and how have i love edinburgh. and how have audiences _ love edinburgh.diences been _ love edinburgh. and how have audiences been receiving - love edinburgh. and how have audiences been receiving the l love edinburgh. and how have - audiences been receiving the show chris green we got a standing ovation. i could feel their love. fantastic. maybe you should show is what the show is all about. take it away. absolutely amazing! incredible stuff, all the way from korea. you can see crowds have just stopped on the streets to watch this. this is all set up for us but we are delighting audiences here. this is one of the things about fringe. these performances do pop up and you can catch anything and everything. this show is being put on as part of korean season. there are a lot of korean season. there are a lot of korean performers who have come to the fringe. someone who has organised this has brought a lot of these korean acts to the fringe. angela, what are you hoping to achieve by bringing the show is here? ~ ., , ., achieve by bringing the show is here? ~ .

edinburgh fringe.rted off as a solo in 2016, and now we have ten performance versions in edinburgh. i borrowed the philosophy from hong kong kung fu master bruce lee and to question about performing arts and to question about forms, styles and how do we express ourselves totally and completely. and in the second part of the show, i use the lion dance and also philosophy of bruce lee to question about identity and where we are, who we are, and where do we come from and what is our route. and also question how or can we pass it to our next generation. well, it's part of the hong kong showcase. so let's have a taster of what the dance is all about. vivaldi's four seasons plays so just a reminder that you are watching the kung fu performance and circus, and they are performing an extract from their show, no dragon, no lion. and this is part of the hong kong showcase at the edinburgh fringe. they are recreating the classical lion dance and chinese opera as contemporary performance. they've come all the way

you are going to the edinburgh — are not in paris. you are going to the edinburgh fringe?fringe? yes - are not in paris. you are going to the edinburgh fringe? yes i - are not in paris. you are going to the edinburgh fringe? yes i will. are not in paris. you are going to. the edinburgh fringe? yes i will be there on saturday _ the edinburgh fringe? yes i will be there on saturday and _ the edinburgh fringe? yes i will be there on saturday and then - the edinburgh fringe? yes i will be there on saturday and then back. there on saturday and then back here. ,,, ., ,, ., ., here. speaking earlier on her thou~hts here. speaking earlier on her thoughts on _ here. speaking earlier on her thoughts on the _ here. speaking earlier on her thoughts on the olympics. i here. speaking earlier on her. thoughts on the olympics. we'll bring you the latest throughout the day on bbc news. stay with us. hello there. not a bad day all in all across the board. we will have low pressure sitting to the north of scotland. that will bring a windier day across the northern half of the country and mos

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good luck with edinburgh, i ho -e question! good luck with edinburgh, i hoe ou question!k - i hope you are enjoying it. thank you both very much indeed. we are back with much more in a few minutes. hello there. temperatures have been cooling somewhat since we had the highest temperature of the year so far to begin this week. today looks rather cloudy for parts of england and wales, with some rain at times, but plenty of sunshine thanks to this ridge of high pressure. but we look to the north west, this area of low pressure and its active weather front will bring a spell of wet and windy weather for many of us over the next 2a hours. that rain starts to push into scotland and northern ireland through this evening and overnight. much of england and wales will tend to be drier. we'll have a bit of cloud hanging on in the south east, that will stop temperatures from dipping much below 1a or 15 degrees, but it's a milder night to come further north than what we had the previous night. so we're dominated with this area of low pressure and its weather front as we head into thurs

you are moving over to edinburgh _ paris. you are moving over to edinburgh to _ paris.paris. you are moving over to edinburgh to do the _ paris. you are moving over to edinburgh to do the french. l paris. you are moving over to edinburgh to do the french. i | paris. you are moving over to - edinburgh to do the french. i will be there on _ edinburgh to do the french. i will be there on saturday, _ edinburgh to do the french. in ii be there on saturday, and that edinburgh to do the french. in ii. be there on saturday, and that will be there on saturday, and that will be a completely different vibe. lovely to speak to you and thank you forjoining us. and we are here for the rest of the day following all the rest of the day following all the latest board and i can see the skateboarding men's final is taking place and andy mcdonald a big hope there at the age of 51, incredible to have a veteran at that age and incredible, and we will bring you all of the other sports in the day. back to you in the studio. back to the us now, and vice president kamala harris's first appearanc

