28 h. ago ‘It’s a brigade of old gits!’ Miriam Margolyes, Andy Linden and the older performers storming Edinburgh

At a festival so often dominated by bold young talent, it’s veteran performers stealing the spotlight this year. We meet them – from household names to octogenarian newcomersMiriam Margolyes is ensconced in the garden room of a fancy Edinburgh hotel, framed by tasteful greenery and smiling for a fan who wants a selfie. Apple-cheeked and foul-mouthed, she is gracious with the passing stranger, though she warns me later: “If somebody pisses me off, I’ll say: ‘Now listen to me, I’m 84!’” She pauses. “But I don’t see why they should!” she adds with a laugh.Margolyes is returning to Edinburgh for the second year running with an upgraded version of her acclaimed showcase based on the characters of Charles Dickens, her favourite author. “Same old cunt, even older,” reads the flyer. “It could be the last time, but don’t bank on it!” Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Bad dates and bath bombs: 10 of the funniest jokes from the Edinburgh fringe 2025

The festival’s best joke award may have been binned this year, but the one-liners keep coming. Here are our favourites• 10 of the funniest jokes from the 2024 fringeOlaf Falafel: We named our children War and Peace – it’s a long story.Andrew Doherty: At my lowest, I was kicked out of the museum for being inappropriate with Michelangelo’s David. I’d hit rock bottom. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Oasis at Murrayfield 2025: Here are 15 amazing pictures of the band's 'biblical' Edinburgh gigs

Oasis fans were in heaven over the weekend as the band played the first two nights of a three-gig residency at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stdium,

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60 h. ago Firefighters tackle blaze at Arthur’s Seat landmark in Edinburgh

Smoke is billowing into the sky above Scottish capital from the ongoing fire at the beauty spot Fire crews are in attendance at a blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.Smoke can be seen billowing into the sky from the ongoing fire at the landmark hill, which is an extinct volcano and beauty spot to the south-east of the city centre. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Lily Phillips: Crying review – laughing through the toxic positivity around childbirth

Monkey Barrel, EdinburghAmusing vignettes about arrogant consultants and undignified poos keep things light as Phillips documents a harrowing hospital experienceExpectations and reality don’t always align when it comes to childbirth. Lily Phillips (not that one, she assures us, getting good mileage from her porn star namesake) thought she was well informed. She’d gone through a long process of IVF to get there, attended NCT classes, and, when labour started, she was ready for the if not serene then empowering birthing experience and magical moment of immediate love that would follow.Instead, she discovered that “birth is barbaric and early motherhood is brutal”. Yet even her NCT WhatsApp group, where she turned after a harrowing hospital experience, requested “no negative birth stories, please”. Crying does a lot to redress the balance and cuts through the “toxic positivity” surrounding childbirth that left Phillips feeling alone. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The 6 best whisky shows at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

If you’re a whisky fan, there’s plenty to look forward to during this year’s Festival Fringe.

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4 d. ago Oasis Edinburgh 2025: Thousands of delighted fans soak in atmosphere at Murrayfield as reunion shows start

Fans from Dumfries to Canada descended on Edinburgh to catch the Gallagher brothers on stage for the first Oasis reunion concert in Edinburgh.

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4 d. ago Rim brakes, mechanical shifting and £10 gear bags: check out the only bike to complete the full London–Edinburgh–London 2025 route

Rim brakes, mechanical shifting and £10 gear bags: check out the only bike to complete the full London–Edinburgh–London 2025 route  road.cc

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4 d. ago Happy Hunger Games ! Complete Casting Revealed for London Stage Play

Happy Hunger Games ! Complete Casting Revealed for London Stage Play  Playbill

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4 d. ago Four and Five Star Edinburgh Fringe Theatre 2025: Here are 13 shows the Scotman critics have loved you can still get tickets for this weekend

Looking for something to see this weekend in Edinburgh? We have some recommendations from the experts.

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4 d. ago Edinburgh Fringe 2025: Watch the surprise moment performer proposes live on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe

The couple’s award-winning musical comedy is the first show they’ve put on together

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5 d. ago Oasis at Murrayfield LIVE as 200,000 fans set to descend on Edinburgh for reunion 2025

Oasis kick off a three-night run of gigs at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium today and we've got all the information you need to know

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5 d. ago Toussaint Douglass: Accessible Pigeon Material review – an eccentric hour from a fringe fledgling

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe south Londoner’s avian theme frames a fine debut about family, neurodivergence, pigeons, pigeons and more pigeonsTwenty years ago, Original Pirate Material emerged from Brixton and made a star of Mike Skinner AKA the Streets. Now from another corner of south London comes its near-namesake Accessible Pigeon Material, by Lewisham export Toussaint Douglass. Dry your eyes, mate? OK, Douglass’s compendium of autobiography and bird gags may not reduce you to tears. But it’s an eye-catching hour from an act with a distinctive line in do-things-his-own-way comedy.Eccentricity is relative, of course. Douglass promises (or should that be threatens?) that pigeons, pigeons and more pigeons will be all we’re getting, and, to stress the point, there’s one circulating the stage strapped to a remote-controlled car. Pigeon facts are then scattered like seed by a man with an outsized zeal for our feathered not-always-friends. But the show soon deviates from the avian...

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5 d. ago Oasis merch in Edinburgh 2025: Where and how to buy official Oasis merchandise for Edinburgh Murrayfield shows

A pop up store with official merch is already open on George Street

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5 d. ago AI on stage: The rise of AI characters at Edinburgh Fringe 2025

From digital landscapes to improvisational humanoid comedians, artists in Fringe 2025 are weaving AI into performance in wildly imaginative and emotionally rich ways - not to replace human expression, but to expand its boundaries.

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5 d. ago Oasis in Edinburgh 2025: What is the weather looking like as Oasis return to Murrayfield Stadium?

Here is what the weather’s looking like so you can prepare ahead of Oasis’ Edinburgh concerts.

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5 d. ago Four Star Edinburgh Fringe Comedy 2025: 12 shows the Scotman critics have loved you can still get tickets for this weekend

Looking for something to see this weekend in Edinburgh? We have some expert recommendations.

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6 d. ago Oasis at Edinburgh Murrayfield Stadium seating plan and map for reunion tour 2025

The band has added a Scottish leg to their tour next summer which will include several dates at the home of Scottish Rugby

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7 d. ago Cast Complete for London Transfer of Titus Andronicus , Starring Simon Russell Beale

Cast Complete for London Transfer of Titus Andronicus , Starring Simon Russell Beale  Playbill

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8 d. ago Coworking in Scotland — 279 flex spaces & pricing revealed for Glasgow, Edinburgh & Aberdeen

Scotland is home to 279 flexible workspaces as of Q2 2025 — with Glasgow (61), Edinburgh (55), and Aberdeen (26) all ranking among the UK’s top 15 coworking markets. Together, these three cities anchor Scotland’s position as a key player in the UK’s expanding flexible office landscape.

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