yes, obviously edinburgh fringe has been amazing, _ obviously edinburgh fringe has been amazing, we havestar reviews from the times and — reviews, four star reviews from the times and the financial times, which has been _ times and the financial times, which has been amazing, so like, now we're going _ has been amazing, so like, now we're going to _ has been amazing, so like, now we're going to go _ has been amazing, so like, now we're going to go on tour in november to to brislol— going to go on tour in november to to bristol and leicester, which, you know, _ to bristol and leicester, which, you know. will— to bristol and leicester, which, you know, will get more people in the uk to watch— know, will get more people in the uk to watch our— know, will get more people in the uk to watch our show. —— to sheffield, bristol _ to watch our show. —— to sheffield, bristol and — to watch our show. —— to sheffield, bristol and leicester. it's been really— bristol and leicester. it's been really rewarding, we have made it this far. _ really rewarding, we have made it this far, yes. really rewardin

no, eight edinburghs. that's eight months, no. i could raise a child in edinburgh.'ve already had people taking photos. i know! saying they can't get tickets for the show. i know. well, i mean, the first year i was here, we played a show in front of a family of four and then two of them left. so now it's sold out. so it's a different experience this year. i would say break a leg, but what have you done to yourself? injured your foot. i kicked my foot into the stage as a joke. and now it's broken. it really is broken. yeah. ouch. i got a laugh! so it's a joke that keeps on giving. my pain is your pleasure. this place will make you think, sing, cry... useless leg. ..but most of all it will make you smile. we spoke to him after his act last night said. such a high energy act, such as this. we have michael and joelle. watch this. i have seen that several times this morning, it still terrifies me. wow! talk us through, tell us about the circus and the act? we talk us through, tell us about the circus and the act?— talk us through, tell us about the circus and the act? we

edinburgh is the place to be seen and if— edinburgh is the place to be seen and if you — edinburgh is come _ producers from all over the world come here — producers from all over the world come here. we fill out festivals and theatres _ come here. we fill out festivals and theatres all over the well from what is seen _ theatres all over the well from what is seen here. accrue ships pick up talent _ is seen here. accrue ships pick up talent here — is seen here. accrue ships pick up talent here. edinburgh plays a seminal— talent here. edinburgh plays a seminal role in the development process— seminal role in the development process of— seminal role in the development process of the industry. do seminal role in the development process of the industry.- process of the industry. do you think that _ process of the industry. do you think that is — process of the industry. do you think that is under _ process of the industry. do you think that is under threat i process of the industry. do you think that is under threat with. process of the industry. do you i think that is under threat with al

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this is the royal edinburgh military tattoo.ve been holding it here on the castle esplanade since 1950. and this year's tattoo involves 800 performers, including bands from across the globe. the theme is stories. tonight's show is under way, but i'm not here just to enjoy myself. earlier, i went behind the scenes. there are nearly 700 crew and technical experts working backstage. and another stat for you — 35 miles of cabling. up here is the control room where the technicians make the magic happen. hi. i'm alasdair. if you were to design a space to do a show like this, - it would look- nothing like this. it's too narrow. it's on a hill. there's no straight lines anywhere. i it's really quite a tricky space to work with. - from our point of view, it's very difficult for us i to put a loudspeaker system somewhere that isn't - in someone's view. we do a lot of olympic opening ceremonies, that sort of thing. | we deliberately design the show so that there's a technical - area, a zone where there's no creative activity, - and it's ou

first time in edinburgh, how are you findin: it?time in edinburgh, how are you finding it?_ not- finding it? fantastic! yeah! not many people — finding it? fantastic! yeah! not many people around, _ finding it? fantastic! yeah! not many people around, first - finding it? fantastic! yeah! not| many people around, first thing finding it? fantastic! yeah! not. many people around, first thing in the morning, it's got a lot more exciting with these guys. we are going to have a look at their acts, strap on, is even more exciting. shows what you are doing. let’s strap on, is even more exciting. shows what you are doing. let's go! the susoense _ shows what you are doing. let's go! the suspense is _ shows what you are doing. let's go! the suspense is building. _ music plays i could not even talk over that. but that's not all they do, we have a champion beat boxer in our midst. show me your talents. beatboxes amazing! the talent year is absolutely incredible. i'm thinking i should have got them to the —— to beatbox the bbc theme. we are havin

