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If Edinburgh Fringe wants more hits like Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, it needs a complete overhaul

COMMENT: As the Scottish capital readies itself for the annual arts festival, Alice Saville asks whether profiteering landlords, sponsor dropouts and a general financial hellscape mean hits like ‘Fleabag’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ will be increasingly hard to come by

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Airport holding all flights amid nationwide air traffic control issue

EDINBURGH Airport is holding all flights as a nationwide air traffic control issue is affecting all outbound flights from the UK.

The National (Scotland)

Culture can help make sense of dangerous world – Swinney

The First Minister will speak ahead of the start of world-leading cultural festivals in Edinburgh this week.

Evening Standard

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Hundreds of Scottish airport workers balloted over strike action amid pay dispute

HUNDREDS of workers at Edinburgh Airport are to be balloted over strike action amid an ongoing pay dispute ...

The National (Scotland)

Plans unveiled for new pub in Scottish city by local brewery and popular restaurant

The National (Scotland)

Alba MSP welcomes First Minister raising her policy in meeting with Donald Trump

ALBA MSP Ash Regan has welcomed the SNP Government’s adoption of her policy on US pre-customs clearance in Edinburgh ...

The National (Scotland)

The best joke award has gone. Is the Edinburgh fringe taking all the pun out of comedy?

I will miss the lighthearted award, but often it overlooked the art of standup in favour of celebrating groan-inducing one-liners, says journalist Anya Ryan

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10 peaceful spots in and around Edinburgh to escape the festival crowds

Even if you’re there for the festival, which starts on Friday, there will be moments you’ll want to take a breather. A local writer suggests the best gardens, walks, beaches, parks and more

The Guardian - UK

Police arrest second suspect as man seriously injured in daytime 'shooting'

A SECOND man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Edinburgh that left another man injured, police have said ...

The National (Scotland)

Jewish leaders urge Edinburgh University to uphold antisemitism definition

Institution has said it is reviewing its support for IHRA’s definition as critics argue it restricts freedom of speech

The Guardian - UK

‘The real issue is change’: Edinburgh University’s first Black philosophy professor on racism and reform

Prof Tommy J Curry reflects on leading the institute’s slavery review – and why it must lead to meaningful action

The Guardian - UK

Trump's Distant Maternal Relatives Protest His Arrival in Edinburgh: 'We Disown Trump'

President Donald Trump was greeted in Scotland by a distant relative holding a sign announcing his late mother's family in Scotland "disown" him.

Latin Times

The Guardian view on the legacies of slavery: the response to Edinburgh’s report must go beyond academia

Editorial: Facing up to the past is crucial. But the real challenge for institutions and the societies they are part of is to act in ways informed by new knowledge

The Guardian - UK

Outrage as Jewish comedians’ Edinburgh Fringe shows cancelled ‘over staff safety concerns’

Comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon both criticised the decision ahead of the annual arts festival

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Almost 1000 people gather to watch man fold fitted sheet in Scottish city

ALMOST 1000 people gathered in Edinburgh to watch a man fold a fitted sheet, as videos of the event have gone viral on social media ...

The Guardian - UK

Cleo Laine’s support for the arts and artists

Brief letters: The Arts Channel | Blackberries in June | Best spoof films | It’s no joke in Edinburgh | A hillbilly allergy

The National (Scotland)

Scottish tourist attraction wins prestigious award after 11,000 five-star reviews

ONE of Edinburgh’s biggest tourist attractions has been presented with a prestigious award, after receiving more than 11,000 five-star reviews ...

Evening Standard

University of Edinburgh publishes Race Review into colonialist past

The report has been published online, amid a public pledge to stamp address racial discrimination and inequality.

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The Independent UK

Wacky, brilliant, and moving: 11 shows not to miss at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2025: Big celebrity names and familiar premises are simply not the point of Edinburgh Fringe. Isobel Lewis collates some of the best shows at this year’s festival worth taking a chance on

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds

Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories

The Guardian - UK

Key people in Edinburgh University’s slavery and colonialism inquiry

University could rename buildings, events and prizes linked to historical figures named in its investigation

The Guardian - UK

How the riches of its graduates tied Edinburgh University to slavery

Alumni such as Robert Halliday Gunning helped the university raise the equivalent of tens of millions of pounds

The National (Scotland)

Performers speak out against 'eye-wateringly expensive' Fringe Festival

BUM-CLENCHINGLY expensive is how one performer has described the cost of bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe ...

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh residents told to keep doors and windows closed amid city centre fire

Residents in Edinburgh are being advised to keep their windows and doors closed following a fire in the city centre..

The Independent UK

Donald Trump goes golfing as protesters speak out against his visit to Scotland

Protesters gathered in both Aberdeen and Edinburgh, but none were seen at Trump Turnberry in Ayrshire when the US president took to the course.

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