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Edinburgh Zoo's giant Panda Yang Guang opens presents on 19th birthday

Yang Guang celebrated his 19th birthday at the conservation facility.

Daily Record · Aug 14, 2022

Edinburgh Fringe comedian forced to live in tent during shows as rent 'too expensive'

Vash Pernikar, 33, has decided to live in a tent after he was unable to fork out for somewhere to stay for the month.

Daily Record · Aug 14, 2022

Ivo van Hove: ‘UK’s theatres can teach its politicians a lesson about life after Brexit’

As the Belgian director brings his new production of A Little Life to Edinburgh, he says the British stage has been brilliant at maintaining links with Europe

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

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Man in critical condition in hospital following fight on Princes Street

A 53-YEAR-OLD man is in a critical condition in hospital after a fight between two men on Princes Street in Edinburgh.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 14, 2022

The Edinburgh neighbourhoods deemed 'worst in Scotland for crime'

The Government's Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation report shows that eight Edinburgh neighbourhoods are in the 100 highest areas for crime in Scotland

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

Edinburgh author JK Rowling receives terrifying death threat on social media

The author was horrified by the attack that saw Salman Rushdie stabbed multiple times in a vicious attack in New York and took to Twitter to offer her support for her fellow author.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

Edinburgh weather: When yellow thunderstorm warning will end

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is currently in effect in Edinburgh, with wet weather and slumping temperatures forecast across the next few days in the city

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

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Edinburgh fringe 2022 week one roundup: from care home tales to a Berlin fetish night

Sex, social commentary and shows with no actors: where else but the first full fringe since 2019, with standout moments from Sheeps, Bilal Zafar and ‘a show without actors’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

Grandad faced with huge bill after influencers keep taking selfies on his doorstep

Peter Lee, 77, has models turn up on his doorstep every day to take pictures of his iconic pink home in Kensington Place.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

Furious Edinburgh restaurant catch woman on camera destroying £200 Dobbies planter

The Noon bar and Kitchen has hit out on social media after a vandal destroyed their new planters, saying they will involve the police unless the culprit returns to pay for the damage.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

Comic Jerry Sadowitz banned from Edinburgh Fringe after racism claims

Scottish comic Jerry Sadowitz apologised to fans who had travelled to Edinburgh to see his show, which was cancelled after just one night

Daily Mirror · Aug 14, 2022

The five appliances draining your household energy and how much they cost you

Experts said that at Wednesday’s energy prices they expect that regulator Ofgem could be forced to set the cap at £5,038 per year for the average household in the three months beginning next April.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

Top Edinburgh chef hits back after diner moans about '£5 for bread' at his restaurant

The former MasterChef: The Professionals contestant Dean Banks has defended his new Edinburgh restaurants decision to charge for bread after a negative online review

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

Edinburgh notebook: ‘Rik Mayall was like Bad Santa to us’

Stand-up comic Red Richardson on his pedigree comedy childhood

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

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The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2022

Lara Ricote: ‘I won the Funny Women award on a terrible day – I had gotten my hearing aids stuck in my ear’

The brilliant new stand-up is making her Fringe debut this month. She talks to Isobel Lewis about her Mexican heritage, discovering improv in Amsterdam and why she’s taking the financial risk of going to Edinburgh

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

Edinburgh weather: Exact time thunderstorms to hit capital with warnings in place

Thunderstorms are also to be expected to continue into Monday August 15 and showers will remain throughout the day on Tuesday but no yellow weather warning for thunder and lightning will be in place.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

Edinburgh Fringe performer forced to wild camp as he can't afford city rent

Vash Pernikar, 33, has committed to living in a tent for the entirety of his Edinburgh festival run after he was unable to fork out for somewhere to stay for the month.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 14, 2022

The threats and warnings issued by your Edinburgh mum and dad back in the day

Many of the common threats and warnings that Edinburgh parents used to whip out have fallen out of fashion in recent years, and some for very good reason. We take a look at some of the 'classics'.

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The National (Scotland) · Aug 14, 2022

Edinburgh Fringe becomes party central as LGBT shows make debut

TWO of the best parties in Scotland have landed in Edinburgh after theatre makers brought their new shows to the capital.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 14, 2022

Amy Molloy is stunning audiences in This is Paradise for the second year running

THE strange, tentative Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 was drawing to a close. The social distancing at the eerily quiet Traverse Theatre was so…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 14, 2022

Edinburgh Fringe reviews: I admire Alan Cumming, but Burn is a comprehensive failure

WHERE would the Traverse Theatre’s Edinburgh festivals programme be without Irish writers, actors and companies? The most cursory consideration of…

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

Jerry Sadowitz Edinburgh fringe standup show axed due to complaints

Pleasance theatre cancels Scottish comic, saying his material ‘does not align with our values’

Edinburgh Live · Aug 13, 2022

Midlothian man films strange and unsettling creepy crawly in back garden

Jim Matson from Dalkeith was amazed by what he had discovered in his back garden and took to social media to ask locals for suggestions on what the creature could be.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 13, 2022

Controversial Edinburgh Fringe performer has show cancelled by venue bosses

Jerry Sadowitz is known for his controversial material but some audience members felt the performer had gone too far and complained to organisers about the content of his show.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 13, 2022

Edinburgh bar forced to close on Sundays amid 'rising costs' and 'staffing' issues

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