we are live for bbc news from edinburgh fringe festival. i'm - edinburgh fringe festival.k you so much. sorry, i nearly pushed him to the ground there. that's it from us from the circus hub for now. courtney, this is no reflection on our faith circus hub for now. courtney, this is no reflection on ourfaith in your abilities but we did have a package on standby in case something happens. really exciting scenes down there. what are people looking forward to most today?- there. what are people looking forward to most today? we've had acts from all— forward to most today? we've had acts from all around _ forward to most today? we've had acts from all around the _ forward to most today? we've had acts from all around the world. - forward to most today? we've had| acts from all around the world. the circus hub is the home of this kind of stuff, acrobatics, circus. but obviously, there are 3500 acts on stages across edinburgh for the month of august. we've met dancers from cuba, icelandic comedians, lots of uk talents. there is something for everyone. there were adults dressed as

edinburgh._ we are the chance of a lifetime here in i edinburgh._ we are still edinburgh. doing our shows in chicago _ edinburgh. what's next? we are still doing our shows in chicago every i doing our shows in chicago every week_ doing our shows in chicago every week and — doing our shows in chicago every week and in new york. 0ur dream has always— week and in new york. 0ur dream has always been_ week and in new york. 0ur dream has always been on the moon. so hopefully— always been on the moon. so hopefully we will be on the main sewer— hopefully we will be on the main sewer and — hopefully we will be on the main sewer and frugal see you around. we aren't bringing the gong home. that's— aren't bringing the gong home. that's life — aren't bringing the gong home. that's life from _ aren't bringing the gong home. that's life from edinburgh i aren't bringing the gong home. . that's life from edinburgh fringe. thank you. some breaking news from zimbabwe. the country's opposition chief claims victory after contesting the election. the president mnangagwa has been re—elected to s

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here in edinburgh | around the world. here in edinburgh and also _ around the world.ers, adults which is really— young teenagers, adults which is really good. it's a family show. everyone — really good. it's a family show. everyone has a place inside here. have _ everyone has a place inside here. have you — everyone has a place inside here. have you taken the show back to guinea? brute have you taken the show back to guinea? ~ ., , ., , ., , guinea? we did a small show but we take the whole _ guinea? we did a small show but we take the whole group _ guinea? we did a small show but we take the whole group to guinea. - take the whole group to guinea. eventually bringing people from guinea tojoin and? eventually bringing people from guinea to join and?— eventually bringing people from guinea to join and? guinea to 'oin and? exactly. we do have a guinea to join and? exactly. we do have a circus _ guinea to join and? exactly. we do have a circus school _ guinea to join and? exactly. we do have a circus school in _ guinea to join and? exactly. we do have a circus school in

they've come here and they're teaching the people of edinburgh.ing a fantasticjob at learning. here we go. here's a little shout out to the audience. so you guys are live around the world. do you think these guys have what it takes? yeah. they have great dancers. how did that feel? was that great to be part of? yeah, it's really fun that. when you woke up this morning, did you think you'd be... never. really good to be here. and you guys are from edinburgh. how amazing is it to be here? yeah, it's really good. like the cityjust comes alive. it's really nice. it's our first fringei living in edinburgh. and do you have any advice? these guys have come from havana. have you been here before? yeah. do you have any advice for them? just as much as you can. it's the best time to do it. just say yes to everything. so your show is on every evening, right? or during the day? every evening. so it's going to be turned into a party. and it's described as a night in havana. i want to come. i can't dance like that, though. lois and hugh did a greatjob. so this

is it right that you're in edinburgh right that you're in edinburgh right now? got to be careful to have views like that edinburgh . they'll that in edinburgh. they'll probably . probably catch you. >> i know. i cancelled. we've got i'm producing a show up here. we've got julie and claire coming up next sunday. god knows what they're going to think about him. he's brilliant, but he's very naughty. >> oh, my goodness. i love juuan >> oh, my goodness. i love julian clary. final word to you, ernest defend this ernest. how do you defend this madness? because way, madness? because by the way, disney not succeeding at the disney is not succeeding at the moment. ernest millions and millions are switching off disney plus are not going to see their movies. disney plus are not going to see their movies . when are you going their movies. when are you going to understand that? actually the vast majority of the publication of the population doesn't want woke shoved down their throats . woke shoved down their throats. >> i don't think woke is being shoved down people throat.

