rpm, while (initially) only two-wheel drive was allowed. At its peak there were 10 factory-backed squads competing, employing some of fastest and best paid drivers in the business, while the closely fought, panel-bashing action and larger-than-life characters behind the wheel meant it frequently pulled in more TV viewers than F1. Put simply, it was the biggest motorsport spectacle in the world. Here we look back at 10 of our favourites from this incredible era. Ford Mondeo There’s an argument that the Mondeo is the car that did for Super Touring in the BTCC, Ford’s deep-pocketed £10 million (around twice that in today’s money) three-car assault on the 2000 title finally persuading rulemakers and manufacturer’s to cry enough. Prepared by Prodrive, these were some of the fastest and most advanced tin tops ever seen, with each car costing around £1 million in that final season. Yet much of the groundwork had been done a few years earlier by Andy Rouse, who had originally developed the car in 1993. Like the Xedos 6 it used a Mazda V6 (the Japanese firm was part of the blue oval stable back then), but in the Mondeo it was mounted so low and so far back (for better of C of G) that one of the driveshafts had to be routed through the engine’s Vee. Kiwi ace Paul Radisich used the car to win back-to-back World Touring Car Cup in 1993 and 1994 against the cream of global tin-top talent, plus it was also one that Nigel Mansell drove on several high profile occasions, but it would take that final, multi-million pound effort in 2000 for Ford to finally secure the BTCC title. Alfa Romeo 155 BTCC bosses knew the series had hit the big time when Alfa Romeo launched its multi-million Lire effort with a pair factory-backed 155s at the start of the 1994 season. Not only did it boast ex-F1 star Gabriele Tarquini as one of its drivers, it created immediate controversy by introducing the championship to the dark arts of aerodynamics. With it’s tack-on and extendable front and rear spoilers (supplied as a bag of parts found in the boot of the limited run, homologation special 155 Silverstone road cars), the wedgy saloons were hard to beat. Legal challenges and race boycotts created action and acrimony aplenty, but the Alfa Corse-prepared cars still managed to romp to nine wins, collecting the manufacturer’s championship and a driver’s title for Tarquini. At the end of the season they packed-up and went home, leaving Prodrive to run the cars (much less successfully) in the years that followed. Volvo 850 Boxy but brilliant - that’s the best way to describe Volvo’s bold entrance to the BTCC fray. In an effort to make an impact (figuratively, but occasionally literally), the Swedish firm hatched a plan with world renowned racers TWR to develop a circuit-going great estate rather than the usual sober saloon. First appearing in 1994, the same year as the all-conquering Alfas, the big 850 wasn’t quite on the pace, even with Le Mans legend Jan Lammers and Formula 3 hot shoe Rickard Rydell on driving duties. The long estate bodywork delivered unintended aerodynamic benefits, but the weight distribution was less impressive, the long rear overhang resulting in plenty of oversteer. A fifth place was the best race result of the year, but the five-cylinder machines had done their job, proving a hit with race goers and getting the brand noticed. The following year they returned with conventional four-door racers and started winning. BMW 3 Series Where to start with the 3 Series? From the first E30 M3 that raced in 1991 (complete with down-sized 2.0-litre S14 motor) through to the Warsteiner-backed Schnitzer four-door E36 of Smokin’ Jo Winklehock, the Bavarian compact exec has been a mainstay of the BTCC. Yet for us, it’s the turquoise and black Listerine-adorned E36 318iS coupe that is lodged deepest in the memory. Prepared by Vic Lee it not only looked fantastic, it was also fast thanks to the unique use of ABS brakes (subsequently banned for the following year). Tim Harvey ended the year as champion after taking six wins, but it was his tin-top superstar teammate Steve Soper that stole most of the headlines. On loan from the factory squad, he put in a series of stirring drives through the field over the course of the season, but is best remembered for his part in the legendary, panel-bashing and title-deciding altercation at Silverstone with Vauxhall’s John Cleland, who famously fumed ‘that man’s an animal’ after Soper took them both out of the race.

