The ObserverBiography booksReviewThe enjoyable story of Tommy Nutter – flamboyant suit-maker to the stars – casts a new light on swinging London and Britain’s persecution of homosexualsThe Savile Row tailor Tommy Nutter – his birth name, rather than a moniker adopted at the height of his stardom – was the exemplar of fabulous but fleeting fame in the 60s and 70s. Emerging apparently from nowhere, he quickly became “the coolest man you’ve ever seen”, designing flamboyant clothes for stars such as Elton John and the Beatles, who, apart from George, wore his suits on the cover of Abbey Road .

Rail industryLondon Underground tube strike called off after ‘positive’ talks with TfLRMT suspends action which threatened to halt almost all tube services in the capital over next four days A strike that threatened to halt all London Underground services for the next four days has been called off. The RMT union announced that it had suspended its planned action after talks with Transport for London (TfL), after the mayor of London apparently made new funds available.

MusicFrom Kid Rock to Bubba Sparxxx: why white rappers walk the thin line between friend and fraud The month's best music: Post Malone, Björk, Lorenzo Senni and moreRead moreThe white rapper narrative within hip-hop is a clunky one at best, leaving room for ambiguity with someone like Post Malone. Dubbed “the most streamed artist in the world”, the Texas-raised Malone is currently at No 1 in both the US and the UK with Rockstar.

The ObserverBritish Museum This article is more than 4 months oldSir Mark Jones put forward as interim director of British Museum This article is more than 4 months oldFormer head of V&A has suggested Parthenon marbles could be shared with Greece A former head of the V&A Museum, who previously suggested the Parthenon marbles could be shared with Greece, has been put forward as the interim director of the British Museum.

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