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Hunter has been embroiled in controversy after making a gag comparing Israel to an abusive spouse

EDINBURGH University academics have called on the institution to make a public apology after the principal met with Israel’s deputy ambassador to…

The festival’s relentless pace is demanding for performers, especially with an underlying health condition. Three acts explain how their month has gone

SETTING off fireworks will become illegal in some parts of Edinburgh this November as the council approves “control zones” throughout the city…

“TV was everything to me,” said British playwright James Graham at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival’s MacTaggart lecture on August 20. The dramatist used his recollections of the television he watched in his youth together with tales of his working-class background to discuss a possible future of TV – including…

EDINBURGH is set to introduce a tourist tax after the city's council approved a draft plan on Thursday – but how will it work?

After a month of relentless laughter, the final seven contenders are here

A COUNCIL has voted to introduce a charge for visitors in a move expected to raise tens of millions of pounds each year ...

More than 100 organisations criticise loss of Creative Scotland funding for local artists during Edinburgh festival

A HISTORIC 125-year-old Edinburgh pub could be saved from permanent closure if a new tenant is found ...

The space owner in Edinburgh told us to use ‘any spot available’, then we got the ticket