30 h. ago 10 comedians announced for Underbelly's Edinburgh Comedy All Stars at Festival Fringe 2025

Edinburgh Comedy Allstars is on every Friday and Saturday night during the festival

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43 h. ago Celebrities at the Fringe: 36 famous faces with shows at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe

From sitcom stars to British icons, here are just some of the famous faces with shows at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe.

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3 d. ago Renfrewshire care home staff scoop prestigious awards at glitzy ceremony

Rashielee care home nurses won prizes at the Royal College of Nursing Scotland Awards 2025 in Edinburgh.

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6 d. ago The Royal Highland Show 2025: 18 pictures from this year's RHS in Ingliston, Edinburgh

This weekend has seen the Royal Highland Show return to Ingliston.

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7 d. ago Edinburgh Fringe 2025: Here are 18 online comedians performing at the Fringe

From TikTok stars to YouTube creators, here are some of the social media influencers performing at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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8 d. ago Edinburgh Pride 2025: March route, times, events, club nights, and who's playing the free concert at Bristo Square?

The event is marking a big birthday this year.

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8 d. ago Edinburgh festival 2025: 20 theatre shows to see this summer

Peter Pan has a pop fantasy, Faustus is in Africa, Brian Cox leads a banking satire and Billy Connolly meets the late Alasdair Gray. Elsewhere, the joy of pickling, a landmark jazz album and Elton John’s libel case take centre stageWhenever you see a performance in Canada, it will begin with a land acknowledgment; a way of crediting those who were there before the Europeans arrived. Indigenous playwright Cliff Cardinal questions the motives of such declarations in a broadside that uses Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy to comment on our attitude to the natural world.Church Hill theatre, 20-23 August Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Buy here now: Oasis to open series of merch stores before reunion gigs

Exclusive: first store opens in Spinningfields, Manchester, two weeks before band’s first gig in 16 years in CardiffWill the truce between the Gallagher brothers hold out? Will the most-hyped reunion in British rock history actually come off? And will fans be able to bag themselves an official Oasis tea towel?The answer to that final question, at least, has arrived. The first Oasis merchandise store will open in Manchester on Friday, two weeks before the band perform their first gig in 16 years at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago JENNY LINDSAY: Scots women were cancelled for simply believing in biology. The courts said we were right. So why is the nation's biggest book festival STILL intent on silencing us?

The alert arrived at 10:30am: 'I searched for your name in the 2025 Edinburgh Book Festival. In vain!'

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8 d. ago Edinburgh unveils floral clock for 2025 celebrating 200 years of braille

The floral clock, made with over 35,000 plants, took six weeks to complete and blooms until October

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9 d. ago Edinburgh Pride Route 2025: Full list of road closures and bus diversions for march

All road closures and bus diversions ahead of Edinburgh Pride march

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1 week ago Scotland natives are bringing back popular game show to the Edinburgh Fringe

Gooses Quizzes, Edinburgh’s premier quiz company, has today announced the return of its popular show, The Elimination Game, to the Edinburgh Fringe 2025. The Elimination Game will run consecutively across 25 nights from July 31 - August 24 at Assembly Rooms, Bijou on George Street.

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1 week ago Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Comedy Highlights: Here are 18 work in progress shows from big name comedians

These shows give you the opportunity to maybe see the next big thing in comedy - before it’s even finished.

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1 week ago Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Comedy Hot Tickets: Here are 17 of the biggest comedians with shows in Edinburgh this August

These comedians have all proved themselves with long and successful careers in the industry.

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1 week ago Edinburgh Festival 2025: Here are 15 politicians speaking or performing in August this year including Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn

Planning your trip to Edinburgh and wondering who to see? We have you covered.

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1 week ago Edinburgh council’s attitude to Oasis fans ‘stinks’, says Liam Gallagher

Singer responds after documents obtained in which officials say fans will mainly be drunk, rowdy ‘middle-aged men’Liam Gallagher has criticised Edinburgh council bosses after Oasis fans attending three sellout concerts at Murrayfield Stadium were described as mainly “rowdy” “middle-aged men” who “take up more room” and would drink to “medium to high intoxication”.The Scottish Sun said it had obtained safety briefing documents through freedom of information requests, before the reunion gigs on 8, 9 and 12 August. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Liam Gallagher criticises Edinburgh council for saying Oasis fans mainly rowdy middle

Singer says attitude of officials ‘stinks’ after documents show concern about crowds and intoxicationLiam Gallagher has criticised Edinburgh council bosses after Oasis fans attending three sellout concerts at Murrayfield Stadium were described as mainly “rowdy” “middle-aged men” who “take up more room” and would drink to “medium to high intoxication”.The Scottish Sun said it had obtained safety briefing documents through freedom of information requests, before the reunion gigs on 8, 9 and 12 August. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Edinburgh Fringe Hot Tickets 2025: Here are all 17 Edinburgh Comedy Award winners returning this year

With thousands of shows to choose from it can be hard to decide what to book at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. All these comedians are tried-and-tested comedy champions.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh Comedy Award Winners 2025: The last 13 acts to have won the prestigious award

It's one of the highest profile prizes awarded at the Fringe, with the winners often going on to achieve fame and fortune.

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2 w. ago Fringe Galaxy expands: theSpaceUK unveils dazzling 2025 line

The stars have aligned for another bumper year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as theSpaceUK launches its 2025 programme – and it’s nothing short of a theatrical supernova. With over 400 shows spanning theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, dance and family performance, theSpaceUK continues its legacy as one of the Fringe’s boldest and most eclectic venues.

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