there is a lot of comedy here at edinburgh, a lot ofj comedy here at edinburgh, a lot of broken _ comedythat though comedy can be fun, it _ remembering that though comedy can be fun, it can be dangerous. a paper cut, from _ be fun, it can be dangerous. a paper cut, from handing out flyers too hard _ cut, from handing out flyers too hard. ~ ,. , , ., hard. we were discussing earlier what a hospital— hard. we were discussing earlier what a hospital does _ hard. we were discussing earlier what a hospital does to - hard. we were discussing earlier what a hospital does to a - hard. we were discussing earlier what a hospital does to a broken heart _ what a hospital does to a broken heart we — what a hospital does to a broken heart. we will— what a hospital does to a broken heart. we willjust _ what a hospital does to a broken heart. we willjust stitch - what a hospital does to a broken heart. we willjust stitch that. heart. we willjust stitch that broken — heart. we willjust stitch that broken heart _ heart. we willjust stitch that broken heart rate _ heart. we willjust stitch that broken hear

is it right that you're in edinburgh right that you're in edinburgh right now? got to be careful to have views like that edinburgh . they'll that in edinburgh. they'll probably . probably catch you. >> i know. i cancelled. we've got i'm producing a show up here. we've got julie and claire coming up next sunday. god knows what they're going to think about him. he's brilliant, but he's very naughty. >> oh, my goodness. i love juuan >> oh, my goodness. i love julian clary. final word to you, ernest defend this ernest. how do you defend this madness? because way, madness? because by the way, disney not succeeding at the disney is not succeeding at the moment. ernest millions and millions are switching off disney plus are not going to see their movies. disney plus are not going to see their movies . when are you going their movies. when are you going to understand that? actually the vast majority of the publication of the population doesn't want woke shoved down their throats . woke shoved down their throats. >> i don't think woke is being shoved down people throat.

what does it take to put on a show in edinburgh?erformer about his personaljourney to the french. we have been meeting just some of the 3500 acts that will be performing during the month of august. i have paul fulton erin kilkenny fletcher who wrote the show app dissolve. tell me what it is about. show app dissolve. tell me what it is about-— it is about. the show is all about how _ it is about. the show is all about how i _ it is about. the show is all about how i used - it is about. the show is all about how i used to - it is about. the show is all about howl used to suffer it is about. the show is all- about howl used to suffer with about how i used to suffer with cerebral depression for nearly 30 years —— terrible depression. and on march 20 last year a total unaffected event occurred that you would my depression, and it is a funny show, a comedy show, but also an uplifting show. it is such a difficult _ also an uplifting show. it is such a difficult subject - such a difficult subject matter. how do you and, by all accounts, hil

thank ou so bring this work to edinburgh. thank you so much- _ bring this work to edinburgh. indigenous culture one of three matth us and ask on act of fringe in august. i three matth us and ask on act of fringe in august.— three matth us and ask on act of fringe in august. i feel like you've been biased _ fringe in august. i feel like you've been biased over _ fringe in august. i feel like you've been biased over the _ fringe in august. i feel like you've been biased over the few- fringe in august. i feel like you've been biased over the few days - fringe in august. i feel like you've been biased over the few days of. been biased over the few days of seeing so many aussies on screen. thank you for bringing that to us here in the studio. thank you so much. that was courtney and the team in edinburgh. merriam will be here with the contacts in the next few minutes. with the contacts in the next few minutes. now here's the weather with louise lear. hello there. there have certainly been winners and losers with this tuesday's forecast. an absolutely glorious day. an absolutely gl

to people in scotland, in edinburgh, meaning —— meaningfulto people— edinburgh, meaning —— meaningfultomake an impact _ too, that we are trying to make an impact and — too, that we are trying to make an impact and say that if you listen to people _ impact and say that if you listen to people and collectivised those views, — people and collectivised those views, and if you believe them and internalise — views, and if you believe them and internalise them, we can help tell the story— internalise them, we can help tell the story of tomorrow in a way that is hope _ the story of tomorrow in a way that is hope filled. we the story of tomorrow in a way that is hope filled-— is hope filled. we will go a bit further into _ is hope filled. we will go a bit further into this _ is hope filled. we will go a bit further into this venue. - is hope filled. we will go a bit further into this venue. if- is hope filled. we will go a bit further into this venue. if you | further into this venue. if you follow us, we are watching the bbc scottish symphony orchestra preparing for their closing performance to

