Peaky Blinders: episode by episodePeaky BlindersThe seeds of trouble are clearly sown in the best episode of the series so far, and though things seem to be going well for Tommy, his enemies are multiplying
SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for those who are watching series two of Peaky Blinders. Don’t read on if you haven’t seen episode three.
Click here to read Sarah Hughes’s episode two blogpost
Fine horseflesh, troublesome women and the complications of family and foes combined to create the strongest episode of the season so far: a propulsive and very violent hour in which the tone was set with a supremely creepy opening scene featuring shadow puppets, wide-eyed children, brutal murder and excellent use of PJ Harvey’s haunting new cover of Nick Cave’s Red Right Hand.
The amazing world of sport The Masters Pond to pin: Jon Rahm hits amazing water shot at Masters practice – video A Masters practice round to remember for Jon Rahm after he produced a superb shot that skimmed off the water before slowly rolling its way into the hole. After a poor shot on the 16th the Spaniard found himself with an uphill task but one shot later he was picking the ball out of the hole.
A manhole cover in Alexanderplatz, Berlin, which bears images of the city’s TV tower and other monuments. Photograph: Orpheas TziagidisArtist Emma-France Raff decorates clothing and tote bags guerilla-style in the street using ink, a roller and manhole covers as her printing press
All photographs by Orpheas Tziagidis
by Claire BurkeIt’s not often “manhole covers” and “fashion” are uttered in the same sentence, but for Emma-France Raff, these functional metal structures have a distinct charm.
Commercial property This article is more than 1 year oldThe sanctioned oligarch’s son and a £160m London property empireThis article is more than 1 year oldSaid Gutseriev says he has no financial or commercial links to his father, who was sanctioned last year for ‘supporting’ dictator of Belarus
The son of a Russian billionaire facing sanctions for supporting the dictator who runs Belarus has been linked to a £160m portfolio of London properties.
Culture VultureHeritageA fine messAfter more than half a century, dramatic evidence has resurfaced of the radical line taken by the formidable Mrs Elsie Bambridge, daughter of Rudyard Kipling. Faced with a repair bill for her magnificent Victorian conservatory that she considered excessive, she flattened the lot.Elsie Bambridge, and her own photograph of the demolished conservatory at Wimpole Hall
If you can hold your nerve when all around have got the builders in, you can cut down dramatically on maintenance bills.