The Edinburgh International Festival has apologised for the ‘lack of diversity’ in its August programme after less than 300 campaigners demanded that organisers book more female, disabled and black performers – or risk being defunded. The 73-year-old festival, which was originally cancelled in April due to the coronavirus pandemic, hosted an online programme two months … Read more
‘It’s like an exam hall!’ Edinburgh University freshers eat their meals on individual wooden desks all facing the front to enforce social distancing A first-year student told MailOnline it was like eating ‘under exam conditions A rigid floor plan in the Pollock Halls dining room appears to stifle conversation Edinburgh University has 154 coronavirus cases among students … Read more
See the wonders of the world without getting on a plane! Explore interactive 3D models of sites from Edinburgh Castle to the Easter Island statues using Google’s new Search tool Google Arts & Culture launched the new tool today ahead of World Tourism Day on September 27 Smartphone users can view 37 heritage sites in … Read more
The University of Edinburgh has come under fire after it renamed a tower bearing the name of 18th century philosopher David Hume over his links to slavery. The David Hume Tower will now be known as 40 George Square, the university confirmed, following pressure from activists, despite a petition amassing less than 2,000 signatures. The campaign … Read more
Hundreds of anti-lockdown activists held a huge protest against wearing face masks outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh this afternoon. Around 600 coronavirus sceptics and vaccine conspiracy theorists gathered outside Hollyrood after Scotland saw its highest weekly rise in coronavirus cases since May. Meanwhile, Piers Corbyn attended an anti-lockdown protest in Sheffield today, less than … Read more
Fresh hell for commuters as trains out of London King’s Cross to Edinburgh, Leeds, Lincoln and Bradford are cancelled due to overhead power line damage All trains out of London’s Kings Cross were cancelled at around 5.30pm today Engineers are repairing damage to overhead electric wires in Biggleswade Disruption to Cambridge is expected to continue until … Read more
The flat where Inspector Rebus lives in author Ian Rankin’s crime novels has gone up for sale for more than £425,000. The property in Edinburgh’s Marchmont area has been the detective’s home for all 22 of the bestselling books in which he has featured. Rankin, 60, has previously identified the flat as being Rebus’s home … Read more
Jameela Jamil has used a speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival to criticise the BBC for broadcasting the N-word live on air. The former T4 star who made it big in America said the corporation had ‘tremendous blind spots’ and acted with ‘reckless abandon’ when social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin repeated a racial slur which … Read more
Jameela Jalil has used a speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival to criticise the BBC for broadcasting the N-word live on air. The former T4 star who made it big in America said the corporation had ‘tremendous blind spots’ and acted with ‘reckless abandon’ when social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin repeated a racial slur which … Read more
Woman, 91, is arrested over car crash that killed three-year-old boy as he walked with his mother An elderly woman was arrested in connection with the crash that killed Xander Xander Irvine was walking with his mother on Morningside Road in Edinburgh A red Kia mounted the pavement, crashed into a shop front and into … Read more