first time in edinburgh?— first time in edinburgh? certainly is. i is. i have done some small hikes to arthur— is. i have done some small hikes to arthur c _ is. i have done some small hikes to arthur c a— is. i have done some small hikes to arthur c. a very charming city. what will --eole arthur c. a very charming city. what will people get _ arthur c. a very charming city. what will people get if— arthur c. a very charming city. what will people get if they _ arthur c. a very charming city. bust will people get if they see you? arthur c. a very charming city. what will people get if they see you? we | will people get if they see you? we will people get if they see you? we will be performing some chamber concerts — will be performing some chamber concerts. you get to the string quartets, _ concerts. you get to the string quartets, octets, six texts. there is that? _ quartets, octets, six texts. there is that? at — quartets, octets, six texts. there is that? at the queens hall. keep -la inc. is that? at the queens hall. keep playing- we _ is that?

james shaw, bbc news, edinburgh.was damaged in a storm in mallorca have been told they have to fly home. britannia slipped its moorings and collided with an oil tanker yesterday. p&o says inspections revealed a lifeboat had been damaged, and couldn't be repaired onboard. it means the ship has to return to southampton, with fewer passengers. prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into the conduct of the president of spain's national football federation, luis rubiales. it follows him kissing a player on the lips following spain's victory at the women's world cup. he's been suspended by football's world governing body, fifa, for three months, but insists the kiss was consensual. however the player, jenni hermoso, says it was not. our correspondent guy hedgecoe is in madrid. despite all the controversy, mr rubiales says he won't resign. that is right. he has been defiant and refused to resign. the latest development was the plot is good to's decision to investigate him to see if he can find enough evidence t

but father ted creator graham linehan sold out comedy show in edinburgh has abandoned by edinburgh has was intended to perform along with three other comedians as part of a show put together by our very own andrew doyle a fan favourite here, but the london based comedy unleashed has been axed after tide of complaints. after a tide of complaints. doyle, who will be joining dan wootton very shortly to talk about the cancellation, said he was astonished by the decision and that the comedy industry is in a dire state in mediaeval times. the comedians, the just hours, they were the only people in the kingdom who could openly mock any noble that they saw fit , even the king or queen. so long as it was done in a jesting manner , a jester could get away manner, a jester could get away with poking fun without consequence. it played a crucial role in society to keep the self righteous in check to moderate extremes to and poke holes in absurdities . never have we absurdities. never have we needed it and never has it been under so much threat . i'm under so much threat. i'm pleased to be joined no

but father ted creator graham linehan sold out comedy show in edinburgh has abandoned by edinburgh hasr issues. he was intended to perform along with three other comedians as part of a show put together by our very own andrew doyle a fan favourite here, but the london based comedy unleashed has been axed after tide of complaints. after a tide of complaints. doyle, who will be joining dan wootton very shortly to talk about the cancellation, said he was astonished by the decision and that the comedy industry is in a dire state in mediaeval times. the comedians, the just hours, they were the only people in the kingdom who could openly mock any noble that they saw fit , even the king or queen. so long as it was done in a jesting manner , a jester could get away manner, a jester could get away with poking fun without consequence. it played a crucial role in society to keep the self righteous in check to moderate extremes to and poke holes in absurdities . never have we absurdities. never have we needed it and never has it been under so much threat . i'm under so much threat. i'm pleased to

we will be back to edinburgh in about an l be back to edinburgh in about an hour's time here.after the federal food and drug administration further eased a longstanding policy that specifically targeted them over their sexual orientation. restrictions were introduced early in the aids epidemic, before blood screening for hiv infection was effective. the american red cross says a recent shortage of donations led to an appeal for more donors. the creator of the popular song cha cha slide, dj casper, has died at the age of 58. the us songwriterfrom chicago, whose real name is willie perrer, was diagnosed with kidney and liver cancer in 2016, and died from the illness. he orginally wrote the song in 2000, where it initially peaked at no 83 in the us charts. however, it gained massive popularity over the years, topping uk singles charts in march 200a. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. i think most of us have had to manage our expectations a little with summer 2023 across the uk, and the next few days no exception, i'm afraid. so far today the be

