The largest arts festival on the planet is back. Every August, thousands of performers from around the world descend on Edinburgh’s cobbled streets. Pubs, libraries and even occasionally buses turn into pop-up theatres.

The Sixteen Films team, Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, and Rebecca O’Brien, will give a session on 20 August, while filmmaker Kevin Macdonald and his brother, producer Andrew Macdonald, will deliver the EIFF Keynote on 17 August. Scroll down for the full industry lineup.

People living in and around Hailesland Gardens in the Wester Hailes area of the city told Edinburgh Live about the incident which saw armed police swoop on their streets at around 3.40pm on Thursday,

Officers were made aware of the incident at around 1.05pm on Friday, July 25, now they have announced that five men aged between 35 and 40, and five women, aged between 25 and 42, were arrested in connection.

Brittney Griner was among the many in the sports world to react to the death of legendary rock star Ozzy Osbourne. Osbourne, known as the front man for Black Sabbath, passed away this week. He was 76 years old. His family announced the news, just a couple of weeks after his final concert. "It is ...

Edinburgh’s tallest building, St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, measures 295 feet. I was all the more surprised, then, to discover that this is a city of panoramic vistas.

This is the sixth in a series taking stock of where each of Johnson County’s high school athletic departments stand heading into the 2025-26 school year. We continue with a look at Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Fringe ’s annual competition for the funniest gags at the comedy festival has been scrapped for 2025. UKTV, which owns the TV channel U&Dave that presents the annual Joke of Fringe award, has said that it is taking the opportunity to “reflect on how we continue to support comedy in the best way possible” as its “commissioning evolves”.

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh said it was “emotional” to take on the title once held by her mother-in-law, the late Queen Elizabeth. In a rare interview, Sophie spoke with The Mirror during a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina over the weekend marking the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

Jewish comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon have spoken out after having their shows axed unexpectedly. Both were due to perform at the Whistlebinkies bar as part of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, which runs from August 1 to 25.