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Edinburgh’s arts scene is in full swing as festivals explode with music, theatre, comedy, books, film, and the Military Tattoo — including a sold-out Wynton Marsalis concert honoring Nicola Benedetti’s jazz roots and America’s 250th Independence Day. Under the “All Rise” theme, art is being used to bridge divides amid today’s complex social landscape. But with crowds, soaring prices, a new tourist tax, transport chaos from a fire, and unpredictable weather, the city’s juggling act is intense. Meanwhile, Scottish students are celebrating record-high exam pass rates and rising university enrollment — though inequality between rich and poor areas remains stubborn. And in the North Sea, BP’s 60-year oil legacy ends as it sells off fields, blaming government policies for its exit — a stark sign of the energy transition underway.

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