how she gets how she gets gets to stockholm, how she gets from to edinburgh from stockholm to edinburghfuels, i without using fossil fuels, i don't and number one, it's don't know. and number one, it's not fuels that you not even fossil fuels that you know there's more know that there's more petrochemical, more hydrocarbons on titan, which is a moon of saturn than there is on all of the earth. yeah but but it doesn't live there. >> so it doesn't affect us. >> so it doesn't affect us. >> but the point is, it didn't come from dinosaurs. i assume. and so to say that fossil fuel comes from dinosaurs at this day and age, it did. >> it came from dinosaurs. i mean, they've literally shown it. so it technically is renewable because if enough if evolution , we get evolution continues, we get dinosaurs they then dinosaurs again, they die. then we more fossil fuels. it is we get more fossil fuels. it is you wait a few you just have to wait a few hundred years. and also you just have to wait a few hundredthing, years. and also you just have to wait a few hundredthing, vegans. and also you just have

we are already locked in for the next edinburgh - locked in for the next edinburgh fringe and we have without question. applause that is it from us for now. thank you, and all in sync, but you didn't take part? don't trust me! courtney bembridge there at the edinburgh fringe. let's return now to our breaking news — russian investigators have officially confirmed that the wagner mercenary boss, yevgeny prigozhin, was among those who died when their plane crashed on wednesday. authorities said genetic tests had established that the identities of all ten people on board the private jet matched the names on the passenger list. the exact circumstances behind the crash between moscow and st petersburg remain unclear. president vladimir putin had already passed on his condolences to mr prigozhin�*s family, describing him as a talented person who had made serious mistakes. the mercenary leader had led an aborted mutiny against the russian military injune amid growing tension with russian commanders over the war in ukraine. he'd since relocated to belarus. and just over a month later he has di

we are here at the edinburgh festival fringe comedy awards.omedy awards, described as the oscars for comedy, and i have two winners with me — ahir shah and urooj ashfaq. now, they won, respectively, best show and best newcomer, and we will hear some of their secrets. i'll start with you, ahir. tell me about your show. it is about your family? yes, my show is called ends, and it is the story of the last 60 years of the british indian community in this country, with specific reference to my grandparents, my nanny—mum, my light specific reference to my grandparents, my nanny—mum, my late nanaji, and talking about... trying to just pull back from just seeing things through the narrow, blinkered lens of an individual life, and try to look at how progress might occur generationally, and it's considerably funnier than it sounds. you said that it was about generational sacrifice, and i saw you making a phone call as you went up to accept your reward. who was that to? i called my mother, but i did not realise that the whole thing was live—streamed, so

now, at edinburgh that's at the edinburgh fringe, that's at the edinburgh fringe, that's a because thexpression and always has been. it's since 1947. you it's been going since 1947. you know, you've always had protesters from like usually actually the christian actually from the christian right going to the right. but going back to the 60s, 70s, i remember even when i started the early 2000, started going in the early 2000, you'd of christian you'd see groups of christian protesters placards talking protesters with placards talking about how degenerate and evil the various shows on the fringe were because the fringe has edgy shows , offensive shows, it has shows, offensive shows, it has nudny shows, offensive shows, it has nudity , it has all sorts of nudity, it has all sorts of things that that the christian right traditionally have not liked. all that's happened is they've sort of gone away and they've sort of gone away and the people who are demanding that shows be cancelled now are the woke activists . they've sort the woke activists. they've sort of the baton from the of taken the

thank you both very much forjoining us to discuss those jokes in edinburgh.ad of a summit injohannesburg. after the summit in johannesburg. after the baby, summit injohannesburg. after the baby, lucy letby is jailed for life, because whatever regulations of health service management. welcome to bbc news. let's start with the dramatic developments unfolding in pakistan. military helicopters and commandos are making repeated attempts to free eight people, including six schoolchildren, who are stuck in a cable car. they're dangling precariously above a river bed in the mountainous khyber pakhtunkhwa province. reports say rescuers have been trying to deploy a net.

