Scots actor says Edinburgh Festival is 'dying' due to steep hotel prices in city

The Edinburgh Festival is currently in full swing with a packed programme of great theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre, film, visual art, talks, debates and spoken word.CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is covering it all and here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some highlights from this year’s coverage.Today, we talk to comedian Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa about his Fringe show ‘Monsoon Season’. Click here to read the interview.

Scotland's largest teachers' union has said a revised 3.5% pay offer is "profoundly disappointing", adding it is likely to ballot members on their willingness to take industrial action.

Liam Delap had a 'gut feeling' that he should join Stoke City on loan, despite the Manchester City striker having plenty of other clubs interested in his services.

The Edinburgh Festival is currently in full swing with a packed programme of great theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre, film, visual art, talks, debates and spoken word.CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is covering it all and here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some highlights from this year’s coverage.Today, we talk to musician, comedian and story-teller Faye Treacy who is performing her “honest musical storytelling show” ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ at this year’s Fringe. Click here to read the interview.

The Edinburgh Festival is currently in full swing with a packed programme of great theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre, film, visual art, talks, debates and spoken word.CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is covering it all and here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some highlights from this year’s coverage.Today, we talk to writer, playwright, podcaster and comedian James Nokise who is performing his show ‘God Damn Fancy Man’ at this year’s Fringe. Click here to read the interview.

The Edinburgh Festival is now underway with three weeks of great theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, musicals, opera, dance, physical theatre, film, visual art, talks, debates and spoken word.CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is covering it all and here in the CMU Daily we’ll pick out some highlights from this year’s coverage.Today, we put the spotlight on The iDiOT Circus – a theatrical four piece band who specialise in the darkly comic, the macabre, the murderous and the ridiculous – and their Fringe show ‘Death Is Coming’.We spoke to the band’s Nick Court to find out more about the show and the songs it features. Click here to read the interview.

Emmerdale actor Sam Gannon has sadly died aged 31 while travelling to the US.

The Music Midtown Festival will no longer take place this September, according to a statement posted on Monday by the event's organizers. The message only alluded to "circumstances beyond our control" for the cancellation, but a Billboard report claims the "likely cause" is Georgia's gun laws, which make it illegal for Music Midtown to bar attendees from bringing guns onto publically owned land like the festival grounds of Piedmont Park.

A Scottish Primark fan showed her dedication to the chain by making a 12-hour round trip and taking a suitcase to fill up at the counter - as she'd not had chance to go while living abroad for four years.

DIGITALTikTok’s own music marketing and DIY music distribution platform SoundOn has launched a new pre-release feature. It allows artists to give TikTok users access to clips of new music before releasing the full track.———————————————-RELEASESRosalía has released new standalone single ‘Despachá’. Currently on a world tour, she will play the O2 in London on 15 Dec.Bastille have announced a new three part extended version of their latest album ‘Give Me The Future’, featuring new songs, collaborations, covers and more.

curly bangs, that is. On July 27, the star debuted her new look with best friend , during which the duo riffed on the “He's a 10, but…” TikTok meme. This marks the first time she’s publicly worn her hair curly since in May.As for the actual content of the video: Gomez and Raiza go back and forth with varying scenarios of what constitutes a deal breaker in relationships with very attractive men (“10s”), including “He’s a 10 but he only likes to role-play Star Wars,” (not necessarily a deal breaker), “doesn’t like dogs” (deal breaker, obviously), “,” (unclear), and “hates everything that you’ve ever been in” (deal breaker for Gomez)! There is lots of giggling and, of course, incredible curly-bang inspiration.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.This has been a big month on TikTok for the Rare Beauty founder.

Leonardo DiCaprio, who worked with Baz on Romeo + Juliet, gave Austin a heads up about the legendary director. 

Police in Lincolnshire have launched a murder investigation after a nine-year-old girl died from a suspected stab wound in what an MP called 'profoundly shocking news'.

Goodfellas and Law & Order, has died aged 83.According to a press release (via People), Paul died this morning (July 25) with wife Dee Dee Sorvino by his side.The actor is said to have “passed from natural causes and had dealt with health issues over the past few years”, according to the release.Posting about his death on Twitter, Dee Dee wrote: “I am completely devastated. The love of my life & the most wonderful man who has ever lived is gone. I am heartbroken.”I am completely devastated The love of my life & the most wonderful man who has ever lived is gone .

A Scots man was left physically sick after tucking into his beef dish from a local Chinese takeaway, only to find a used plaster in his food.