"What do all the mummies and daddies do with all the collected teeth?" she had asked recently, after her nine-year-old daughter lost her tooth. (Photo: Instagram/@victoriabeckham) Victoria Beckham is an inventive mom. So much so that she has even made the process of her kids’ losing their teeth an interesting and fun one. How? Well, she has admitted that she has an “entire bucket” full of all of her kids’ teeth. “What do we do with them?” she asked in an Instagram story, wherein she detailed the process of tooth fairies leaving positive notes for her daughter Harper Seven, who just lost a tooth. The 47-year-old fashion designer played tooth fairy for her nine-year-old daughter and in her Instagram stories, shared images of the notes that she left to her, in exchange for the tooth. “Okay, so Harper Seven’s tooth fell out last night, she left her tooth by her bed,” Beckham narrated. “And look, the tooth fairy came, left her a little note. Left her a few little notes, to tell Harper she’s ‘funny’, ‘sensitive’, ‘smart’, ‘generous’, ‘kind’, ‘a great daughter’, she’s ‘loving’, ‘a great sister’,” she continued. “And I’ve got another tooth to add to my collection. So I have a question for the ‘gram. What do all the mummies and daddies do with all the collected teeth? I’ve got an entire bucket full of all my kids’ teeth. What do we do with them?” she asked. She then posed the question to her followers, and among the many responses that she received, was one by her future daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz (26). It was her “favorite” response. Peltz suggested they “dip it gold and wear them on a necklace”, referring to the time when she did the same with her fiance and Beckham’s oldest child Brooklyn, a 22-year-old model. Earlier this year, they had got themselves a unique new accessory — necklaces made out of each other’s wisdom teeth. So, while Brooklyn wears Nicola’s, she was seen flaunting his. They even posted close-ups of the jewellery on their Instagram stories. Check it out. “I got our wisdom teeth made into necklaces @brooklynbeckham you’re my best friend,” Peltz had written. Brooklyn, on the other hand, had posted two selfies, both of which featured the tooth, hanging from his neck by a gold chain. “The best gift from my best friend and the most amazing fiancé x I love you like crazy. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me,” he had written and tagged her.

Madrid's regional leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso (R) wants to govern alone, but most supporters would be happy to work with Vox's Rocío Monasterio The people of Madrid vote on Tuesday in a regional election that has brought management of the Covid pandemic under scrutiny and highlighted Spain's deeply divided national politics. After a rancorous campaign that has included death threats, the conservative regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, appears to be heading for victory, with some polls showing her Po[CENSORED]r Party (PP) doubling its share of seats in the Madrid assembly. But that might not be enough for her to avoid needing the support of another party in order to form a new administration. The PP has governed Madrid for the last 26 years and since 2019 it has done so in a coalition with Ciudadanos (Citizens), which is expected to struggle to win any seats in this election. Instead, Ms Ayuso might have to turn to the far-right Vox, which is the third-biggest party in the Spanish parliament. 'I want to govern alone' So far, the 42-year-old has batted away questions about that possibility. "I want to govern alone," she said. "Coalitions are not good, particularly at times when deep-rooted reforms need to be implemented to recover normal life in Madrid." Ms Ayuso's team are hoping that, even if she does not secure the 69 seats needed to form an absolute majority, that a divided left will be unable to prevent her from forming a minority administration. Such an outcome could still mean she needs Vox's support in a confidence-and-supply arrangement. Although other parties have attacked Vox during the campaign for claiming that immigrant minors are a burden on regional finances, polling firm Metroscopia found that 78% of PP voters were in favour of their party forming a coalition with the far-right. Ms Ayuso says her campaign slogan, the single word "Freedom", summarises her libertarian, right-of-centre ideology. That includes lowering taxes and encouraging bullfights, as well as a relatively hands-off approach to coronavirus restrictions. Throughout the pandemic, Ms Ayuso has pushed for fewer controls in order to protect the capital's economy. This has meant that Madrid's bars and restaurants, for example, have been able to operate closer to normal circumstances than most other cities in Spain. "During the hardest months of the pandemic we have shown that living the Madrid lifestyle means people work responsibly, they are treated as adults," she said. But critics point to the fact that Madrid has the second-highest infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants of Spain's regions, after the Basque Country, and the highest percentage of intensive care units occupied by Covid patients, at 44% Ms Ayuso has clashed with Spain's Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, who has frequently appealed to the Madrid administration to introduce tougher restrictions. On the campaign trail, Mr Sánchez accused Ms Ayuso of "polarisation, insults, provocations and fireworks — just what Madrid doesn't need". In turn, Ms Ayuso accuses the central government of being in the hands of Venezuela-style radicals. Spate of death threats The acrimonious nature of the election campaign reflects the deep split between left and right in Spain's national politics. A spate of death threats sent to several politicians - most of them on the left although Ms Ayuso was also targeted - has added to the tension. The candidate for the leftist Unidas Podemos (UP), Pablo Iglesias, is among those who have received the threats, revealing that members of his family had been targeted when he was sent four bullet casings in the post. However, the Vox candidate, Rocío Monasterio, cast doubt on the threat against him and refused to condemn it specifically, causing the main leftist parties - UP, the Socialists and Más Madrid - to boycott campaign debates involving the far-right party. Meanwhile, Mr Iglesias, who resigned as deputy prime minister in order to run in this local election, has cast the upcoming vote as a drastic choice between the parties on the left and the PP and Vox on the right. His stark message on Twitter was: "Democracy or fascism. May 4."

