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The National Lottery Heritage Fund has rejected the novelist’s claims that it possesses a “reverse midas touch” and funds elite pursuits using income generated from the poorest parts of society. A spokesperson for the funder said “people are at the very heart of the projects we invest in”.

Musician N'Faly Kouyate is holding the airline responsible for damage to his electric kora after he was forced to put the instrument the plane's hold. Kouyate said BA staff had told him the instrument could be taken as hand luggage. The Incorporated Society of Musicians tweeted that the incident was "unacceptable" and called on the airline to rethink its policies. BA told the BBC it is investigating what happened.

Ropetackle arts centre in Shoreham-by-Sea is facing closure unless it can raise £50,000 from the public by mid-September. The council says it has provided £268,000 to the venue over the last decade. Ropetackle’s chairman called this figure misleading, saying the centre has not received any core funding for the past four years.

Hundreds of ballet dancers performed outside the Good Morning America studio in New York in support of the prince, after he was mocked by host Lara Spencer for taking ballet lessons. Spencer later apologised for the remarks, calling them "insensitive" and "stupid".

A community arts group in London is refusing to remove a beach hut it built, despite the local council's opinion that it is accommodation, not art. The council says it is considering legal options to force its demolition as the group continues to build new structures.

Luke Tryl, ex-Director of the New Schools Network, will not longer act as an advisor to Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan after Downing Street blocked his appointment. The move is part of a "crackdown" on more moderate advisors, Schools Week reports.