this is live on bbc news from edinburgh fringe.— this is live on bbc news from edinburgh fringe.h fringe. some of the guests yesterday they said _ edinburgh fringe. some of the guests yesterday they said to _ edinburgh fringe. some of the guests yesterday they said to stay _ edinburgh fringe. some of the guests yesterday they said to stay hydrated l yesterday they said to stay hydrated and get lots of rest. i hope for all our viewers watching, your coverage has been so colourful and really funny. it is a nice bit of lightness in amongst the serious news. i wonder, apart from your guests that you have today, what is the favourite for you in terms of the show is that you have learned about? oh, they have all been brilliant. the beauty is that every hour we have lined all of this up weeks in advance and every hour it is who have we got next and there are amazing acts, amazing comedians and amazing acts, amazing comedians and a fantastic clown this morning and i tried my hand at plate spinning, turns out i'm not very good so i won't be quitting my dayjob. turns out i'm not very good

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still to come, to edinburgh.e speaking to some of the performers, and some moments, you will hearfrom the performers, and some moments, you will hear from a couple of grounds. —— a couple of clones. it is edinburgh festivalfringe, 58 countries' artists putting on comedy to cabaret, music to magic. megan aaron. the sun is out and saw the crowds, we have been speaking to performers from around the world. now we will speak to a couple of clowns from finland. the red knows company. we clowns from finland. the red knows com an . ~ . clowns from finland. the red knows coman . ~ ., ., ., , , clowns from finland. the red knows coman _ . ., ., ., , , company. we are going to present you with a magnificent _ story of one person and his loyal companion _ story of one person and his loyal companion. | story of one person and his loyal companion-— story of one person and his loyal comanion. ., ,, ., companion. i get paid dawn quixote because i am _ companion. i get paid dawn quixote because i am little _ companion. i get paid

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now— edinburgh festival fringe. thank you very much indeed. now i _ edinburgh festival fringe.| very much indeed. now i want to take it back to the story we were just tell you about. the incident at manchester airport a few days ago. we're hearing that the lawyer acting for the family of two men involved in that incident in which a police officer could be seen kicking one in the head and hitting the other with a taser. those lawyers are now claiming that an officer took one of them to an area out of view of security cameras and threw him facedown to the floor. 0ur reporter phil mccann canjoin us more of that. this press conference has been all about providing extra contacts from the point of view from the family of those two men who were seenin the family of those two men who were seen in that the video which went viral in the later part of last month, which sparked protests in some places are said to be, debate around the country. they were concerned about the fact that greater manchester police, or what they think greater manchester police were behind the release of further v

meghan owen in edinburgh. go to plan as multiple engines exploded at the launch. the test was carried out on first night, the country's most inhabited northern —— northerly island. what should have been the final test on a rocket bound for space built. —— for space. but then this. a plume of smoke and lodge flames shooting out sideways. then loud bangs as the entire structure was engulfed by fire. u nst unst is britain's most northerly inhabited island. its remoteness is part of the attraction. the spaceport said all safety protocols were observed and the site evacuated prior to yesterday's test. no staff were at risk. rocket testing and launches can be full with difficulty. the first ever satellite mission launched from the uk ended when a virgin orbitjumbojet mission launched from the uk ended when a virgin orbitjumbo jet flying out of cornwall lost the rocket it released horizontally after it suffered an anomaly. last year, the spacex starship spacecraft exploded minutes after liftoff. elon musk congratulat

he's in edinburgh for the fringe festival. andrew what's going on? >> hello again from edinburgh.you think billy connolly and rowan atkinson, they had big breaks in edinburgh fringe. and i'm talking to a very popular comedian on the fringe. darius. hello. tell us what you're doing here in this month. >> i'm doing two shows. i'm doing a solo show called don't be shy. fill in the words, and i'm doing a show. i'm hosting a show. the 10th annual hater's ball , which show. the 10th annual hater's ball, which i, co—created with your gb news colleague, leo kearse. right. we invite the funniest, most outrageous comedians to come on down from all over the world and hate on topics that suggested by the audience. so it's a different show. it's improvised, it's produce, it's super fun. it's a decade of destruction now, so it's been going a long time. so it's been going a long time. so it's a really fun show. so that's what i'm up here doing. >> why is comedy so integral to the festival? darius, in your view ? view? >> i think you know why. i think comedy is just something anyone can do, and i

