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‘I painted myself blue – but got skin problems’: how four Edinburgh stars created their weird characters

From a cake-baking Elton John to possibly the most horrible man in the world, comedians reveal how they get in character – and how far they can push things

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Videos show intense 'flash flooding' in Edinburgh as 'rivers' form in city centre

Edinburgh city centre streets were turned into 'rivers' after intense flash flooding hit the capital

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Second home owners in Edinburgh to face 300 per cent council tax rate

SECOND home owners in Edinburgh are set to face paying four times the normal rate of council tax from early next year ...

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‘Are you ready for some filth?’ Julian Clary and more on comedy’s great smut explosion

Clary’s back with Fully Dilated, a burlesque star called Entendre Entendre is doing lewd singalongs and there’s an A-Z of very dirty words. Our writer investigates Edinburgh’s smut outbreak – and ends up getting his own fantasies turned into erotica

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My Edinburgh fringe odyssey: ‘The nudity is expressive, shocking – sometimes harrowing’

There are 3,649 shows at the fringe this year, but how many embody its spirit of radical experimentation? I took a journey through foam, lube and gore to find out ...

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Duchess Sophie Recalls What Made Her Escape the Balmoral Dinner Table—And Why Prince Philip Laughed at Her Reaction

The Duchess of Edinburgh shared a rare inside story from the Scottish castle in a new BBC Radio interview.

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Reform politicians are such a joke, they deserve a slot on the Edinburgh fringe

Nige’s gift, Dicky’s love of global heating and so much more – what fun it is watching the party implode

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Crowds dispersed onto street as major Edinburgh Fringe venue forced to evacuate

PARTS of the Pleasance Courtyard, one of Edinburgh's largest Fringe venues, had to be evacuated on Wednesday afternoon.

The National (Scotland)

‘I’m not Mr Saturday Night’: the highbrow brilliance of Ahir Shah, past winner of comedy’s top prize

Three years ago, he won the Edinburgh comedy award with a work in progress. Now he’s back with a show inspired by Gerard Manley Hopkins and Friedrich Nietzsche. Isn’t this all a bit grownup?

The Guardian - UK

Larry Dean: Hellbent review – SNL UK star’s cheery riffs on romance and royalty

Emotionally open and a little weirder than usual, the Glaswegian comic updates us on his recent marriage

The Guardian - UK

Man dies following major emergency response in Scottish city centre

A MAJOR emergency services response is under way in Edinburgh city centre, with shops evacuated and roads cordoned off.

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney hails 'vital work' of charity in visit to homelessness village

First Minister John Swinney has visited residents at Social Bite’s Edinburgh village as the homelessness charity has called for the model to be…

The National (Scotland)

Shapes and ladders: Edinburgh fringe’s dance shows reach for the sky

With brute strength and beauty, party tricks and personal revelations, this year’s dance and circus programme has ambition and a spirit of togetherness

The Guardian - UK

Late Queen could not bear pressure of watching Olympic hockey penalty shootout

The Duchess of Edinburgh has told how Elizabeth II had to leave the room when Team GB’s women’s hockey squad won Gold at Rio in 2016.

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Alex Ungar obituary

Other lives: Senior lecturer in pharmacology at Edinburgh University for two decades

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‘Audiences ask to feel my calves!’ The endurance extremists pounding treadmills and pumping pedals at the fringe

How do you keep audiences gripped while cycling 27km per show? From the Australian recreating a Tour de France win to a ‘toxically positive’ spin queen, we meet the acts bringing Olympian fitness to Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

By a Thread review – soulful circus with a sprinkle of magic

Emotional group dynamics and individual skills make Melbourne’s One Fell Swoop stand out in the crowded circus genre

The National (Scotland)

Step forward for plans to reopen disused Edinburgh rail line as report ordered

A DISUSED rail line in Edinburgh could see a new lease of life as transport chiefs have commissioned a "high-level feasibility study" for…

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Fringe Festival in ‘jeopardy’, organisers claim as they blast council funding

THE Edinburgh Festival Fringe is being put in “jeopardy”, its organisers have claimed as they hit out at council leaders over funding ...

The National (Scotland)

Short-term let exemptions surge after council relaxes rules

THE number of temporary short-term let exemptions granted in Edinburgh has surged this year following a relaxation of the council's licensing…

Evening Standard

Fringe Festival in ‘jeopardy’, organisers warn as they criticise council funding

Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, urged City of Edinburgh Council to increase its funding for the event.

The Guardian - UK

‘We are defying the laws of physics!’ How pole dancing exploded into the Edinburgh fringe

With abs like Olympians and skin like hide, pole dancers are besieging the festival. We meet four high-flying, high-octane acts tackling everything from New York’s underbelly to neurodiversity

The National (Scotland)

I saw an Edinburgh Fringe show in the UK's largest sauna. Here's my verdict

SAUNA Theatre, said to be the UK’s largest sauna, is sitting in the courtyard of the Summerhall arts venue in Edinburgh this month

The National (Scotland)

Fringe venue admits discrimination after cancelling Jewish comic 'over Israel views'

AN Edinburgh venue has accepted that it discriminated against a Jewish comedian when it cancelled his show at last year’s Fringe festival ...

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Scottish Government intervenes in AI data centre boom

PLANNED AI data centres in Fife and Edinburgh will have to publish Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), the Scottish Government has said.

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