, it would be his edinburgh, it would be his edinburgh debut.at he's ever done and you know, since he was cancelled from his own musical father, ted, the musical, which you couldn't get on in the west end, he's taken to stand up and graham has been coming club in london coming to the club in london really to hone his art as a stand up, to really bring his skills as a comic writer into stand up. and it's really beautiful to see because he bnngs beautiful to see because he brings a different sensibility to it. he sort of takes the little vignettes of everyday life sort of twist life and sort of gently twist them absurdity and it's them into absurdity and it's nice bringing that into the live form of stand up comedy where you get instant reaction you can get an instant reaction and we thought it would be, as i said the original to said, the original idea was to do cancelled comedians do a sort of cancelled comedians gig, know, with everybody gig, you know, with everybody advertised. and we thought actually unveil actually we'll sort of unveil him g

, it would be his edinburgh, it would be his edinburgh debut.'s ever done and you know, since he was cancelled from his own musical father, ted, the musical, which you couldn't get on in the west end, he's taken to stand up and graham has been coming club in london coming to the club in london really to hone his art as a stand up, to really bring his skills as a comic writer into stand up. and it's really beautiful to see because he bnngs beautiful to see because he brings a different sensibility to it. he sort of takes the little vignettes of everyday life sort of twist life and sort of gently twist them absurdity and it's them into absurdity and it's nice bringing that into the live form of stand up comedy where you get instant reaction you can get an instant reaction and we thought it would be, as i said the original to said, the original idea was to do cancelled comedians do a sort of cancelled comedians gig, know, with everybody gig, you know, with everybody advertised. and we thought actually unveil actually we'll sort of unveil him gig an

now the edinburgh fringe is , of course, edinburgh fringe is, of course, the big number, but there'se edinburgh international festival , the film festival and festival, the film festival and everybody comes together as edinburgh swells in size and everyone who owns an airbnb property starts rubbing their hands gleefully . and now hands gleefully. and now certainly i actually wanted to get a nice taste of the festival's for everyone at home today and the weather wasn't particularly great here, but it's not too bad in edinburgh now. however for a while it was raining that didn't stop a south african group who managed to come here via the charity impala from show me some moves and tell them about their first time here in the united kingdom. >> so far it's been an amazing journey to come to edinburgh, flying with the guys we were flying with the guys we were flying for first time, flying for the first time, seeing the expressions and the experience . they've been having experience. they've been having fun and excited as well. but as well we've seen an amazing culture in edinburgh, but wi

how she gets how she gets gets to stockholm, how she gets from to edinburgh from stockholm to edinburghfuels, i without using fossil fuels, i don't and number one, it's don't know. and number one, it's not fuels that you not even fossil fuels that you know there's more know that there's more petrochemical, more hydrocarbons on titan, which is a moon of saturn than there is on all of the earth. yeah but but it doesn't live there. >> so it doesn't affect us. >> so it doesn't affect us. >> but the point is, it didn't come from dinosaurs. i assume. and so to say that fossil fuel comes from dinosaurs at this day and age, it did. >> it came from dinosaurs. i mean, they've literally shown it. so it technically is renewable because if enough if evolution , we get evolution continues, we get dinosaurs they then dinosaurs again, they die. then we more fossil fuels. it is we get more fossil fuels. it is you wait a few you just have to wait a few hundred years. and also you just have to wait a few hundredthing, years. and also you just have to wait a few hundredthing, vegans. and also you just have

maybe not in fringe in edinburgh, edinburgh, fringe to . well, there are to australia. to that because >> just go to that because actually the average audience, i believe fringe believe for a fringe show in edinburgh something like seven. so i mean, why bother? we've >> so i mean, why bother? we've all performed to audiences of seven in edinburgh. >> it's a rite of passage . the >> it's a rite of passage. the fascinating thing is she's managed to twist this and make the whole graham linehan thing about her in some way , and that about her in some way, and that is the most 2023 thing i've seen yet . yet. >> that's quite a lot of narcissism among these sort of activists. anyway, that's it for part three. but don't go anywhere after the break. we've got furries. we've burning got furries. we've got burning man , we've got the bbc getting man, we've got the bbc getting sued. man, we've got the bbc getting sued . see you in two minutes . welcome back to headliners. we're going on with the daily mail now and the bbc. paul yeah. >> guy gomer, if you remember this guy, tv's fun

