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Climate activist pulls out of event, saying sponsor Baillie Gifford invests heavily in fossil fuel industry

While Rishi Sunak spouts pro-motorist rhetoric, Amsterdam, Paris and Edinburgh are leading the charge to be healthier cities, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University

When the Edinburgh International Festival launched in 1947, it was inevitable that a fringe event would follow. Beginning with just eight companies of performers in five venues, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (known as “the Fringe”) is now the biggest arts festival in the world, and welcomes tens of thousands of…

Grayson Perry is arguably the most famous artist working in Britain today, said BBC Scotland. Since the 1980s, he has gone “from taking pottery evening classes to winning the Turner Prize”, and presenting programmes on Channel 4. He is now held in high esteem by both the art establishment and…

FORMER staff at Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema have revealed they hope to reopen the venue next year after holding talks with its new owner.

A FOX cub discovered in the bath of an Edinburgh home has been rescued.

Looking for something to do this Summer? Our experts have gone to some of the best exhibitions around the UK and given us their take on it. From retrospectives of painter Peter Howson’s work in Edinburgh and filmmaker Brian Desmond Hurst’s work in Belfast to a groundbreaking photography exhibition in…

The best comics you’ve never heard of at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe - our tips for the stars of the future…

The princess is patron of the event, which will run for 25 shows throughout August.

CAMPAIGNERS have staged a protest against an event involving a drag queen reading books to children at the Edinburgh Fringe.

There's a senior royal who doesn't appear to have any engagements until mid-September and will likely enjoy a well-deserved break