| Good morning, Welcome to Tuesday's daily newsletter from The Scotsman. Thank you for your support this year. If you've not already, consider taking out a digital subscription with us from just £3 a month for unlimited access. Alternatively, you can now give the gift of a digital subscription to a loved one here. Readers of this newsletter can get a 20% discount on gift subscriptions with the promo code SCOTGIFT20. Sir Billy Connolly in retirement: Legendary Comedian feels 'happy in his skin' The Big Yin has been making audiences laugh around the world for decades now, but one of the world's most famous stand up comedians said he's feeling 'happy in his skin' following a decision to retire in 2018. He said it's "been nice" to talk about his career, though he feels "strange talking about a thing of the past". Read Sir Billy Connolly's full quotes here, as he discusses his life since leaving the stage. Winston Churchill was a good friend of SNP founder - and backed Scottish home rule You may not believe our columnist Alistair Stewart when he says former Prime Minister Winston Churchill was friends with SNP founder Andrew Dewar Gibb and backed Scottish home rule... However, take a read of the piece from Alistair Stewart that he debunks the 'universal myth' that Churchill disliked Scotland and tell us what you think. Have a read of the full piece here. Scottish government spend thousands on popular footballing simulation game campaign It's one of the most popular games of all time, and this financial year the Scottish government spent almost £20,000 as part of their Safer Young Driver campaign on Football Manager after research pointed them in the direction of the popular game. A FOI request revealed that £18,642 had been spent on ads in Football Manager 2019 and 2020. Find out why the Scottish Government was told Football Manager ads would benefit their campaign. Thanks for reading, more stories are below, Graham Falk | 
