5 h. ago Canvas of Sound with Tazeen Qayyum at EIF: 'There's something special about seeing an artist working live'

In her Edinburgh International Festival collaboration with musicians Basel Rajoub and Feras Charestan, conceptual artist Tazeen Qayyum hopes to ‘touch some souls’. Interview by Jim Gilchrist

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16 h. ago My Festival: Nicola Meighan – ‘I love asking questions, but I’m absolutely lost for answers’

The BBC broadcaster on bringing a live version of her podcast A Kick Up The Arts to the Fringe, together with special guests from across the world of Scottish music, TV, film and more

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38 h. ago Flow Festival 2025, review – Charli xcx, Burna Boy and FKA Twigs headline but Finland’s own hold their ground

Finnish artists went toe-to-toe with some of the world’s biggest headliners at the European festival last weekend, and often had a bolder reception

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57 h. ago Eight people killed in barrage of gunfire on Ecuador nightclub

Police found 800 cartridge cases at the scene, where gunmen had arrived in two pickup trucks and opened fireEight people have been killed and two others wounded when a group of gunmen unleashed a barrage of gunfire on a crowd outside a nightclub in a town in south-western Ecuador.Law enforcement arrived on the scene following an emergency call alerting them to a shooting, and found “several people wounded and seven bodies”, said Javier Chango, the police colonel, at a press conference on Sunday, adding that an eighth person died in the hospital. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Crown Prince Christian of Denmark, 19, is caught smooching daughter of former Army captain at music festival

Denmark's future king appeared to share a passionate kiss with a mystery 'girlfriend' at a music festival.

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58 h. ago Way Out West review: this music festival is bursting with Scandi cool

With a blockbuster line-up and buzzing city waiting to be explored, Gothenburg is the perfect place to escape the UK’s festival crowds

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58 h. ago Glamping: when did it become in vogue, how many people are ditching their tents and how expensive is it?

Just how much are people looking to spend to avoid setting up a tent at music festivals in recent times?

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61 h. ago Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in as fighting rages ahead of a planned Trump

A Russian official says a Ukrainian drone attack has killed one person and wounded two more in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region

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3 d. ago 37 brilliant pictures from the second day of Manchester's Caribbean Carnival 2025

Festival vibes, good food, music and sunshine at the second day of Manchester's Caribbean Carnival

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4 d. ago Chaos in Times Square as teen gunman shoots innocent bystanders after opening fire in bustling NYC tourist mecca

Three people are injured after a dispute between two people ‘escalated’, police said

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4 d. ago Huge popstar looks unrecognisable in unseen video performing at music festival 16 years ago

She is a megastar who shaped many fans' 2024 summer. 

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4 d. ago Six killed and dozens wounded by Israeli army while collecting aid, says Gaza civil defence – Middle East crisis live

Israeli troops reported to have targeted civilians assembling near an aid point in central GazaThe US and UK have “disagreements” on Gaza including over whether to recognise a Palestinian state, JD Vance has suggested as he arrived in England for his summer holiday.The US vice-president was speaking before a bilateral meeting with David Lammy, the UK foreign secretary, at his 17th-century grace-and-favour country house, Chevening. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Times Square shooting: Three people injured after gunman opens fire near New York’s tourist spot

Three people are reportedly injured after a dispute between two people ‘escalated’

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4 d. ago Zelensky warns on 'decisions without Ukraine' after Trump and Putin announce 'peace summit' in Alaska next week

Zelensky ruled out ceding any territory to Russia as Putin continued his offensive last night, killing four civilians and wounding 10.

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4 d. ago Times Square mass shooting as 'bodies on the ground' in New York tourist spot

Three people have been reportedly shot in New York's iconic, and tourist-filled, Times Square, according to social media users, as police rushed to the area overnight

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4 d. ago Times Square shooting as 'bodies on the ground' in New York tourist spot as suspect caught

Three people have been reportedly shot in New York's iconic, and tourist-filled, Times Square, according to social media users, as police rushed to the area overnight

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5 d. ago Suspect in mass shooting at Montana bar that left four dead is arrested after week

Michael Brown, 45, a U.S. Army veteran, is in police custody

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5 d. ago Pennsylvania shooting: man kills neighbour, ambushes and wounds two state troopers

Police say 61-year-old man attacked his neighbour and then fired dozens of rounds at emergency workers responding to the attackA 61-year-old man shot and killed his neighbor in rural Pennsylvania on Thursday and then ambushed responding state troopers, wounding two and shooting down a drone while firing dozens of rounds from a semiautomatic weapon, police said. The attacker was killed by police.The boyfriend of the woman who was killed, Lori Wasko, called 911 from their home near Thompson, in Susquehanna county, to report that shots had been fired, state police Col. Christopher Paris told reporters. Police did not say why Carmine Faino decided to kill 57-year-old Wasko outside her home and then fire at responding troopers Joseph Perechinsky and William Jenkins. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump says assassination attempt 'wasn't easy' as he compares it to Purple Heart heroism

Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year by a gunman who killed three people and wounded two others, including the then-presidential candidate

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6 d. ago Organisers confirm Back Doune the Rabbit Hole will return in 2026 as tickets set to go on sale

The organisers of the Back Doune the Rabbit Hole music festival have confirmed it will return again in July 2026 after its first re-branded event wowed thousands of revellers.

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