meghan 0wen, bbc news. with me is our reporter meghan 0wen.he entirety of what has been said. what did you actually pick out here? what did you actually pick out here? what is ruite did you actually pick out here? what is quite interesting _ did you actually pick out here? what is quite interesting is _ did you actually pick out here? twist is quite interesting is the did you actually pick out here? hisisgt is quite interesting is the defence that next used, it was all about market rates. what they argued is the rates, the payment in the wider labour market was higher for warehouse workers than retail workers, and they said itjustified the difference in what they paid to retail workers. this was actually rejected by the employment tribunal, but what the tribunal did accept as this was not because of direct discrimination, so what we mean by thatis discrimination, so what we mean by that is a conscious or subconscious influence of gender, and they said that was because there were clear efforts to improve profit and to reduce cost, but the tribu

this week is the final week. 0ur reporter meghan 0wen is in edinburgh and spoke to me earlierfrom oneeas. well, we're at a slightly drizzly edinburgh fringe outside the circus hub, and you might be able to see behind. well, you can see behind. we've got performers from the kung fu dance and circus ready to show us a taster of their show. now, this is recreating the classical lion dance and chinese opera as contemporary performance. well, i'mjoined by the artistic director. thank you forjoining us. just talk to me about the act and what you are bringing to edinburgh fringe. uh, this show, we started 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

this week is the final week. 0ur reporter meghan 0wen is there. meghan, how's it going? it is good. one of— meghan, how's it going? it is good. we are in one of the _ meghan, how's it going? it is good. we are in one of the tiny _ meghan, how's it going? it is good. we are in one of the tiny venues - meghan, how's it going? it is good. we are in one of the tiny venues in | we are in one of the tiny venues in the centre of edinburgh, many of the performers who have come to the fringe have taken here to showcase some of the dancers. we have been meeting artists during the world's largest artistic showcase and they have come from over 50 countries, including the united states. here were joined including the united states. here werejoined by a dance company, you have been performing a 2000 year old south indian dance. talk to us about the act. , ., ., . , ., the act. our performance is an ancient dance _ the act. our performance is an ancient dance form _ the act. our performance is an ancient dance form but - the act. our performance is an ancient dance form but it's - the act. our per

scotland's capital city edinburgh, we're into the final week of the festival fringe. 0ur reporter meghan 0wenup to? what art? -- what are you up to? we have what art? —— what are you up to? - have been speaking to performers around 58 countries, i am joined by around 58 countries, i am joined by a physical theatre and circus act all the way from australia, thank you so much forjoining us. talk about your act and what we can expect. it about your act and what we can exect. , ., , ., about your act and what we can exect. , , ., . ., expect. it is about the search for ho -e and expect. it is about the search for hope and when _ expect. it is about the search for hope and when humans - expect. it is about the search for hope and when humans come i expect. it is about the search for - hope and when humans come together, we can— hope and when humans come together, we can lift_ hope and when humans come together, we can lift ourselves out of darkness. we live into mulches times and we _ darkness. we live into mulches times and we just— darkness. we live into mulches times and we just want to spread

with me is our reporter meghan 0wen. tell us more about what is being said about this.ings. and some of the fans were really disappointed because they received cancellation requests from those hotels that they'd booked. called maldon hotel, and it said that the bookings were unsuccessful due to a technical problem, and it urged the fans to confirm a cancellation request. now, the greater manchester night time economy adviser actually took to x to the hotel do the right thing here. and it's interesting because. the comments below saying i'm raging that they've done this. i booked even before the gig announcement. it's sheer greed. 0ne says i am one of them and the price is now trebled. and another says they've unfortunately had quite a few technical errors today. and i spoke to one who lives in wales, who had booked a hotel immediately after hearing about the oasis gig and received this email. it's unbelievably frustrating, you know, as someone who grew up in the 80s and watched 0asis twice before they split in the early 2000, you know, the opportunity to see them live a

this week is the final week and our reporter meghan 0wen is there for us.me of their dances. we have been meeting artists during the world�*s largest artistic showcase and they have come from over 50 countries, including the united states. who werejoined by who were joined by ragamala dance company, ashwini and aparna, and you have been performing a 2000 year old traditional south indian dance. talk to us a little bit about the act. are performers is an ancient dance form but it�*s a language with which we create, so we create contemporary dance works, set to indian classical music and we�*re very happy to be here the fringe. music and we're very happy to be here the fringe.— music and we're very happy to be here the fringe. what is it you want to brina to here the fringe. what is it you want to bring to the _ here the fringe. what is it you want to bring to the fringe, _ here the fringe. what is it you want to bring to the fringe, what - here the fringe. what is it you want to bring to the fringe, what is - here the fringe. what is it you want to bring to

bbc reporter meghan 0wen is in edinburgh soaking up the atmosphere and speaking with some special gueststing to kick off. i am told this is the quiet 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 fo

putting on more than 52,000 performances, from comedy to cabaret, and music to magic. 0ur reporter meghan 0wensee what you have for us toda . ~ ., ., ., , us today. we are at the traverse theatre book — us today. we are at the traverse theatre book shop. _ us today. we are at the traverse theatre book shop. that's - us today. we are at the traverse l theatre book shop. that's because our performers today, it's all about a cookbook called, from a kitchen. the play is my english persian kitchen. it is a love letter to iranian food. i am joined by the food writer. i wanted to ask about your decision to leave iran and the decisions behind that and how it led you to write about food.— you to write about food. actually it wasn't my decision. _ you to write about food. actually it wasn't my decision. i _ you to write about food. actually it wasn't my decision. i got - you to write about food. actually it wasn't my decision. i got to - you to write about food. actually it wasn't my decision. i got to the i wasn't my decision. i got to the point _ wasn't my decision. i got to the point that— wasn't my

putting on more than 52,000 performances — from comedy to caberet, and music to magic. 0ur reporter meghan 0wens about? honestly, i did not know what to expect in the last magic act, and eats, so hopefully this will be more straightforward, but we have been speaking to performers all across edinburgh, and of course it is a local festival, edinburgh, and of course it is a localfestival, that's edinburgh, and of course it is a local festival, that's a scottish island, but also international performers from 58 countries around the world, and been a real pleasure to speak to some of the acts, and this one even more so because it is related to the bbc. the performance drum is a piece of theatre that is about mike egan, one of the first black british broadcasters at the bbc, and i am pleased to bejoined by the theatre company our dinner theatre, king and just thank you for joining. tell us a bit about the performance. joining. tell us a bit about the performance-— joining. tell us a bit about the performance. the way i see it is thinkina performance. the way i see it is thinking of _ performance. the