the edinburgh festival fringe is in full swing.globe, with more than 3,500 shows this year. 0ur reporter courtney bembridge is for us now. hi, lucy. i'm here at the underbelly at the edinburgh festivalfringe. i have the amazing mario maker and the magician, because he makes all of them himself. this magician, because he makes all of them himself.— them himself. this is marcel the robot monkey. _ them himself. this is marcel the robot monkey. he _ them himself. this is marcel the robot monkey. he is _ them himself. this is marcel the robot monkey. he is sound - them himself. this is marcel the - robot monkey. he is sound activated, so when the audience applauds, he claps his chest. i built robotics that you magic for kids and we are here in edinburgh for the month and we have an amazing fun interactive show. ., ., ., , .,~ we have an amazing fun interactive show. ., ., ., show. how long does it take you for exam - le show. how long does it take you for example to — show. how long does it take you for example to make _ show. how long

at the edinburgh festivalfringe as it reaches its final weekend.g one of the acts performing here. —— edinburgh festival fringe. hello. we're starting this hour with breaking news — us officials say three marines have been killed in a military aircraft crash in northern australia. 23 people were on board osprey military craft, which was taking part in exercises near the remote melville island,

you guys have come all the way from chicago, how you find the edinburgh?just gorgeous. for the _ and the weather is just gorgeous. for the uk, — and the weather is just gorgeous. forthe uk, gorgeous, yeah! it�*s for the uk, gorgeous, yeah! it's really hard. _ forthe uk, gorgeous, yeah! it's really hard, actually, to do our show— really hard, actually, to do our show when _ really hard, actually, to do our show when it's really hot so it's a blessing — show when it's really hot so it's a blessing that it hasn't been so hot. and the _ blessing that it hasn't been so hot. and the show, we've designed the show— and the show, we've designed the show so _ and the show, we've designed the show so that we can perform it anywhere _ show so that we can perform it anywhere so we can actually set up the whole — anywhere so we can actually set up the whole show and do it outside. we wanted _ the whole show and do it outside. we wanted it— the whole show and do it outside. we wanted it to _ the whole show and do it outside. we wanted it to be a surprise to people who wo

you are live with yuck circus at edinburgh, performing here for one more day in the final weekend ofll there, believe it or not. 0ur reporter courtney bembridge reporting earlierfrom the edinburgh fringe festival. now a rather magical record—breaking event which took place in hamburg, in germany where more than 1,700 harry potter fans gathered in costume to celebrate the fictional wizard. there were plenty of wands on display — plus of course the scar on the forehead — at the event which celebrated the 25th anniversary of the publication of the first harry potter book in germany. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. part two of the weekend is looking pretty similar to how it was yesterday. sunshine and showers, but i don't think the showers will be quite as heavy or certainly not quite as widespread as what we had yesterday. but again, eastern parts of the uk will see some of the heaviest of the thunderstorms and showers today, whereas further west we've got this weather from bringing light and patchy rain to northern ireland in between some good spells of sunshine. so for the

his thing was helping people build edinburgh fringe _ was helping people build edinburgh fringe showsnd turn it into a _ take as minutes ofjokes and turn it into a hour—long comedy show. the idea of— into a hour—long comedy show. the idea of turning his death into an hour-long — idea of turning his death into an hour—long edinburgh fringe comedy show genuinely seems fitting. you are not show genuinely seems fitting. you are rrot the — show genuinely seems fitting. you are not the first _ show genuinely seems fitting. ym. are not the first one to make this event into a show, he has been paid tribute to many other acts. i was here last year. — tribute to many other acts. i was here last year, i _ tribute to many other acts. i was here last year, i went _ tribute to many other acts. i was here last year, i went to - tribute to many other acts. i was here last year, i went to see - tribute to many other acts. i was | here last year, i went to see john hastings— here last year, i went to see john hastings and others, all of whom he was working on their shows. there show— was working on the

james shaw, in edinburgh. a p&o cruise ship slipped its moorings during a violent storm in the spanish holiday island of mallorca, and then collided with a cargo ship. passengers say the cruise ship was being pushed ashore by tugs when a walkway fell away. p&o says a small number of people, sustained minor injuries. harry farley reports. definitely going to smash into us. bracing for the moment of impact. there you, hold up. it is going to hit. thudding, crashing. oh, my god. mooring lines snapped, and the cruise ship floated away like a paper boat, according to one of those on board. it drifted off its berth in the port of palma in mallorca, and collided with a tanker. alarm sounds. alarms sounded, and the ship's crew launched an emergency drill. tannoy: all crew, proceed - to your emergency duty stations. p&o cruises said a small number of passengers had minor injuries and were being treated on board. eventually the britannia was pushed back on to its mooring, and the captain told passengers there was no str

