Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Wednesday 12 August 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.

Coverage trend (last 30 days)

How much coverage this topic got from each channel over the past month.

On screen

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BBC News, BBC News Now, 6 August 2026
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 6 August 2026
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 6 August 2026
BBC One, BBC News, 6 August 2026
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 7 August 2026
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 August 2026
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 7 August 2026
Sky News, Sky News Today, 7 August 2026
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 7 August 2026
Sky News, Sky News Today, 8 August 2026
BBC One, BBC News, 9 August 2026
BBC News, Signed: BBC News Now, 10 August 2026
BBC News, 12 August 2026
BBC News, BBC News Now, 12 August 2026

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Updated Wednesday 12 August 2026

Dormant

Edinburgh Fringe Festival opens with thousands of shows

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival has opened with thousands of performances across the city, marking the start of the world's largest arts festival.

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What was reported

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Timeline

Where this topic appeared. Cells show coverage time and are darker when there was more coverage.

Date Channel 5 BBC News BBC One BBC Two Channel 4 GB News ITV Sky News
Wednesday 12 August 2026 9m 17s 8.8%
Monday 10 August 2026 3m 17s 4.7%
Sunday 9 August 2026 4m 23s 4.9%
Saturday 8 August 2026 2m 39s 5.6%
Friday 7 August 2026 5m 7s 13.0%