CultureEdinburgh festival to cap ticket numbers after residents' complaints
Organisers will limit daily sales for the first time in the fringe's history, citing overcrowding and the cost of housing performers
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CultureNational Theatre names director from regional stage, passing over West End names
The appointment of a 41-year-old who has never run a London building was described by one board member as 'deliberate'
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CultureBBC licence fee to be replaced by household levy under government plan
A charge tied to council tax bands would raise the same £3.7bn; the corporation says it is 'workable', critics say it is a tax by another name
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BooksBooker shortlist: three debut novels and the shortest book ever listed
The judges said length 'was never a consideration'; publishers said the 112-page entry would change what they commission
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