Claire Thomson

Scotland is expected to have one of the best UK views of the partial solar eclipse, with up to 95% of the Sun obscured. The eclipse begins between about 18:01 and 18:10 BST, peaks shortly after 19:05, and ends just before 20:00. Southern Scotland is forecast to have the clearest conditions, while the north-west Highlands and the Western and Northern Isles may be cloudy and wet. Numerous public viewing events are planned across the country. Viewers must not look directly at the Sun or rely on ordinary sunglasses; certified eclipse glasses, solar telescopes and indirect methods such as a pinhole projector are recommended. Scotland will not experience totality, and its next total solar eclipse is not expected until 2090.

Amanda Knox is defending her sold-out solo comedy show Cartwheel, due to run at Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon, after Stephanie Kercher and a petition signed by nearly 5,000 people called for it to be cancelled. Kercher says the show risks normalising violence against women and making light of Meredith Kercher's murder, while Knox says it explores an unsafe and unfair world and the experience of raising a daughter in it. Fringe Society director Tony Lankester argues that the festival's open-access platform protects controversial performances unless they break the law, incite violence or constitute hate speech. The show references a disputed story that Knox performed cartwheels after Kercher's death; Knox says the image serves as a metaphor for surviving traumatic experiences.

A miniature replica of Glasgow’s historic Union Corner, destroyed in a major fire, has gone on display in Glasgow Central Station. Artist Karen Bones created the detailed cardboard model over 10 weeks, and Network Rail purchased it for public exhibition as part of the station’s heritage tours. The model aims to preserve memories of the landmark, which was largely lost after a March fire that began in a vape shop. Tour guides and Network Rail representatives highlight the model’s craftsmanship and its value in helping visitors connect with the site’s history.