airports in edinburgh, manchester, birmingham, and several airports in london, including heathrow, gatwickuton, all confirmed they were affected by the system outage. a short while ago, the home secretary, suella braverman, spoke about the situation. what we do know is that there has. been a national outage at nationally control and this has affected uk airspace, it will affect _ all incoming and outgoing flights and those aircraft. which are in the uk airspace right now. i —— national air traffic control. i am very cognisant that this - will disrupt people's travels plans, those waiting to arrive in the uk, those waiting to depart, - and i do sympathise with any- disruption they may be experiencing. what has happened it _ that the automated systems have failed and therefore procedures are having to be carried - in the past few moments, the transport secretary mark harper also released a statement. he says... our reporter luxmy gopal is at heathrow for us. you've been there pretty much since the start of this, is there a sense of relief now the issue has at least been identified?— of relie

and we can speak now to georgie grier, whojoins us from edinburgh. describing to me and forgive me for making you relive this, but descry for our viewers what actually happened last night. yesterday i did m -la happened last night. yesterday i did my play and — happened last night. yesterday i did my play and i— happened last night. yesterday i did my play and i had — happened last night. yesterday i did my play and i had one _ happened last night. yesterday i did my play and i had one member- happened last night. yesterday i did my play and i had one member of. happened last night. yesterday i did. my play and i had one member of the audience there. i walked on stage and i saw the lovely southey in the audience, and ijust decided i had to go for it. i posted something on social media, and since then here i am. i can't believe it. you social media, and since then here i am. i can't believe it.— am. i can't believe it. you are spiralling _ am. i can't believe it. you are spiralling now, _ am. i can't believe it. you are spiralling now, but— am. i can'

phil was a journo with the guardian in my first year at edinburgh. when i wasjust...rs being lauded. i had spent years getting nowhere and years with closed doors. and i finally had an open door and everyone was being very generous in edinburgh. all right. so, anyway, i've been here for a month playing funny songs on a piano. i'm not a standup. i thought, why not, now i'm feeling a bit cocky, do a bit of standup? and he was the firstjourno to kind of do the sneer, that, of course, comes whenever anyone gets any popularity. there's got to be an equal and opposite reaction. and he wrote in the guardian, which was the paper i read and which had, what, in 2005, five million readers? it was pretty big because it was before it alljumped off the page, and he wrote this just utterly sneering review, one—star review, really snobby in that sort of guardian way, like, quoting shakespeare. i was like, "how dare you quote shakespeare at me? i'll quote shakespeare at you!" and just incredibly sneering and ungenerous, a thing thatjust says i'm terrible at myjob. it really, really th

courtney bembridge, our reporter flying high at the edinburgh fringe.our stories on the including that top story on yevgeny prigozhin confirmed as one of the people on that plane crash that happened just a few days ago. stay with us here on bbc news. we will have all the latest in the next hour. hello there. part two of the weekend looking pretty similar to how it was yesterday, sunshine and showers, but i don't think the showers will be quite as heavy, or certainly not quite as heavy, or certainly not quite as heavy, or certainly not quite as widespread as what we had yesterday. again, eastern parts will see some of the heaviest thunderstorms and showers today whereas further west we have this weather front bringing patchy rain to northern ireland. in between some good spells of sunshine. for the rest of the day it will stay rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain across northern ireland, the sky brightening up later. western parts of britain seeing some sunshine, most of the heavy showers affecting eastern parts of scotland and england, some potential do

cancelled again at the edinburgh fringe.ng tonight is truly shocking. we'll show you video . first, though, the you video. first, though, the weather that warm feeling inside from boxed bowyer's proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast, we'll nofice the gb news forecast, we'll notice the increased humidity dunng notice the increased humidity during the nights next few nights , windy and cloudy nights, windy and cloudy conditions start to appear as well and an increased risk of showers and thunderstorms as the weekend approaches. high pressure moving away, lower pressure moving away, lower pressure approaching isobars tightening. wind picks up tightening. the wind picks up overnight. that window is bringing high humidities across the uk , an increase in the cloud the uk, an increase in the cloud as well . some showers affecting as well. some showers affecting eastern parts of britain, but heavier downpours arrivi