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A new special edition of the Ferrari 812 Superfast will feature the most powerful combustion engine of any road car from Maranello. Due to be fully revealed and detailed on 5 May, it is described as "the ultimate expression of Ferrari's concept of an extreme front-engined berlinetta. The as-yet-unnamed variant brings a raft of visual, mechanical and dynamic upgrades over the standard car, itself beaten in terms of outright potency by only the LaFerrari and SF90 Stradale hybrid supercars. Power output from the front-mounted V12 has been raised from 789bhp to 819bhp, which is slightly more than the figure produced by Lamborghini's new electrically assisted top-rung hypercar, the Sián FKP 37. It's not yet clear whether the V12 remains a 6.5-litre unit, but Ferrari has confirmed some of the modifications made to boost power. As well as redesigning "many of the engine's key components," the firm has installed a new valve-timing mechanism and a new exhaust system. Among the details released at this early stage, Ferrari has also confirmed that the rev limit is up from 8900rpm to 9500rpm - making this its highest-revving production engine to date and among the quickest-spinning road-going V12s ever made. That should be enough to reduce the 812 Superfast's 0-62mph time from 2.9sec to nearer 2.5sec and push top speed above the standard car's 211mph. So far, Ferrari has confirmed no official performance figures, but it has promised that the engine will deliver "pure but brutal power". Aside from improved straight-line pace, the special edition also adopts a series of revisions aimed at enhancing handling. Most notably, independent steering is now fitted to all four wheels, which Ferrari claims will extend "the feeling of agility and precision when cornering, as well as providing unparalleled responsiveness to steering inputs". "Extensive" use of carbonfibre has reduced the 812 Superfast's 1630kg kerb weight, although by how much it hasn't yet been confirmed. That's coupled with a revised aerodynamic package aimed at maximising downforce: the bumpers, splitters and diffusers are new and the rear screen - now an aluminium panel rather than conventional glass - has been fitted with prominent louvres, or "vortex generators". In addition, the rear spoiler has been raised and the distinctive bonnet strip is now made of carbonfibre. Availability details have not been confirmed, but given that the special edition is pitched at "Ferrari's most passionate collectors and connoisseurs," we would anticipate a production run in the low double digits. It will also command a hefty premium over the standard 812 Superfast's list price of £260,000.

