It is a problem that seems to grow each year, with Edinburgh Festival Fringe officials warning of an “accommodation crisis” in the city during festival season. Now a new report has claimed a coordinated approach to housing visitors to a string of events - combined with an expansion of late night and evening transport services - could solve the problem of finding somewhere to stay in the city and south east Scotland in peak tourist season.

Protesters around the country took to the streets to decry his visit and accuse United Kingdom leaders of pandering to the American.View on euronews

U.S. President Donald Trump, dogged by questions about his ties to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, arrived in Scotland on Friday for some golf and bilateral talks that could yield a trade deal with the European Union.

Ivy Roberts, left, plays Sarah, and Tristan Olivier plays Tim in the BRIDGES Project's production of 'Soundscapes,' which it is performing at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. The BRIDGES Project is sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.

A man has been treated in hospital after reports of a gun being fired in Edinburgh. Police Scotland said officers were called to Hailesland Gardens in the Wester Hailes area at about 15:40. A 23-year-old man was treated in hospital for injuries to his arm but they are not thought to be life-threatening. No-one else was injured.

Despite Trump's best efforts to distract the world away from the Epstein files, some of his most loyal supporters in Washington are starting to look ahead to the possibility of a third impeachment

The Sixteen Films team, Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, and Rebecca O’Brien, will give a session on 20 August, while filmmaker Kevin Macdonald and his brother, producer Andrew Macdonald, will deliver the EIFF Keynote on 17 August. Scroll down for the full industry lineup.

A man has been taken to hospital after a shooting incident in Edinburgh. Police Scotland said officers were called to a report of a gun being fired in Hailesland Gardens in the Wester Hailes area at about 15:40. A 23-year-old man has been treated in hospital for serious injuries but they are not thought to be life-threatening.