Peter Rhodes on dangerous trees, dramas in space and Londoners who want to paint it black
Residents of London's chic Notting Hill are fed up with tourists and film buffs swarming to take selfies against the famous backdrop of multi-coloured facades.
They have taken a stand by painting their properties black, and therefore less photogenic. The result is strikingly cool but have the occupiers thought this through?
At some stage in the future, human nature being what it is, someone will decide black is passé and will want to replace the stark black with something colourful. And how many coats of pale pastel pink, blue and yellow emulsion will they have to slap on to obscure all that black? Today's fad is tomorrow's hard slog.
