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So the Edinburgh Festival's future is under threat. Really?

So the Edinburgh Festival's future is under threat. Really?

So are things as black as they are painted? Yes and no, which is another Edinburgh Festival tradition – everything’s terrible until August rolls around, at which point everything’s brilliant.

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Damp and mouldy housing means too many people are left in the cold

Damp and mouldy housing means too many people are left in the cold

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'My grandmother grew up brushing her teeth with radioactive toothpaste'

'My grandmother grew up brushing her teeth with radioactive toothpaste'

about 3 hours ago

Edinburgh is held back by its can’t do attitude. It should be more like Glasgow

Edinburgh is held back by its can’t do attitude. It should be more like Glasgow

about 4 hours ago

MAUREEN CALLAHAN: An insider has revealed the Royal verdict on THAT Meghan twerking video. It's so devastatingly cutting, she may never recover

MAUREEN CALLAHAN: An insider has revealed the Royal verdict on THAT Meghan twerking video. It's so devastatingly cutting, she may never recover

about 5 hours ago

Steven Camley on the Hamilton by-election

Steven Camley on the Hamilton by-election

about 6 hours ago

All change after Hamilton by-election but not perhaps in the way that anyone expects

All change after Hamilton by-election but not perhaps in the way that anyone expects

about 6 hours ago

So now you know, SNP: indy is not what people care about

So now you know, SNP: indy is not what people care about

about 6 hours ago

Britain is Scottish: a truth from history that’s still true today

Britain is Scottish: a truth from history that’s still true today

about 6 hours ago

Cheers – of a kind – when Susan Calman went to the Glasgow pub

Cheers – of a kind – when Susan Calman went to the Glasgow pub

about 6 hours ago

Major flights win is huge boost for Scottish airport

Major flights win is huge boost for Scottish airport

about 7 hours ago

A rogues’ gallery of speed-demon city politicians

A rogues’ gallery of speed-demon city politicians

about 10 hours ago

Prez-pardon problems go far beyond Joe Biden’s fishy signatures

Prez-pardon problems go far beyond Joe Biden’s fishy signatures

about 12 hours ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Why the death of the Tory Party has been greatly exaggerated

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Why the death of the Tory Party has been greatly exaggerated

about 12 hours ago

Daniel Levy's ridiculous decision to sack Ange Postecoglou is Tottenham's loss, writes CHRIS SUTTON - he will go and win silverware elsewhere

Daniel Levy's ridiculous decision to sack Ange Postecoglou is Tottenham's loss, writes CHRIS SUTTON - he will go and win silverware elsewhere

about 12 hours ago

Don’t let the Trump-Musk breakup harm ‘kids’ NASA and SpaceX

Don’t let the Trump-Musk breakup harm ‘kids’ NASA and SpaceX

about 13 hours ago

The Chinese fungus-smuggling couple: Letters to the Editor — June 7, 2025

The Chinese fungus-smuggling couple: Letters to the Editor — June 7, 2025

about 13 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: Amid tree house standoff, 'what options do the unhoused have left?'

Letters to the Editor: Amid tree house standoff, 'what options do the unhoused have left?'

about 13 hours ago

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Cancelled 'Dreaded Meghan' professor returns to arts role

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Cancelled 'Dreaded Meghan' professor returns to arts role

about 13 hours ago

Why Pres. Trump will win his battle against elite higher education

Why Pres. Trump will win his battle against elite higher education

about 14 hours ago

AI requires an explosion in power, both parties are losing ground and other commentary

AI requires an explosion in power, both parties are losing ground and other commentary

about 14 hours ago

ALEX BRUMMER: 'Wise old hen' Chancellor dances on a pinhead

ALEX BRUMMER: 'Wise old hen' Chancellor dances on a pinhead

about 15 hours ago

Beware: The Human Rights Campaign is just a scam to push lefty issues

Beware: The Human Rights Campaign is just a scam to push lefty issues

about 16 hours ago

Keir Starmer is about as frightening as a stick of celery… but I’m more scared of him than Putin – here’s why

Keir Starmer is about as frightening as a stick of celery… but I’m more scared of him than Putin – here’s why

about 16 hours ago

£4million a DAY migrant hotel bill will continue to spiral unless Labour does three things

£4million a DAY migrant hotel bill will continue to spiral unless Labour does three things

about 16 hours ago

Letter to the editor: Hey, those were my tax credits

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Letter to the editor: Hey, those were my tax credits

about 17 hours ago

Senate Judiciary Committee declassifies FBI's files outlining plot to undermine Trump