Hugely po[CENSORED]r US podcast host Joe Rogan has backpedalled on his comments that young, healthy people could forgo the coronavirus vaccine. "I'm not an anti-vax person," Rogan said. "I believe they're safe and encourage many people to take them." But Rogan did not walk back his suggestion that the young and healthy do not "need" vaccines, which drew backlash from White House officials. Experts say everyone over 16 should get vaccinated to stop the virus' spread. The Joe Rogan Experience was Spotify's most po[CENSORED]r podcast in 2020, though the streaming giant did not share the number of times his episodes were downloaded. Rogan has more than seven million followers on Twitter and 12.5 million followers on Instagram. His podcast was acquired by Spotify last year for more than $100m (£77m). Asked about Rogan's comments, top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci repeated guidance from experts that unvaccinated, asymptomatic people can still transmit Covid-19. "Even if you don't have any symptoms, you're propagating the outbreak," Dr Fauci said. Spotify and Joe Rogan under fire for Alex Jones Why Joe Rogan's exclusive Spotify deal matters One Covid vaccine dose halves transmission - study Rogan made the comments during a 23 April episode of his podcast, which was first reported by Media Matters this week. In that episode, Rogan told listeners that he would not suggest the vaccine to a healthy 21-year-old. "If you're a healthy person, and you're exercising all the time, and you're young, and you're eating well...like, I don't think you need to worry about this." Responding to the criticism on his podcast on Thursday, Rogan said the argument that young people need the vaccine "for other people" made sense. "But that's a different argument," he added. And Rogan stressed that he should not be a source of scientific advice. "I'm not a doctor," he said. "I'm not a respected source of information, even for me." The TV host-turned media mogul regularly courts controversy for his blunt and sometimes inflammatory style on air. He has been accused of making sexist, racist and transphobic comments in his podcast. Rogan has denied these accusations and said his comments were taken out of context. Joe Rogan is a huge draw for Spotify - so much so, in fact, that his show was mentioned in Spotify's quarterly earnings call. Joe Rogan's podcast had "performed above expectations," the company said. Spotify wants to be the place you go to for podcasts and The Joe Rogan Experience is a major plank in that strategy. You might come for Joe Rogan, but stay to listen to other podcasts. Spotify says it's seen a "strong increase" in the number of people listening to podcasts since the pandemic hit. However wrapping yourself around a controversial figure like Rogan has its dangers - and this saga illustrates that risk. Rogan said when he signed the deal with Spotify that he would have editorial control. Spotify have publicly backed the podcaster. But of course Spotify does have the power to pull the podcast. As ever Big Tech says it's is trying to balance two things: risk to the public v freedom of speech. However there's always a third factor. Money. When the face of your podcast offering says something that US politicians, the White House and medical experts deride as dangerous - that doesn't look good for Spotify's brand. For now, it looks like Spotify is willing to back the podcaster, and Rogan will hope his retraction will draw a line under the matter. Presentational grey line Rogan is not the only US public figure to be accused of anti-vaccine remarks. Current US Vice-President Kamala Harris said during the election campaign last year that she would not trust any vaccine approved by the Trump administration. Then-US Vice-President Mike Pence accused her of "playing politics with people's lives". Two coronavirus shots - by Pfizer and Moderna - were subsequently granted authorisation under Mr Trump. Ms Harris received the Moderna jab after the election and said then it was safe. Last year, both Rogan and Spotify faced criticism over the appearance of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on his show. The streaming giant has so far stood by its star host, touting Rogan's podcast in its first quarter earnings report this week. Spotify did not immediately return a BBC request for comment. "We have 8 million creators, and hundreds of millions of pieces of content," Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told Bloomberg News. "We have a content policy and we do remove pieces that violate it." US and global health authorities have found Covid-19 vaccines to be safe and effective in preventing infection and safety checks continue throughout the world. Experts have warned that misinformation has been fuelling vaccine hesitancy. In the US, nearly 100 million people have been fully vaccinated. This week, President Joe Biden urged all Americans to get their jab, calling it a "patriotic duty".

