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Art dealer Anthony d’Offay, who created the Artists Rooms project after selling his £125m collection to Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland for just £28m in 2008, is facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour from three women he has worked with. One incident is being investigated by the police. D’Offay denies the allegations.

Gordon Back, Artistic Director of the prestigious Menuhin Competition, has criticised the UK’s ‘all-round’ approach to education after British violinists failed to make the 44-strong shortlist for the prize.

Neropa, a system that helps theatre, film and TV-makers assess which roles in a script could be played by men or women, will be launched next week.

More than 40 events and festivals will take place across the city over four ‘seasons’ to mark ten years since Liverpool spent a year as European Capital of Culture.

Almost £20m collected from bank accounts that have been dormant for 15 years is available for charitable causes in Northern Ireland – including the arts – but the lack of an executive has prevented the creation of a distribution mechanism.