it's festival time in edinburgh and this sees the city packed with visitors.ets are tight. so the city council is proposing a tourist tax of 5% on accommodation as a way of paying for improvements. things that we just over time have been used and used and we need the resources to invest back in them. so the tourist levy will give us that opportunity. so it's really exciting for us. we're really keen to see somewhere between £40 and £50 million of new money every year invested in improving the city and making it look better for people who live here and who choose to visit. so, jen, how's availability tonight? we're fully booked tonight. also fully booked tomorrow. we've got a couple of rooms... the edinburgh hotels association broadly welcomes the tax, but says it wants to see the money raised spent on specific things. increased public transport and better connectivity from the travel hubs. we'd also like to see the public realm improved, so that would be street cleaning, it would be pavement improvements, pavement widening — just to make the welcome of the cit

and how was edinburgh going so far? wonderful, _ world. and how was edinburgh going so far? love this - so far? wonderful, i love this festival. this _ so far? wonderful, i love this festival. this is _ so far? wonderful, i love this festival. this is our _ so far? wonderful, i love this festival. this is our second i so far? wonderful, i love this i festival. this is our second time and i am looking forward to all the years coming after this. i love this festival. . ~ years coming after this. i love this festival. ., ,, , ., . festival. thank you so much. of course, festival. thank you so much. of course. we _ festival. thank you so much. of course, we will _ festival. thank you so much. of course, we will continue - festival. thank you so much. of course, we will continue to - festival. thank you so much. of i course, we will continue to speak festival. thank you so much. of - course, we will continue to speak to the performers from over 50 countries at the edinburgh fringe, the world's largest arts festival. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini.

letting us use the edinburgh central library as a venue this year.fantastic. you're performing in the library. loudest thing you'll hear in a library. it doesn't get much better than that. yeah, yeah, yeah. thanks very much for that. let's pop across here and have a quick word with marie foster. your first time at the festival? second time at the festival. first time performing. you came to watch it last year came to watch. and i wasn't a performer at that point. and then i got so inspired and i came back to put on my own show. you have been a successful business woman in a previous career, very successful businesswoman. how do you feel about performing? how does it compare now? it's starting from scratch all over again, which has actually been very fun. and suddenly i'm naive and clueless every day. what an outfit. good luck with your show. i know you started last night, but you've got a run of a couple of weeks ahead. and another ten days. um, yes. thanks, marie. thanks very much for that. so just a taste of some of the shows here at the the fringe

life on the edinburgh _ is usually the show. life on the edinburgh fringe, _ is usually the show. a check on the weather. hello, the weather has been a little hit and miss with some rain here and there. a weather front has been crossing the country. but the second half of them for most of us is looking quite sunny. also a few showers. it is the weather front early on and bought the cloud and whether frontages have eastern part of the uk but another with a front approaching northern ireland and western scotland. so frequent showers here. the rest of us will be in between. the temperatures will be 17 in belfast later in the afternoon, still hovering around the low to mid 20s and across eastern parts of england. forecasts for this evening shows frequent showers in western scotland, some in northern ireland, elsewhere justly the other shower. 0therwise, let the clear spells. in the morning, temperatures from 11 to 30 celsius, whether in the south or north of the country. but notice we have got a which start in the western isles. also, —— we have a wet start in the western isles. the w

it’s expensive being in edinburgh to stay there? ._ there? it's difficult and so many performances — there? it's difficult and so many performances being _ there? it's difficult and so many performances being put - there? it's difficult and so many performances being put on, - there? it's difficult and so many performances being put on, a l there? it's difficult and so many| performances being put on, a lot there? it's difficult and so many - performances being put on, a lot of them free as well, so it's not often lucrative when people are setting out, they may not get a little money back from putting on the performances, but they are doing it for exposure, and we are seen, it shows like fleabag started at the festival, so it can be a springboard, in the meantime, they're paying thousands of dollars for accommodation to stay and everyone is flocking to see those performances, it can be very difficult. the edinburgh festival fringe has offered grants and things like that to help performance, one we are catching up with trying to help

and we will be live at edinburgh in _ 200 jokes.e at edinburgh in the next _ 200 jokes. and we will be live at edinburgh in the next half - 200 jokes. and we will be live at edinburgh in the next half an - 200 jokes. and we will be live at l edinburgh in the next half an hour. banksy�*s ninth and final artwork in his animal—themed london series has been removed by london zoo. the zoo says the piece, which featured an image of a gorilla, has been removed for "safekeeping" and replaced with a reproduction of the work and a sign that said, "banksy woz ere". a quick reminder that you can always catch up our stories on the bbc website. including a deal on a possible ceasefire hostage release deal. stay with us here on bbc news. here in the uk we are going tojoin nicky campbell's phone in, and before that it's the weather. as we go through this week, the weather will take an autumnal turn. we have been looking at heavy rain four times, particularly in the north—west. it's likely to be unseasonably windy with gales, but equally some sunshi

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let's move to edinburgh now.land's capital city, that means only one thing: it's time for edinburgh festival fringe. artists from 58 countries are putting on more than 52,000 performances — from comedy to caberet, and music to magic. this week is the final week. our reporter meghan owen is there. after the magic of an hour ago, i cannot wait to see what you have got for us. ., ., . ., cannot wait to see what you have got for us. ., ., _, ., cannot wait to see what you have got forus. ., ., ., ., for us. from flamenco to acrobatics. we are in the — for us. from flamenco to acrobatics. we are in the centre _ for us. from flamenco to acrobatics. we are in the centre of _ for us. from flamenco to acrobatics. we are in the centre of edinburgh, . we are in the centre of edinburgh, you can see the beautiful buildings of the university behind us. but also the posters of the artists performing. as you mentioned they came from all over the world, including canada. this duo are from montreal. i willjust hand over to you guy

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courtney bembridge there in edinburgh for us and much i there in edinburgh for us and much more comings. hello. thanks for joining hello. thanks forjoining me. quite a cloudy and humid picture across most of the uk. how about the week ahead? here is the headline. it will be quite changeable with some rain at times but also plenty of sunny spells in the forecast. let's look at the here and now. here is the forecast for later on today is this cold front approaches scotland, western england and wales. here it was earlier on as it moved across northern ireland. you see the cloudy skies, humid airahead northern ireland. you see the cloudy skies, humid air ahead of this weather front. skies, humid air ahead of this weatherfront. it was skies, humid air ahead of this weather front. it was 80 degrees in the morning in northern ireland. and that fresher air arrives. the yellow colours show temperatures sub 20 celsius where the mid 20s are expected across eastern parts of the uk in humid southerly. through this evening and overnight the weather front continues across the country and it would gen

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we are very happy to have you at the edinburgh fringe. we are. you at the edinburgh fringe.nd her wonderful guests. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. as we go through the rest of this week, the weather does remain very changeable. there will be heavy rain at times, it�*s going to be very windy at times as well, but today we�*re looking at sunny spells and blustery showers. we�*ve had a couple of weather fronts crossing us, taking some patchy rain — they�*re now moving away. and you can see from the isobars, it is going to be blustery. the strongest winds across the northwest, where we�*ve also got a weather front. this is where we�*ll see the most frequent showers, some of those heavy and also thundery. but we could see some further showers in northern ireland, northern england, a few getting into wales, a few in the midlands. but as you come south, they�*ll be fewer and further between. temperatures 1a to about 2a degrees. heading on through this evening, we hang on to a few showers, but overnight, many of them will tend to fade. we�

i'm here for the edinburgh festival.rtly and i have great news for you. it is not going to rain in scotland today. i think it's because it shines on the righteousness i'm andrew pierce with you in edinburgh. let's go to the weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar, sponsors of weather on gb news >> hello and welcome to your gb news. weather forecast for this morning and it's a damp and humid start to your thursday. we've got some heavy rain on the cards through the day today, but brighter signs as we go into friday. taking a look at the picture out there. this morning. quite a grey damp start across wales southwest england and that rain spreads its way in across northern ireland and northern counties of england as well as we go into the afternoon, some of that rain will turn quite heavy across these northern counties of england, northern ireland, southern scotland. we could get the odd rumble of thunder largely dry towards the southeast, though some sunny breaks, but you can see how humid it is across the map. temp

we're at edinburgh festival fringe. performers from around 58 countries, but also some local scottish performers as well. so there's a huge variety here, including, of course, cabaret. we're by this gorgeous poster ofjanie dee, an olivier award winning cabaret theatre actress, and i'm pleased to say that the real janiejoins me now. hi. and what does the fringe mean to you and why is it so special? it's special because the whole world comes here. it's also special because it creates more rubbish probably than any other festival because it's the largest festival. and i felt that it went with this climate and this time that we're in where nature is, has been decreed dying by the government, by the environment, department of environment. and we... i wanted to celebrate nature in a performative way, but without a fourth wall, so that i could be with the audience. i could have fun with the audience. i could ignite them to think they have power to, as individuals, like i'm trying and making loads of mistakes. but mistakes are

it is august in edinburgh meaning the edinburgh fringe, and courtney are standing by for us.are standing by for us. hi, corny. hello, something special for you at the circus hub, this is a japanese surplus act —— circus act and this is the diablo and mastering the apparatus, tell us about your show. 0ur show is based on the circus but not only— 0ur show is based on the circus but not ohtyiust — 0ur show is based on the circus but not onlyjust the circus, there are video— not onlyjust the circus, there are video projections and an electronic sound, _ video projections and an electronic sound. a _ video projections and an electronic sound, a very unique circus, the future _ sound, a very unique circus, the future of— sound, a very unique circus, the future of the circus. it�*s sound, a very unique circus, the future of the circus.— future of the circus. it's not 'ust diablo you fl future of the circus. it's not 'ust diablo you do. i future of the circus. it's not 'ust diablo you do, you i future of the circus. it's not 'ust diablo you do, you have i future of the circus. it's no

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and edinburgh, what a fantastic place to do it _ edinburgh, what a fantastic place to do it. ., . .in the uk, at _ do it. two anti-generic anti-ginger in the uk, at the _ do it. two anti-generic anti-ginger in the uk, at the start _ do it. two anti-generic anti-ginger in the uk, at the start of— do it. two anti-generic anti-ginger in the uk, at the start of the - do it. two anti-generic anti-ginger in the uk, at the start of the day, l in the uk, at the start of the day, amazing bubble work and in his actualshow, he amazing bubble work and in his actual show, he is able to put children inside a bubble. so this is just the start of his talents. i think i will need a bigger bubble. maybe _ think i will need a bigger bubble. maybe next time. these are two of the performers here at fringe. up i've been saying all week, more than three and half thousand of them, so stay tuned to bbc news and we will try to bring as many as we can. thank you so much, courtney there in edinburgh. and do stay with us here on bbc news. much more coming up for you. hello there. not a bad day all in all across

and the edinburgh festival begins with hundreds of events in the city over the next month.e live in the next month. we will be live in the scottish capital. hello i'm, kylie pentelow. the uk culture secretary has raised concerns about the bbc�*s investigation into huw edwards, in a meeting with the corporation's director general. lisa nandy asked tim davie to explore what options are available to recoup some of edwards' tax—payer funded salary. mr davie has defended the decision not to sack the presenter, despite knowing last november that he had been arrested over the most serious category of indecent images of children. simonjones reports. huw edwards' guilty plea has shocked the nation, a spokesperson for the culture secretary, lisa nandy, said. her thoughts are with the victims whose lives have been destroyed. she stressed the need for the bbc to be transparent with the public. the corporation's director general was told in november about edwards' arrest over the most serious category of indecent images, but he insisted he didn't know the specific details. we were very

the edinburgh festival has openedin knickers.ver performances. with me is our reporter courtney bembridge, who is heading up to edinburgh. i'mjealous bembridge, who is heading up to edinburgh. i'm jealous of you, too, courtney! what do we have to look forward to. i promise the australians don't always get the best gigs! fringe is a massive festival. it has now overtaken the actual festival. there is everything. there's hundreds of free shows. something you might not expire is an ogre inspired burlesque. this is inspired by shrek. we will catch up with them next weekend. i think it will be an hour where we are joining you on your programme as well. you might get to hear a little bit more about the inspiration behind this particular performance. quite an unusual... it is an australian act, so i can't take this possibility! also lots of other shows and we also got french dancers. we can have a look at some of the clint aceite clips there. there's also a of groups inspired by traditional life in guinea, for example. we will be catchi

we are happy to have you at the edinburgh - all over the world.taste of the dance. take it away. 80,000 year old south indian dance, just one the many performances you can see at this year's edinburgh fringe. what a joyous way to start a tuesday morning. please do thank your guests, there was absolutely beautiful. you are watching bbc news. just bring you some news regarding some figures from scotland. the number of people who died from drug misuse has increased from last year to 1172, that is up, an increase of 121 people who have died from drug misuse on the previous 12 months, so that figure hitting a record high. that was 1339 saw a slight drop but it is an increase on the previous 12 months. sojust bring an it is an increase on the previous 12 months. so just bring an update on the number of people who have died from drug misuse in scotland. the government is encouraging pensioners to check their eligibility for pension credit, to see if they'll receive this year's winter fuel payment. it comes following a change by the labour government whic

we are alive at the edinburgh frinae. �* w , we are alive at the edinburgh frinae. �* , ., fringe.ere with acts from around the _ fringe. i'm here with acts from around the world. _ fringe. i'm here with acts from around the world. this - fringe. i'm here with acts from around the world. this is - fringe. i'm here with acts from around the world. this is a - around the world. this is a ukrainian physical circus and dance performance from ukraine here — more than one of 3500 at the edinburgh fringe. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. the us vice president, kamala harris, has chosen the governor of minnesota, tim walz to be her running mate for november's presidential election. posting on x, harris wrote... walz says it is "an honour of a lifetime" for him. he has now landed in philadelphia, where kamala harris is going to hold a rally later today. us presidenjoe biden also reacted to the news calling the vp pick "great decision". so who is tim walz? the 60—year—old is minnesota's 41st governor, elected to the role in 2018 — and re—elected in 202

i believe we have a big finish. irate at edinburgh fringe.we have a big finish. we do. one last trick _ we have a big finish. we do. one last trick from - we have a big finish. we do. one last trick from us. - courtney bembridge there at the edinburgh fringe here on bbc news. just to say, been there, done that. i performed at the edinburgh fringe at a former life before i became a journalist. it was not very good! i did not go into acting. iam good! i did not go into acting. i am here reading the news. anyway, i will be back with business today. financial markets once again on a rollercoaster. fasten your seatbelt and i will tell you all you need to know. a big bounce back injapan. stay with us. hello there. tuesday is going to feel cooler and fresher, there'll be some sunshine, could be a few showers as well. on monday, though, the highest temperature of the day was in northeastern scotland. temperatures in the moray firth got up to 27 degrees. that was in this warm and humid air ahead of this weather front here, which is bringing some rain

and the tiktokers who are taking over edinburgh fringe. hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy.er into russian territory, despite denials from moscow. this video from ukrainian tv shows troops pulling down the russian flag in sudzha — and president zelensky says they have pushed one to two kilometres further into russia just since this morning. the governor of the russian border region of belgorod has declared a state of emergency, saying ukrainian shelling had made the situation there extremely difficult. this map shows just how rapid the advance has been in the past seven days, with ukraine claiming to have taken more territory in a week than russia has all year. ukraine says it is creating a "security zone" in russia's kursk region in a bid to protect their own border areas. 0ur correspondent will vernon reports.

now to edinburgh, we weren't sure if we had it, the edinburgh fringe.n more than 52,000 performances — from comedy to caberet, and music to magic. this week is the final week. our reporter meghan owen is there. we are at this theatre in the centre of edinburgh are, the sun hasjust come out, we are meeting a couple of calls from finland. i will take it over to the red nose company. this is doggy hotel. studio: we are having all sorts of technical problems with edinburgh and the red knows company. we might have to return to meghan owen later. scientists were hoping to see the first full—engine test of a vertical rocket at the uk's new spaceport in shetland last night — but it didn't quite go to plan — as multiple engines exploded on the launch pad. the test was due to be carried out at the saxavord site on unst, the country's northernmost inhabited island. lorna gordon reports. the countdown to what should have been a final engine test on a rocket being readied for space. but moments after the ground—based test started, this. a plume of smoke and large fl

it's august and in scotland's capital city, that means only one thing: it's time for edinburgh festival8 countries are putting on more than 52,000 performances: comedy, caberet, music, magic and much more besides. this week is the final week. our reporter meghan owen has been soaking up the atmosphere. we're at space uk, which is one of the venues in the centre of edinburgh at the worlds largest performing arts. and here's one of the acts. i'm not kidding. every single one of them, really. it was not... every single one, i swear. 0k, ok, but you should have seen his face. he was all like. oh, that is spot on. you don't know him, but that is spot on. no, no, wait. it was more like. so i'm up there 20ft. it's not 20... no, no, no, no, no 30ft up there. hillbilly's basically wetting himself. he's pooping himself. yeah, yeah, pooping. that's what i meant to say. so i'm not even scared. not even a little bit. they play harmmonica. thanks so much, guys. and obviously, this is one of the acts that you can see at this year's fringe. and i've got my phone because it's a long title — a letter to

that's bbc news from edinburgh fringe.in two days on the side of a building in west london. this time it depicts two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows. it has been painted on the side of a house in chelsea. a goat perched on a ledge as rocks fall appeared in richmond yesterday. he posted a photo of both pictures on his instagram without a caption — leaving what it means open to interpretation. you're watching bbc news. the water regulator 0fwat is proposing huge fines for three water companies for failing to manage sewage spills. thames, yorkshire and northumbrian water are facing penalties totalling a 168 million pounds. 0fwat said discharges of untreated waste water had harmed the environment and their customers. 0ur chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. water, water, everywhere, but what lurks beneath? some of those responsible for handling waste water are accused of risking customers and the environment through a lack of oversight and maintenance. with more than 1500 sewage spilla

edinburgh dates for example are over the edinburgh fringe festival, typically the most expensive monthfor you because there is a better likelihood of cheaper accommodation. look at hotels and book now if you can. if you don't have the chance to do that, don't lose heart, a lot of people will be disappointed and release the hotels when the tickets sell out if they have not got them. group together as well. if you are lucky enough to get in the queue, the ballot only guarantees you have a chance to queue for the tickets, you don't even get a guarantee even if you get the lucky golden draw. if all of your friends are on it, get your money together, make sure you are working together, if there are a couple of you trying, probably no risk you will not be able to pass the tickets on. in the event you don't get them in the first run, don't lose heart, what we have seen already is they have put additional dates on because of demand. cost of living crisis, i'm pretty sure 0asis are not feeling it, but everyone would like more money, if they can stand to be together in the same room. if you can

for real, if the edinburgh fringe compare? fr?e in moulin rouge in the programme in performance for us was very nice. only once. if you compare it with fringe it's different. people are doing a lot of shows in between. a brilliant atmosphere. exactly. show us some of your act. amazing. thank you so much guys. thank you so much for showing us some of your act. that looks terrifying. and you'll be performing what times and what? dates normally here in the fringe. we perform every day at 3:10. every day. yeah, we're here for the whole fringe. the rest of it ok. for the rest of the days, let's say for the rest of the days. perfect. thank you so much. thank you for showing us your brilliant performance. it's been a sell out, as i understand. and this is the final week of the fringe, so we'll leave it with you guys. quite a finale. here's ben rich with the weather. bouts of heavy rain and unseasonably strong winds feature in our forecast for the rest of this week. although tuesday isn't looking too bad on balance, some sunny spells, but

>> enjoying the view from edinburgh castle?legends, myths and folklore from around the world coalesce on the esplanade of edinburgh castle in an explosion of colour, music and dance. saying nothing of outpourings, steel drums and fire. this can only be the royal edinburgh military tattoo, and this year's show is stories . let this year's show is stories. let the story begin . this year's the story begin. this year's military bands hail from far and wide from the usa and trinidad and tobago to norway, switzerland and of course , our switzerland and of course, our home—grown scottish talent. tattoo chief executive major general buster howes tries to put his finger on exactly what makes this annual occasion such a spectacle . a spectacle. >> it is a wonderful setting. it is the heart of scotland. and then this, this auditorium which we conjure out of nothing. every year from 30,000 pieces which are all dragged into a building which is designed to keep people out . it's a which is designed to keep people out. it's a bit like the co

and the real—life disaster story that inspired the edinburgh fringe.ello and welcome to the programme. i'm sally bundock. thousands of people have taken to the streets of towns and cities across england in counter—demonstrations against a wave of riots by anti—immigration protesters. more than 6,000 police officers were mobilised on wednesday evening, from newcastle to birmingham, liverpool to brighton, sheffield to london. apart from some isolated incidents in aldershot and chatham, the marches have been largely peaceful. the unrest came after misinformation was spread online that the suspect in the fatal stabbing of three girls in southport, just over a week ago, was a muslim asylum seeker. the first prison sentences for violent disorder have been handed down to rioters involved in the disorder. the men, all from liverpool, have been jailed for between 20 months and three years. inquests into the deaths of the three girls have been formally opened and adjourned until the end of criminal proceedings. the senior coroner gave her condolences to the fami

edinburgh will become the first city in scotland to charge visitors a mandatory "tourist tax".y the 5% charge will put visitors off coming. our reporterjoanne macaulay has more. it's festival time in edinburgh and it sees the city packed with visitors, but it takes its toll on infrastructure and services when budgets are tight, so the city council is proposing a tourist tax of 5% on accommodation as a way of paying for improvements. there's things over time that have been used and used and we need the resources to invest back in them, so the tourism levy will give us that opportunity. so it's exciting for us. we're keen to see between £40 million and £50 million of new money every year invested in improving the city and making it better for people who live here and who choose to visit. how is the availability tonight? we are fully booked tonight and tomorrow. the edinburgh hotels association broadly welcomes the tax, but says it wants to see the money raised spent on specific things. increased public transport and better connectivity. from the travel hubs. we would also like to

more from the edinburgh festival to come.is theme of animal silhouettes for a third day running. the latest piece is in brick lane and shows monkeys. two others appeared this week in kew bridge and chelsea. the artist confirmed the piece was his in a post on instagram. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. the next 24 hours looked u nsettled unsettled that will bring an outbreak of rain, we start off with some sunshine, the cloud will tend to build in, we had a breezy day today thanks to this area of low pressure bringing windy weather to scotland. the showers fade away in this brief ridge of high pressure through the overnight period. a clear night for northern central and eastern areas, signs that of the weather front approaching wales and south—west england with outbreaks of rain. temperatures lifting to the mid—teens, most ten or 12 celsius. thursday, this is the area of low pressure working in slowly from the atlantic, it looks like it will be dry and bright sunshine across the eastern parts of englan

we'll have the best jokes from the edinburgh fringe.e humour at >> what crazy things welcome back to the saturday night showdown. now the edinburgh fringe is in full swing with comedians moaning about low audience figures. apparently the average is just six and high costs, with flats costing thousands to rent in edinburgh for the festival. and my facebook feed is full of comics complaining about greedy landlords . although it's funny landlords. although it's funny that once the fringe is over, rents go down again. i don't know if this is because the landlords forget how to be greedy. anybody anyway, nobody cares about these moaning artists. let's have a look at some of the best jokes from the edinburgh fringe instead, as voted for by the public. now we'll start with number one. mark simmons won with i was going to sail around the globe in the world's smallest ship, but i bottled it. >> hey. >> hey. >> mark said he was really chuffed with the win. i needed some good news as i was just fired from my job marking exam papers. i can't unders