Edinburgh Festivals Diary: Fringe show for Joyce and rain stops play

The Fringe First awards was like a stand-up show

The question of how the island of Ireland would approach, vote and handle the result of an Irish unity referendum is centre stage of the Edinburgh Fringe

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026: the best comedy shows (and ones to avoid)  The Times

Live England face Pakistan at Headingley (August 19-23) before further Tests at Lord's (August 27-31) and Edgbaston (September 9-13); Joe Root back as permanent captain following Ben Stokes' international retirement; Marcus Trescothick interim coach with Stephen Fleming taking over in winter Wednesday 19 August 2026 12

Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Ali Martin on ‘El Dysfunctiono’ | The Spin Warm applause as Joe Root leads England out at the start of his second spell as permanent captain. Are there any precedents for this, an experienced former captain returning to the job on a permanent basis years later? Bob Simpso