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When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson at 65 review

Peter Howson is an artist who has spent much of his life “tussling with the beast inside”, said Waldemar Januszczak in The Sunday Times. Born in London in 1958 and brought up in Glasgow, he immediately “stood out” when he first began exhibiting his work in the mid-1980s. For one…

The Week

Edinburgh Trams fined £240,000 over ‘avoidable’ death of pedestrian

Bus driver Carlos Correa was hit by a tram in September 2018 at the Saughton Mains crossing – the scene of a near miss two years earlier.

The Independent UK

Travelodge hotels sold out for Taylor Swift’s 2024 UK Eras tour

Hotel chain says rooms in Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff already fully booked ahead of pop star’s summer performances

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World must shun new coal-fired power stations, warns climate envoy John Kerry

He was speaking at the first Scottish Global Dialogues in Edinburgh on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Ahir Shah: Ends review – superb show assails heartstrings and funny bone

Written in the shadow of grief and nominated for the Edinburgh comedy award, this barnstorming set takes in race, class and migration

The Guardian - UK

Humza Yousaf pledges 'absolute solidarity with Ukraine' on Independence Day

HUMZA Yousaf has taken part in a wreath-laying ceremony in Edinburgh to commemorate Ukraine’s Independence Day.

The National (Scotland)

Corbyn: I hope indyref2 will happen soon and Labour should support it

The former party leader was speaking at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Edinburgh council leader backtracks from support of short-term let deadline extension

THE leader of City of Edinburgh Council has appeared to back an extension of the deadline for short-term let operators to apply for a licence -…

The National (Scotland)

Sherlock Holmes at Hogwarts and ‘solve-along’ Murder She Wrote: bizarre fringe parodies

On Edinburgh fringe stages, pop is eating itself with a series of pastiches and tributes that riff on TV hits and surreal celebrity reimaginings

The Guardian - UK

Special envoy Kerry says 1.5C target still ‘doable’ but will be ‘very difficult’

US climate envoy John Kerry spoke as he visited Edinburgh for the first in a new series of lectures on the climate crisis.

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr stuns Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win 1500m World Championship gold

Josh Kerr had pledged to keep the 1500metre world title in Britain, Scotland and Edinburgh, and duly delivered on the promise.

Evening Standard

BBC too worried about ‘avoiding offence’, says Louis Theroux

Documentary maker tells Edinburgh TV festival he fears broadcaster is playing it safe after ‘volleys of criticisms’

The Guardian - UK

ITV boss warns against pressure to end careers in wake of Phillip Schofield crisis

Kevin Lygo tells Edinburgh television festival broadcaster will publish independent review into presenter’s departure

The Guardian - UK

Late-night clown-therapy act among nominees for Edinburgh comedy awards

Julia Masli, Ahir Shah and Janine Harouni are on the eight-strong shortlist for the coveted £10,000 prize at the festival

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The Independent UK

Our latest Edinburgh Fringe reviews, from Julia Masli to Strategic Love Play

Isobel Lewis with a round-up of comedy and theatre as the Fringe enters its final stretch

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh fringe musicals: a bedside view of marriage, Covid diaries and Shamilton!

The festival’s musicals this year range from theatrical introspection to a rip-roaring improvisation inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit

The National (Scotland)

Police find 10-year-old missing from Edinburgh 'safe'

OFFICERS are appealing for the public’s help to trace Dean Campbell who is missing from Edinburgh.

The Guardian - UK

Cowboys, puppet witches and toilet humour: joyously queer Edinburgh fringe shows

Coming-out tales, ventriloquism, a musical set in a public loo and glamorous late-night cabaret are among the festival’s uplifting LGBTQ+ shows

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The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh council leader hits back after Tory councillor short-term lets claim

EDINBURGH’s council leader has hit back at claims that a new licensing scheme would lead to an 80 percent drop in short-term lets in Scotland’s…

The Independent UK

Psychiatrist thought he could ‘cure’ alleged abuser, inquiry hears

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry is taking place before Lady Smith in Edinburgh.

The National (Scotland)

BBC presenter Nicky Campbell tells inquiry of sexual abuse at Edinburgh Academy

Broadcaster Nicky Campbell has told an inquiry of sexual abuse he endured at Edinburgh Academy as he compared a teacher to Jimmy Savile.

The Independent UK

Nicky Campbell: ‘Abusive’ teacher at Edinburgh Academy ‘was like Jimmy Savile’

The broadcaster was giving evidence to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry about Edinburgh Academy where he was a pupil from age five to 17.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve had one Fleabag. We can’t have another’ – has the legendary Edinburgh hit become a curse?

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s uncouth one-woman show is seen as the epitome of festival success. But 10 years on, we speak to three fringe performers battling to escape its long shadow

The National (Scotland)

BBC Scotland channel to air live coverage of Hearts and Hibs European ties this week

Both Edinburgh clubs are in action this week as they aim for the group stage.

The National (Scotland)

Five organisations to receive Scottish Government funding to help Ukrainian refugees

ORGANISATIONS which have helped displaced Ukrainians integrate into communities in Edinburgh will receive a share of the Scottish Government’s…

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