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Senate Judiciary Committee declassifies FBI's files outlining plot to undermine Trump

about 17 hours ago

Our Operation Spider Web drone attack proves no one should count Ukraine out

Our Operation Spider Web drone attack proves no one should count Ukraine out

about 17 hours ago

How NYC is stepping up to stop attacks on Jews BEFORE they happen

How NYC is stepping up to stop attacks on Jews BEFORE they happen

about 17 hours ago

How Scottish Labour’s ground war delivered victory in key by-election

How Scottish Labour’s ground war delivered victory in key by-election

about 19 hours ago

Letter to the editor: Stop giving Iran more time

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Letter to the editor: Stop giving Iran more time

about 20 hours ago

Letter to the editor: Five reasons U.S. should reengage with NATO

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Letter to the editor: Five reasons U.S. should reengage with NATO

about 20 hours ago

It’s not a shot that’s been fired across the SNP’s bows, it’s a cruise missile

It’s not a shot that’s been fired across the SNP’s bows, it’s a cruise missile

about 20 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: After Tom Girardi scandal, it's clear the State Bar of California needs reform

Letters to the Editor: After Tom Girardi scandal, it's clear the State Bar of California needs reform

about 21 hours ago

Jeremy Hunt: A Conservative-Reform coalition is “not going to happen”

Jeremy Hunt: A Conservative-Reform coalition is “not going to happen”

about 24 hours ago

It's time to stop the scaremongering over heat pumps

It's time to stop the scaremongering over heat pumps

A vital debate for tertiary education sector

A vital debate for tertiary education sector

This is a set-back and an opportunity for the SNP - which one will they embrace?

This is a set-back and an opportunity for the SNP - which one will they embrace?

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: What made Jane Seymour perfect for her 'virginal' James Bond role? And what did King Charles ask royal finance chief to investigate about Andrew?

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: What made Jane Seymour perfect for her 'virginal' James Bond role? And what did King Charles ask royal finance chief to investigate about Andrew?

The Pride month vibes are off, but there's still hope.

The Pride month vibes are off, but there's still hope.

It's quaint the things you find in some people's bathrooms...

It's quaint the things you find in some people's bathrooms...

Best get used to it: Reform and indy will be at the heart of our debate for years

Best get used to it: Reform and indy will be at the heart of our debate for years

Edinburgh's West Town: A new city rising – or a chance slipping away?

Edinburgh's West Town: A new city rising – or a chance slipping away?

I know frustration of commuting from Edinburgh's suburbs by bus. Here's my solution

I know frustration of commuting from Edinburgh's suburbs by bus. Here's my solution

Please tell us, Mr Swinney: how exactly would you defend Scotland?

Please tell us, Mr Swinney: how exactly would you defend Scotland?

HBO and the cursed child

HBO and the cursed child

Island of strangers? So who should we listen to on immigration?

Island of strangers? So who should we listen to on immigration?

Gun rights under fire

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Gun rights under fire

Ryan Routh, duct tape assassin

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Ryan Routh, duct tape assassin

The Chinese spies among us

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The Chinese spies among us

Trump and Rumble are at the center of the global battle for free expression

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Trump and Rumble are at the center of the global battle for free expression

South Korea's tumult and what's at stake for America

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South Korea's tumult and what's at stake for America

We live in the land of the free because of the brave

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We live in the land of the free because of the brave

Senate must advance SAVE Act

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Senate must advance SAVE Act

Christian baker's plight highlights California's disregard for First Amendment

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Christian baker's plight highlights California's disregard for First Amendment

Lefties furious at the ‘indignity’ of deporting illegal migrants should really blame the guy who let them all in

Lefties furious at the ‘indignity’ of deporting illegal migrants should really blame the guy who let them all in

QUENTIN LETTS: So noble was the minister's school-meal pulpiteering, you'd think it was the abolition of slavery

QUENTIN LETTS: So noble was the minister's school-meal pulpiteering, you'd think it was the abolition of slavery

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Children are being killed because we are too scared of being called racist. When will this dangerous madness end?

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Children are being killed because we are too scared of being called racist. When will this dangerous madness end?

TOM UTLEY: Mrs U has a self-imposed hosepipe ban. But I don't know why she bothers when Thames Water wastes more than half a BILLION litres every day

TOM UTLEY: Mrs U has a self-imposed hosepipe ban. But I don't know why she bothers when Thames Water wastes more than half a BILLION litres every day

JAN MOIR: Meghan's bizarre twerking in the delivery room is just the latest desperate bid for publicity from the Sussexes. Whatever happened to their pleas for privacy?

JAN MOIR: Meghan's bizarre twerking in the delivery room is just the latest desperate bid for publicity from the Sussexes. Whatever happened to their pleas for privacy?

Billionaire oligarch's lover is thrown out of her home with her kids while a sports presenter hits back at 'horrific' criticism about her weight: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

Billionaire oligarch's lover is thrown out of her home with her kids while a sports presenter hits back at 'horrific' criticism about her weight: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY