you are going to. the edinburgh fringe? yes i will be there on saturday _ the edinburgh fringe? 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 most of the showers will be here. the fewer showers, the further south that you are. the winds are not quite as strong, as you can see, wider isobars here compared to what you can expect across the north of the uk and this is where we'll have most of the showers. but the showers will tend to fade out through this e

it's a contemporary take, as i said, on the classical lion dance at this year's edinburgh fringe. rom 58 countries here and hong kong isjust one of them. so, there we go. a taster of their performance and we'll continue bringing you excerpts from various performers across edinburgh edinburgh fringe. uk marine accident emergency is sending a team to palermo to look into the circumstances surrounding the superyacht which went down off the superyacht which went down off the coast of sicily in the early hours of the morning with at least three british people amongst the missing, one person confirmed dead. we also hearfrom missing, one person confirmed dead. we also hear from the government that ministers met this morning to discuss the preparedness in case a new type of m pox virus is detected in the country. —— mpox stop now we have the weather forecast. hello there. good afternoon. well, it's going to feel very much as if autumn has arrived at times this week. it will be unseasonably windy, particularly blustery towards irish sea coasts. gusts of wind here of up to a0 to 50 miles an

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

this show we off _ bringing to edinburgh fringe.016 and now we have _ show we off as solo in 2016 and now we have ten— show we off as solo in 2016 and now we have ten performers in edinburgh. i we have ten performers in edinburgh. i borrowed _ we have ten performers in edinburgh. i borrowed the philosophy from hong kon- i borrowed the philosophy from hong kong kung fu master bruce lee to question— kong kung fu master bruce lee to question about performing arts and to question about performance styles and how _ to question about performance styles and how do— to question about performance styles and how do we express ourselves totally _ and how do we express ourselves totally and completely. in the second — totally and completely. in the second part of the show, i use the line dance — second part of the show, i use the line dance and also the philosophy of bruce _ line dance and also the philosophy of bruce lee to question identity and where we are and who we are and where_ and where we are and who we are and where we— and where we a

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 vi

can you tell is a bit of a just cody here at edinburgh festival fringe? t edinburgh festivalfringe? —— a dress code? i am here with the brains and talent behind the musical talent, this is nicola and raisi. they've got to show is so over achievers we might say. tell me about the first show that you are putting on. i about the first show that you are putting om— putting on. i think a glutton for punishment — putting on. i think a glutton for punishment is _ putting on. i think a glutton for punishment is the _ putting on. i think a glutton for punishment is the phrase. - putting on. i think a glutton for punishment is the phrase. why putting on. i think a glutton for- punishment is the phrase. why not do the hardest mud _ punishment is the phrase. why not do the hardest mud in _ punishment is the phrase. why not do the hardest mud in the _ punishment is the phrase. why not do the hardest mud in the world, - the hardest mud in the world, doubled _ the hardest mud in the world, doubled. the _ the hardest mud in the world, doubled. the first _ the hardest mud

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.

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

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�

courtney, anyone who has been to the edinburgh fringe - coexist.ing. anybody can walk in, there is a big age range of people that go. with tiktok it is niche that go. with tiktok it is niche that you can find. i that go. with tiktok it is niche that you can find.— that you can find. i am still fiaaurin that you can find. i am still figuring out _ that you can find. i am still figuring out tiktok - that you can find. i am still figuring out tiktok myself. j that you can find. i am stilll figuring out tiktok myself. i that you can find. i am still - figuring out tiktok myself. i have noticed that i do a lot of flyer. that is quite reassuring because they have met me for ten minutes while i gave them my speech. it is similar, i came across as chaotic and i think my show is a bit chaotic. in terms of the community, it has been lovely. i started off in women's football and a lot of fans have come to the fringe for the first time ever and it has introduced into a whole new world of the edinburgh fringe. i had a message saying i didn't know it existed. th

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

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

and your favourite _ day at the edinburgh fringe. gh - what's the atmosphere like you're?— like you're? it's great. for performing _ like you're? it's great. for performing types - like you're? it's great. for performing types like - like you're? it's great. for performing types like us, | like you're? it's great. for- performing types like us, when you come to a city like this, no matter where you talk, you are always missing somebody because you are always touring, but edinburgh is the place where there is the most number, the highest number of all of ourfamily here, so coming to edinburgh is very special for us. we love it. thank you so much. thank you, everyone, for your magic. thank you, everyone, for your magic. thank you so much. there we go. back to you. that is what i full interactive reporting, meghan, getting really involved. well done. meghan owen in edinburgh. scientists were hoping to complete the test of the uk's first rocket injector last night, but it didn't go to plan as multiple engines exploded at the launch. the t

we are alive at the edinburgh fringe. are alive at the edinburgh frinae. �* w , we are alive at the edinburgh frinae. �* , ., fringe. i'm here 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 w

we are happy to have you at the edinburgh fringe i all over the world.ust 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 which means those who don't receive pension credit or other means—tested be

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

the world's biggest annual arts festival, the edinburgh festival fringe, has opened in the scottish capitalace throughout august. with me is our reporter courtney bembridge, who is heading up to edinburgh to cover the festival fringe for bbc news. what can we expect? everything from comed , what can we expect? everything from comedy. cabaret. _ what can we expect? everything from comedy, cabaret, dance, _ what can we expect? everything from comedy, cabaret, dance, music, - comedy, cabaret, dance, music, magic, if you can imagine it it is happening. there are more than 3000 shows and a cover a range of different categories but also come from 58 different countries around the world to stop by and african circus troupe inspired by the daily life of denny, you can see here this is actually a shrek inspired burlesque performance so as i said if you can imagine that someone has come up with it and put it on at the festival. so anyone can play to put on the show, so this is gone from, it started in 1947, and there are more note than 3000 shows, and there'll be 52,000 performances because this fest

and we're at one of the biggest cultural celebrations on the planet, the edinburgh fringe — where we'lleet some of the acts. hello. we start here in the uk, where 6,000 police have been mobilized because of fears of more riots across the country. there are reports up to 30 protests are planned for wednesday. the prime minister has promised communities will be kept safe. sir keir starmer said he had assurances there were adequate officers in place to cope if violence flared. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas reports. it's just over a week since these riots began. violence first in southport, spreading to other parts of england. now, for those who've taken part, the legal consequences are starting to be felt. this morning in liverpool, three men who've all pleaded guilty to violent disorder are due to be sentenced. yesterday, police chiefs were summoned to downing street for the second emergency coordination meeting in two days. the prime minister says more sentences will be handed out in the coming days. over 400 people now have been arrested, 100 have been charged, some in

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

august in edinburgh means only one thing: it's time for the city's festival fringe.s "one of the greatest celebrations of arts and culture on the planet". courtney bembridge is there meeting some of the performers. i'm here with shantify, and i havejoe peters here from the group to tell me, what do you guys do? so we take popular songs and we turn them into sea shanties. so we've got quite a wide, eclectic range of songs, ranging from dolly parton through to fleetwood mac. also, we do musical theatre hits like les mis and hamilton and six. so, yeah, if you've always had a burning desire to know what 9 to 5 by dolly parton would sound like, sung as a shanty, then this is the show for you. sea shanties are having a bit of a resurgence. yeah. is that behind this show? what made you pick this kind of format? do you know what? funnily enough, we did... we started this project four years ago in lockdown. it was all the creative genius of our director, joe parsons, and itjust happened to coincide with the the rise of, of sea shanties, with songs like wellerman. itjust happe

and what are you hoping to bring to the edinburgh fringe i to bring to the edinburgh fringe festival?re the stories of— performance special? we would like to share the stories of these - performance special? we would like to share the stories of these two i to share the stories of these two wonderful— to share the stories of these two wonderful men— to share the stories of these two wonderful men who _ to share the stories of these two wonderful men who were - to share the stories of these two wonderful men who were able i to share the stories of these twoj wonderful men who were able to to share the stories of these two - wonderful men who were able to break barriers _ wonderful men who were able to break barriers and _ wonderful men who were able to break barriers and go — wonderful men who were able to break barriers and go overseas _ wonderful men who were able to break barriers and go overseas and _ wonderful men who were able to break barriers and go overseas and do - barriers and go overseas and do their— barriers and go overseas and do their thing — barriers and go overseas an

edinburgh. how long _ fringe. you brought this space to edinburgh. how long have - fringe. ere that 30 years. i come from _ here? i have been here that 30 years. i come from france. - here? i have been here that 30 years. i come from france. i. here? i have been here that 30 i years. i come from france. iwent here? i have been here that 30 - years. i come from france. i went to my first — years. i come from france. i went to my first class _ years. i come from france. i went to my first class here my flatmate. i fell in _ my first class here my flatmate. i fell in love — my first class here my flatmate. i fell in love. and here i was, trying to get— fell in love. and here i was, trying to get flamenco in this place, because — to get flamenco in this place, because i_ to get flamenco in this place, because i love scotland, but i also love flamenco. and to bear the darkness — love flamenco. and to bear the darkness and the rainy days of scotland. _ darkness and the rainy days of scotland, you need some dancing and you need _ scotland, you need some dancing and you need flamenc

we have clowning, chaos and the clean—up as well. —— edinburgh fringe. hello.e minister has promised communities will be kept safe. sir keir starmer said he had assurances there were adequate officers in place to cope if violence flared. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports.

we are one or ofj insane magic, atrial act, and the edinburgh fringe festival has gone very well for. and — very well for us, so don't every day so far, and going for the last week with only— so far, and going for the last week with only a — so far, and going for the last week with only a handful of tickets left. and just _ with only a handful of tickets left. and just tell us about how you managed to design this act in three different time zones, i am told. the three of us — different time zones, i am told. the three of us have been friends for a while and — three of us have been friends for a while and put _ three of us have been friends for a while and put the _ three of us have been friends for a while and put the soap _ three of us have been friends for a while and put the soap two - while and put the soap two years ago. _ while and put the soap two years ago. but — while and put the soap two years ago. but this— while and put the soap two years ago, but this year— while and put the soap two years ago, but this year we're - while and put the soap two years ago, but this year we'

and artists from 58 countries are putting on more than 52,000 performances, as the edinburgh fringe gets under way. a very good morning. let's go back to our top story — here in the uk, there's been renewed rioting in some cities in england and northern ireland, including darlington and plymouth and belfast. in belfast, a man in his 30s has been taken to hospital after he was seriously assaulted during disorder there. his condition is described as serious and police are treating the incident as a racially—motivated hate crime. police officers also came under "sustained attack." petrol bombs, masonry and bricks were thrown towards police. petrol was also poured over a land rover and set alight. lyndsey telford has this report. what started as a protest became a powderkeg ready to explode. anger turned to hatred, hate turned to violence, and victims targeted in what's been described as sickening acts. the owner of a cafe seen here barricading his door. just all i wanted, really, in that moment was to save my staff and i had customers inside. so i wanted to run from back door and was keepin

the final week of the edinburgh fringe.uiet time. here is a taste of some of the acts that we will be talking to. the first is one hour of insane magic. tell us about your act. irate magic. tell us about your act. we are what i — magic. tell us about your act. - are what i would saima say magic. we have sold out every date and we have only a handful o' tickets left. tell us about how _ only a handful o' tickets left. tell us about how you have managed to design the fact in three different time zones. design the fact in three different time zones-— design the fact in three different time zones. , ,., ., , time zones. yes, so the three of us have been — time zones. yes, so the three of us have been friends _ time zones. yes, so the three of us have been friends for _ time zones. yes, so the three of us have been friends for a _ time zones. yes, so the three of us have been friends for a while - time zones. yes, so the three of us have been friends for a while and i have been friends for a while and put this— have been friends

it's time for edinburgh festival fringe.tists from 58 countries are putting on more than 52,000 performances — from comedy to caberet, and music to magic. our reporter courtney bembridge is there. already, over the last couple of days, you have to bring wonderful grievances of performers. what you have a survey? i grievances of performers. what you have a survey?— have a survey? i have another fantastic actor _ have a survey? i have another fantastic actor today. - have a survey? i have another fantastic actor today. they - have a survey? i have another| fantastic actor today. they are have a survey? i have another. fantastic actor today. they are a late night show but they have agreed to make things a bit more pg for bbc news. ~ . . . to make things a bit more pg for bbc news. ~ . , . . to make things a bit more pg for bbc news. ~ ., , ., ., , ., news. what is all about? it is a live japanese — news. what is all about? it is a live japanese game _ news. what is all about? it is a live japanese game show - news. what is all

edinburgh festival fringe.scuss them. i martin daubney on gb news, news channel welcome back. it's 548. final final furlong with me martin daubney on gb news now the funniest joke of the edinburgh fringe festival has been revealed and you're in for a treat . or are you now? for a treat. or are you now? don't shoot the messenger. but here's the joke. i was going to sail around the globe in the world's smallest ship, but i bottled it. you get it? well, comedian mark simmons says he's really pleased to get the award. a decade on from his first appearance at the festival. but does he deserve it? well, joining me now to dissect other people's jokes is the comedian adam coombes. adam, always a delight. so it's that time of year where we read out the funniest jokes of the fringe. for starters, before we get into the actual jokes , who votes for the actual jokes, who votes for them? is this the public or is this like a board of luvvies? yes, it's a bit of a mixture, martin. it's the public and a bit of board, so there'

so where better to go than the edinburgh fringe festival?0 performances — from comedy to cabaret, and music to magic. this week is the final week. our reporter, meghan owen, is there. over to you. yes, it is the world's laruest over to you. yes, it is the world's largest arts _ over to you. yes, it is the world's largest arts festival _ over to you. yes, it is the world's largest arts festival and _ over to you. yes, it is the world's largest arts festival and there - over to you. yes, it is the world's largest arts festival and there are | largest arts festival and there are performers from 58 countries from around the world, but i think what makes edinburgh fringe festival so special is you have huge venues, huge artists, but also tiny music venues, lots of free performances in little bars and cafe is around the city and we are in one of those bars now. it is called home bar on the outskirts of the centre and i am joined by stephanie, who is an opera singerfrom colorado. thank you joined by stephanie, who is an opera singer from colorado.

last year the edinburgh fringe festival issued nearly three million tickets.set to perform, including comedians, musians and magicians. our reporter courtney bembridge is there. there is something for everyone here at fringe. you've got adult shows, children chose, that why not combine them? we will start with bubblej who has come here from korea to the fringe. you can see his talents on display here. and it's notjust bubbles he does. i've got diane from the group to tell me a little bit more about his craft.— the group to tell me a little bit more about his craft. bubblej is cominu more about his craft. bubblej is coming from _ more about his craft. bubblej is coming from korea. _ more about his craft. bubblej is coming from korea. he - more about his craft. bubblej is coming from korea. he really i more about his craft. bubblej is i coming from korea. he really likes to fuse _ coming from korea. he really likes to fuse a _ coming from korea. he really likes to fuse a bunch of acts, such as shadows — to fuse a bunch of acts, such as shadows and bubbles and ma

the world's biggest annual arts festival, the edinburgh festival fringe, has opened in the scottish artists throughout august. our reporter courtney bembridge, who is heading up to edinburgh to cover the festival fringe for bbc news. what sort of thing are we expecting? i promise we are working up there, i am working very hard. taste i promise we are working up there, i am working very hard.— am working very hard. we believe ou. am working very hard. we believe you- there _ am working very hard. we believe you- there are — am working very hard. we believe you. there are more _ am working very hard. we believe you. there are more than - am working very hard. we believe you. there are more than 3000 i you. there are more than 3000 performers from all around the world, 58 countries and we are trying to showcase as many as we can over those three days.— over those three days. every hour around this _ over those three days. every hour around this time _ over those three days. every hour around this time of— over those three days. every hour around this time of the _ over those three days. every

>> yeah, the worst joke of the edinburgh fringe. even remember what it was a terrible pun. i can't even remember what it is. >> yeah. so the fact is, it's really prime minister said he's going to say i can't email him, because he's not on hotmail. >> i said, benjamin, not in yahoo 1 thanks for laughing . yahoo! thanks for laughing. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> that's actually a betterjoke >> that's actually a better joke than these things, than these jokes. basically, before the before the festival , you know, before the festival, you know, they write write in. i don't know who this who who organises this. but you say you write into a place with your with a couple of your best jokes, and then they pick your rafe . they pick your rafe. >> we're only it's even worse than that, isn't it? what happens is you do an edinburgh show, you pay a couple of grand to a pr person who'll say, you've got any jokes you could send in, and then, even if they're not in the show, no one ever checks. and when i was youngenl ever checks. and when i was youn

that's what comedian bella humphries has done for her debut show at the edinburgh fringe this august,r, or pmdd, an extreme form of pms. the department of psychiatry at oxford university looked at studies across the world and found that 1.6% of women and girls sufferfrom pmdd — that is around 31 million globally, although they believe this number could be higher. let's speak to bella humphries, the comedian turning her period condition into a stand—up show at the edinburgh fringe festival. good to have you with us. why did you make this decision to talk about something so personal but using comedy to tell the story? t something so personal but using comedy to tell the story? i thought it would be important _ comedy to tell the story? i thought it would be important to _ comedy to tell the story? i thought it would be important to use - comedy to tell the story? i thought it would be important to use this i it would be important to use this platform and the voice i have, and it is something i would have loved to have seen growing up. i was diagnosed when 27 but i have had pmdd when i w

they are more than 3500 acts performing at the edinburgh fringe.us, attracting quite a crowd. wow. we are delighting passers—by who have come across this. thank you. tell me how you do something like this. you are probably both out of breath, but how does a performance like that come together? there are different layers and steps to things _ there are different layers and steps to things. there is a technical aspect— to things. there is a technical aspect which is highly acrobatic and the communication and the working of the communication and the working of the relationship with the other one to communicate how we are jumping, which _ to communicate how we are jumping, which is _ to communicate how we are jumping, which is one _ to communicate how we are jumping, which is one of the most important things— which is one of the most important things and — which is one of the most important things and after developing an artistic— things and after developing an artistic proposition around it. you need a lot — artistic proposition around it. you need a

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in scotland's capital city, edinburgh, we're into the final week of the festival fringe. erformances — from comedy to cabaret, and music to magic. my colleague meghan owen is in edinburgh and has been speaking with some of this year's performers. we are at the bijou theatre in the centre of edinburgh. the sun is out and so are the crowds. we have been speaking to performers from around the world and we are now going to speak to a couple of clowns from finland. i will take it over to the red nose company. taste finland. i will take it over to the red nose company.— finland. i will take it over to the red nose company. we are going to resent red nose company. we are going to present you — red nose company. we are going to present you the _ red nose company. we are going to present you the magnificent - red nose company. we are going to present you the magnificent story l present you the magnificent story # of don quixote and his loyal companion, sancho panza stop i get to play the epic role of don quixote because i am the tall one. he is idealfor the part because i am the ta

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has cancelled an upcoming show by comedian reginald d hunter following accusations that his edinburgh fringet, much more to come. this is gb news, britain's news channel. you can put the kettle on, but you're not going too far because it gets better welcome back to the weekend with me dawn neesom i hope you got a cuppa on the go. or maybe a been cuppa on the go. or maybe a beer. it's a saturday afternoon. been it's a saturday afternoon. why wouldn't you? now a theatre has cancelled an upcoming performance by a comedian , performance by a comedian, reginald d hunter, after reports that israeli audience members were heckled during his edinburgh fringe performance after they objected to one of his jokes. the eastwood park theatre, where hunter had been booked to perform next month and which is based in east renfrewshire, home to scotland's largest jewish community, cancelled his showing to owing to the controversial comments , to the controversial comments, let's get more on this story. i'm thrilled to say i'm joined now by journalist nicole lampert . now by journalist nicole lampert. nicole, t

he's in edinburgh for the fringe festival. andrew what's going on? >> hello again from edinburgh. ou 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 it

and we're at one of the biggest cultural celebrations on the planet, the edinburgh fringe — where we'll for wednesday. the prime minister has promised communities will be kept safe. sir keir starmer said he had assurances there were adequate officers in place to cope if violence flared. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas reports.

well, now there's a musical based on it, which is being performed at this year's edinburgh fringe. ge. my show, attention seeker, is a character comedy sketch show. biscuit barrel — not another 69 sketch show. my show is called little beasts. and this is willy wonka and the doctor factory. there's also a wonka magic show and two wonka musicals. there's a lot of willy wonka here. i think it's sort of a glasgow situation. have you heard about that? glasgow. you may remember it. the gloriously disappointing wonka chocolate experience. the images went round the world, especially this one of a very sad oompa loompa, which inspired an american producer, richard kraft. so, what is this show you're doing? ok, so what it is, myself and the entire universe saw an image on social media of a really sad looking oompa loompa. the sad oompa loompa, in a way, became a symbol around the world of "what the hell happened to my life?" and so since i kept asking the question, "what's going on in that girl's head?" i thought, there's only one way to answer what's going on in someone's head. it's a musica

at edinburgh fringe speaking to some of the performers, and some moments, you will hearfrom the performers 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 dawn quixote because i am little one. _ companion. i get paid dawn quixote because i am little one. 50 - c

and we're at one of the biggest cultural celebrations on the planet — the edinburgh fringe — where we'llf the acts. hello, i'm lucy hockings. let's ta ke let's take you straight to paris to bring you the latest from the olympics. let's cross to my colleague maryam moshiri who's in paris. it is day 12 in paris and after the drama of last night's 1500 metre men's final, there is plenty of action in the stade de france and beyond. the men's 5000 metre heats have been taking place, and team gb's george mills took a tumble in his heat in a packed race, but has now been advanced to saturday's final of the men's 5000 metres after an appeal. mills confronted hugo hay of france after the race, who he claimed took him out. norwegian ingebrigtsen has run in the second heat and has qualified for the final, despite a wandering camaraman finding himself on the track. a himself on the track. lot of drama in the 5000 me1 more team gb skateboarding excitement as 51—year—old veteran andy macdonald performs in the men's competition. he is the oldest competitor and will be hoping to emulate the medal succes

last year the edinburgh fringe festival issued nearly 3 million tickets. are fully under way with artists from nearly 60 countries set to perform, including comedians, musians and magicians. 0ur reporter courtney bembridge has been following the events. i mentioned earlier that it is actually international clown week. so we will talk about what contemporary clowning looks like. you might imagine a big red nose, a bright wig, no longer does it have to look that way. there's all kinds of different clowns and they have something special. we will meet a few of them, i have three different acts. we will start with claire parry, take matters into your own hands. i parry, take matters into your own hands. . . parry, take matters into your own hands. ., ., ., , ., ., hands. i am claire parry, and i have a show called _ hands. i am claire parry, and i have a show called i _ hands. i am claire parry, and i have a show called i am _ hands. i am claire parry, and i have a show called i am claire _ hands. i am claire parry, and i have a show called i am claire parry...

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first of all, if you're at the edinburgh fringe, one of the reasons you are at the edinburgh fringe,stuff, you're looking for edgy stuff, you're looking for edgy stuff, you're looking for new stuff, you're looking for new stuff, you're looking for new stuff, you're looking for different ways to approach forever subjects you know? no, just no. >> and you don't understand if it's really harrowing content, you maybe have to have a trigger warning. but there's trigger warnings that the edinburgh fringe, this year for things like drinking alcohol, fringe, this year for things like drinking alcohol , the sound like drinking alcohol, the sound of fire alarms and talking about periods, i mean, that's extreme. is it not? >> i think the whole idea is absolutely ridiculous. and i think it's a more of that infantilization of the population. i'm a grown up. i don't need you to , you know, i don't need you to, you know, i don't need you to, you know, i do no understand the flashing lights . one. you know, that's lights. one. you know, that's because because that sets off people. that's. yes, that'