The Latest Breaking News from Edinburgh

‘Frustrated’ Scottish student stranded at airport overnight amid travel chaos

Drama student, Matthew Creed, 26, had to sleep in Amsterdam Airport after his flight was cancelled.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

‘I need to have a big party and show off!’ Edinburgh comedy award-winners reveal what’s next

For the first time ever, both the ‘Oscars of comedy’ have gone to standups with South Asian heritage. So what do the two performers who set the fringe alight have planned? Lots of boasting, finds our writer

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023

Monarch of the Glen painting moved to new spot in gallery ahead of opening

The new galleries at the National in Edinburgh open on September 30.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Was it worth it? Edinburgh fringe acts give their verdict on the festival

As the curtain falls on this year’s fringe, we ask performers and producers how it was for them

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry criticised as ‘shambolic’ before it begins

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry will officially begin on August 28 with its first preliminary hearing at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Travel chaos kicks off bank holiday weekend as British Airways and easyJet cancel dozens of flights

Exclusive: Thousands stranded overnight, with some easyJet passengers from Rhodes routed back to Gatwick via Edinburgh and Bristol

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023

Urooj Ashfaq: Oh No! review – Indian standup makes an endearing debut

Material about Hindu-Muslim relations aside, this award-winning performer’s gags covers familiar confessional ground, delivered with engaging skill and grace

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

The Edinburgh fringe is just another choking canary in the toxic national mine

But if I’m going to watch the Britain I loved expire slowly, I’d rather do it from the top of the Royal Mile in August

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

Ahir Shah arrived at Edinburgh with a work-in-progress but leaves as comedy champ

The Edinburgh comedy award-winning show Ends is a superb set about Shah’s grandfather, the standup’s imminent wedding and multicultural Britain

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

Edinburgh festival fringe: Ahir Shah’s Ends wins best show at comedy awards

32-year-old comedian whose set explores race, class and migration becomes first British-Asian to take prize

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023