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Warwickshire’s MIRA Technology Park is now home to the development programme of a 1100bhp hydrogen-powered hypercar from nascent engineering firm Viritech, which aims to become “the world’s leading developer of hydrogen powertrain solutions”. Called the Apricale, the hypercar will be sold in limited numbers for around £1.5 million before tax, but it is intended primarily as a demonstration tool for Viritech’s hydrogen fuel cell technology, which it plans to offer to third-party companies for use in FCEV passenger cars, heavy goods vehicles, aircraft and boats. It is intended to be the “world’s first production hydrogen hypercar” and seeks to demonstrate the advantages of FCEV technology over that of conventional electric powertrains. Speaking exclusively to Autocar, Viritech co-founder Matt Faulks, an ex-Formula 1 engineer, outlined the reasons for Viritech’s focus on hydrogen: “You run into two issues when you go down the battery route. One is the ‘mass compounding element’ - the more energy storage you need, the heavier the car gets. “The second is the continued use of large amounts of raw materials in building very large battery packs, which are potentially recyclable, but even today we’re struggling to get lithium back out in a way it can be used again.” Faulks added that, “as an ex-motorsport guy”, he did not want to build a car “that weighed two tonnes”. The Apricale, to that end, will “push the boundaries of technology” and has been developed with an emphasis on keeping weight down and making it “fun to drive”. The issues with an FCEV powertrain, as perceived by Faulks, are primarily centred around the storage of the hydrogen itself, and the weight of the hardware. To overcome these obstacles, the Apricale uses ‘graphene-reinforced hydrogen pressure vessels’, which essentially means the hydrogen storage tanks form a structural element of the chassis. This reduces weight and cost, while simplifying the structure. Viritech has filed a patent for this technology, which Faulks identifies as a “key component” of the Apricale and future Viritech products. While the hypercar will be the first automotive application of this technology, the firm is targeting the commercial vehicle segment primarily, given the long-distance viability of an FCEV powertrain. (Viritech is targeting a range of around 500 miles.) However, to demonstrate the flexibility of its concept, the firm has revealed the Tellaro SUV as a ‘reference design’ that shows how relatively lightweight FCEV technology could suit larger (and inherently heavier) passenger cars. “We will be sharing this concept with the many OEMs engaged in transitioning to electric vehicles, to demonstrate how a hydrogen SUV could be taken from concept to market,” Viritech says. It is said to theoretically employ elements of the flagship Apricale’s powertrain. “The Apricale front motor is used at the rear in the Tellaro,” explained Faulks. He added that Viritech will show more reference designs this year - “you’ve got to show people what you can do, and how you can do something with it” - before beginning dynamic testing at MIRA with the first Apricale prototype in 2022, and launching series production in 2023. By establishing its development programme at MIRA, Viritech can make use of the expansive testing units on site, thereby saving on the considerable cost of building and homologating its own facilities. Faulks hailed “the resources that they provide, and the ability to sub out test and engineering services as required” as a primary reason that Viritech - a new automotive company - is able to develop its unique powertrain solution. Timothy Lyons, CEO and founder of Viritech, said: “Becoming a member of the Horiba MIRA community is a game-changer for Viritech, moving us immediately into the big league in terms of the engineering facilities and support, meaning no engineering project is now beyond us. The hydrogen revolution will complement mobility electrification and will account for 400 million cars, 20 million trucks and five million buses. And that revolution starts here.”

Karan Singh Grover just gave us fitness goals with his latest workout video. (Source: iamksgofficial/Instagram) If you follow actor Karan Singh Grover’s Instagram page, you would know how much he loves to challenge his fitness levels with every exercise. This time, the 39-year-old actor shared yet another workout video on Instagram. The exercise that he is seen doing in the video has left us awestruck. Looking at the camera, the Alone actor rolls his stomach muscles while bending forward. This is known as Agni Sara, a quintessential hatha yoga, which involves churning of the abdomen muscles. Agni Sara, with its deep contractions of the abdomen and pelvic floor, targets the abdominal organs and centres of consciousness or chakras, according to yogainternational.com. Apart from strengthening the pelvic floor and abdominal wall, it is also known to support the proper placement of the organs in the abdomen; it activates and cleanses the digestive and eliminative systems. Lymphatic fluids are pressed upward by the movement of the abdominal wall, stimulating the healthy functioning of the immune system. Beginners should do this hatha yoga under the supervision of an expert. Agni Sara should be avoided during pregnancy, menstruation and after abdominal operations. Here are the steps: *Stand with your feet slightly apart. Inhale deeply through the nose and exhale fully through the mouth while slightly bending forward and placing both hands on your thighs. *The back should be straight and head upright. *Relax the abdominal muscles. Pull the navel inwards and upwards back to the spine, hold for a moment and then begin to snap the abdomen backward and forward a few times while holding your breath. Repeat.

