In the swing of things: Barely Methodical Troupe, an experimental acrobatic circus company, perform in George Square Gardens, Edinburgh, to kick off the Assembly Festival’s summer Fringe programme
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Crystal clear: This Covid-safe building at the Old College Quad will host chamber music, poetry and cabaret as an Edinburgh International Festival venue from yesterday
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Flying in: Michelle Bolger, left, and her sons Taran and Kaie arrived at Glasgow Airport as new rules allowed quarantine-free entry to fully vaccinated people from the US and EU. They flew in from Boston to reunite, after 20 months apart, with Bolger’s sister, Elaine Burt, a nurse from East Renfrewshire
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On the bright side: The centre of Edinburgh was busy yesterday on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The latest coronavirus figures were cause for optimism, too, with hospital admissions half what they were in mid-July
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Wing and a stare: This imposing bald eagle features in a wildlife photography book by Alfie Bowen, who is autistic. A tree will be planted in Scotland for every copy sold
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