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New photos show Glasgow transformed as preparation for Batman filming starts
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (250+ words) The streets of Glasgow's city centre are being prepared for the shooting of Matt Reeves' The Batman Part 2. The first film was partly shot in the city's necropolis and its sequel has doubled down, having already begun prepping an area…...
Fringe Festival in ‘jeopardy’, organisers claim as they blast council funding
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (556+ words) THE Edinburgh Festival Fringe is being put in “jeopardy”, its organisers have claimed as they hit out at council leaders over funding. Tony Lankester, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, claimed the funding situation shows the city is…...
Historian tears into BBC documentary for portraying Glasgow as 'backwater of drunks"
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (885+ words) A LOCAL historian has torn into BBC Scotland’s documentary of Glasgow, saying the programme shows the broadcaster views the city as a “backwater of drunks and stereotypes”. The BBC’s Disclosure documentary, which aired on Monday evening, claimed to delve into…...
I saw an Edinburgh Fringe show in the UK's largest sauna. Here's my verdict
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (588+ words) SAUNA Theatre, said to be the UK’s largest sauna, is sitting in the courtyard of the Summerhall arts venue in Edinburgh this month. I’ve had so many questions ever since the concept was announced in May and as visitors have…...
Meet the viral Lebanese comedian taking on the Fringe in his third language
18+ hour, 27+ min ago (660+ words) JOHN Achkar is used to performing in front of thousands of people in the Middle East. At the Edinburgh Fringe, he is starting from scratch. “In Beirut, I play to 2000 people,” the Lebanese comedian tells a sold-out crowd crammed into…...
European TV anchor hits out at BBC over 'selective' Glasgow film 'using darkest lens"
19+ hour, 50+ min ago (690+ words) A EUROPEAN broadcast journalist has hit out at the BBC, accusing the corporation of reducing Glasgow to a “dossier of its worst moments” and saying the city “deserves better”. News producer and anchor Ika Ferrer Gotic called out the BBC…...
Fringe venue admits discrimination after cancelling Jewish comic 'over Israel views"
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (573+ words) AN Edinburgh venue has accepted that it discriminated against a Jewish comedian when it cancelled his show at last year’s Fringe festival. Stand-up comic Philip Simon had been due to perform his "Shall I Compere Thee In A Funny Way…...
Scots actor now favourite to become next James Bond
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (349+ words) THE decades-long wait for the first Scottish James Bond since Sean Connery could soon be over, with one Scots actor surging into the lead in the race to become the next 007. Slow Horses star Jack Lowden has overtaken long-time favourite…...
Mrs Brown's Boys' Christmas and New Year specials cancelled over 'unexpected' issue
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (306+ words) BRENDAN O’Carroll has cancelled recordings of the 2026 Mrs Brown’s Boys' Christmas and New Year Specials. Today (August 17), the Irish actor and comedian told fans of the schedule changes as a result of immediate surgery for fractures in his jaw. Along…...
Primal Scream among musicians calling on Andy Burnham to reject Rosebank
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (645+ words) MORE than 200 musicians including Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie are urging Andy Burnham to reject the Rosebank oil field. Rosebank, off the coast of Shetland, is the largest undeveloped oil field in the North Sea and is being considered for approval…...