New cars are gaining ever more complex safety and connectivity technology, from automatic emergency braking systems to online concierge services that can check where you are going and book you a parking space for when you arrive. That means there are more things than ever to potentially go wrong, which is why Autocar's sister site What Car? is inviting your contributions to its annual Reliability Survey. To thank you for taking part, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a £250 Amazon voucher. The aim is to gather information about the dependability of as many car models as possible and share this with car buyers to help them make the most informed buying choices. If your car has suffered a fault in the past year, tell What Car? which of 15 different areas was affected, how long the car was out of action and, crucially, how much it cost to be fixed. This information is used to create a unique reliability rating for each model. The 2020 What Car? Reliability Survey contains data on 175 models from 31 car brands. Complete the 2021 survey now to help us gain ratings for even more car models. We want to hear your vehicle ownership experiences - good, bad or otherwise - so that we can use the information to help us empower consumers to choose the best vehicles from the manufacturers and dealerships that provide the best service. This year we’ve opened the survey up to vans, too, because they are vital work tools for millions of UK drivers. We’d love to hear if your van is a paragon of dependability or a work-shy layabout. The survey takes as little as five minutes to complete, and if you have more than one vehicle, you can tell us about it too - just click on the 'add another vehicle' option when you come to the end of the survey. To make filling out the survey as quick and easy as possible, it’ll help if you have your vehicle registration number and the last 12 months’ bills to hand. Please note that your answers / feedback will be directly attributable to you – and that by filling in this form, you consent for your specific answers to be given to What Car? on an attributable basis.

Janhvi Kapoor’s fondness for ethnic wear is not hidden. The actor recently featured on the cover of Khush Wedding Magazine and transformed into a modern bride, displaying her unhindered love for lehengas. She collaborated with designer Abhinav Mishra and the results were stunning. In a series of pictures shared by the digital magazine and the designer, three colours — sunflower yellow, white and a mellow orange were seen, along with an extensive mirror work, characteristic of Mishra’s style. The look was accessorised with stunning neckpieces from Kasmia Fine Jewellery and AKM Mehrasons Jewellers. Check out the pictures here. In the interview, partly quoted on Instagram, the Dhadak actor spoke of her relationship with Indian clothes, admitting that the fixation has been recent but deepened in no time. “My relationship with Indian wear started when I began learning Kathak about two years ago. It makes me feel very confident and comfortable. I think classic Indian pieces can make you feel pretty in a way that no other Western clothes can.” All of the looks featured pastel shades and balancing of accessories. Opting for statement neckpieces meant ditching earrings and vice-versa. In all the instances, her hair was styled in soft curls.

A Miami school has discouraged teachers from getting the Covid vaccine, saying any vaccinated employees will be barred from interacting with students. Centner Academy leadership cited debunked claims of non-vaccinated people being "negatively impacted" by contact with vaccinated people. Experts say there is no evidence for such theories. US health officials have said the jabs are safe and effective. Some 141 million Americans have received the Covid-19 vaccine to date. Covid vaccines: How fast is worldwide progress? US state gives young people $100 to get vaccinated Why some Americans are choosy about vaccine The Centner Academy, a fee-paying school, is located in Miami's Design District. Annual tuition begins at $15,160 (£10,898) for pre-school students and goes up to nearly $30,000 for middle school students, who are around 13-15 years old. Co-founder Leila Centner informed parents on Monday that, when possible, the academy's policy is to not employ anyone who has received a Covid-19 vaccine at this time, CBS Miami reported. In a letter last week to staff, first reported by the New York Times, Mrs Centner said teachers must notify the school if they had already received the jab. "We cannot allow recently vaccinated people to be near our students until more information is known," Mrs Centner wrote. Teachers who wait to get vaccinated after the school year ends will be allowed to return only when clinical trials on the vaccine are completed, assuming a position at the school is still available. Mrs Centner also repeated a false claim of vaccinated individuals affecting unvaccinated people, saying three women in the school's community had their menstrual cycles "impacted after having spent time with a vaccinated person". There is no scientific evidence for these claims. None of the coronavirus vaccines approved for emergency in the US have been linked to infertility, miscarriages or any other negative changes to women's reproductive health. Mrs Centner and her husband David Centner have described themselves as "health freedom advocates", providing guidance for parents at the Centner Academy to file for exemptions from vaccine requirements in the past. Mrs Centner has frequently shared anti-vaccine content on Facebook, according to the Times. In a response to questions from US media, a representative for Mrs Centner said that the school was not "100 percent sure that Covid injections are safe and there are too many unknown variables for us to feel comfortable at this current time". The United Teachers of Dade, a local not-for-profit teachers group, said in a statement to CBS News: "We are horrified by the unsafe conditions and labour violations that colleagues at schools such as this one have to endure due to lack of union representation and contract rights."

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.

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."