The world’s largest performing arts festival, open-access and city-wide since 1947.
Hazell, a former Page 3 glamour model turned actress, is performing a Fringe show in Edinburgh inspired by her 2025 memoir Everyone’s Seen My Tits. She describes her early career as exploitative and vows to reclaim her voice, reflecting on identity and safeguarding within the industry.
James will headline the Belladrum main stage after Razorlight withdraws due to illness. The festival draws over 20,000 fans near Beauly, with acts including The Human League, Mika, Callum Beattie and Scouting for Girls already performing; Cammy Barnes will fill Razorlight’s slot.
EY and Scottish authorities report Scotland as the UK’s top destination for foreign direct investment outside London for the 11th year in a row, despite a dip in total projects in 2025. Edinburgh leads cities for FDI, with strong talent, infrastructure and sector strengths underpinning investor confidence amid a slower global environment.
A synthesis of multiple provided articles has been prepared for publication. It notes personal narratives of adaptation, resilience, and community building amid personal and systemic challenges, with new developments in social support networks and public responses.
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A debut play, Sanctuary, has won the Leodis Prize, funding a first production at Edinburgh Fringe and potential future life in London. Sparrow, the 32-year-old casting director, wrote Shielded by personal history and rural queerness, the work charts encounters around a Suffolk hospice plan from the early 1990s.
This is a concise update on two developments: a comedian facing legal questions over a controversial Edinburgh Fringe joke and veteran broadcaster Dimbleby commenting on hosting pressures and BBC job cuts, as both reflect changes in public discourse and media accountability.
Savory, spicy cocktails are gaining traction across major bars, with bartenders integrating ingredients like tomatillo, chilies and pickled elements into agave-based drinks. Publications from The Guardian, Independent and AP News highlight experiments in New York, London and Edinburgh, signaling a broader shift toward savory profiles and heat in cocktails.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has moved its operations into a permanent space on Infirmary Street, transforming Fringe Central into a year‑round hub for artists, welfare support, rehearsal spaces and industry services. The project, funded by the UK Government and partners, is designed to support a thriving, inclusive fringe ecosystem alongside the city’s galleries and venues.
Edinburgh has introduced a five per cent visitor levy on overnight bookings, capped at five nights, to fund city infrastructure, housing, policing and culture. The move aims to reinvest tourism proceeds into public services, while critics warn it could burden small operators and the arts sector during festival season.