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Hello, Welcome to this month's letter from the editor featuring stories from our teams and some of my favourite articles from the previous 30 days. I noted earlier this month was ‘Groundhog Day’ (February 2), the day celebrated in the Bill Murray film of the same name about being stuck repeating the same day over and over. Sound familiar? Thankfully, my team has been working hard to ensure that you’re getting hundreds of new stories every week to keep things fresh. Editor's picks The fallout from the inquiry into allegations against Alex Salmond continues to heat up. For those not covering the topic it can be complicated to keep up with all the happenings. Thankfully our politics team wrote this explainer looking at how Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon's claims stack up against evidence. Our investigations correspondent Martyn McLaughlin garnered international attention for his reporting on the Scottish Parliament’s decision to hold a vote on whether to pursue an Unexplained Wealth Order into Donald Trump's finances. Our bargain-hunting readers loved this story from Alison Campsie about more than 2,000 items headed to auction following 'clear out' of a Highland castle. It provided a wonderful distraction from Covid headlines and the chance to pick up antique weaponry. What more can you ask for? The Scotsman heritage writers took a trip back through time as they explored some of the nation’s most popular nightclubs in a five part series, Are Ye Dancin’, covering the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00’s. It’s the perfect antidote to lockdown fatigue and a welcome piece of escapism. More FREE newsletters You may not know we offer a series of free email newsletters. In March we’ll be launching three new ones: Scottish politics, Scotsman Opinion and History and heritage. Topics that matter to you straight to your inbox. Sign up to any of the newsletters here. As always, I’m taking this opportunity to thank you so much for your on-going support - it is much appreciated by me and my team. I have enjoyed all your feedback, you can email me anytime at [email protected] Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy month. Joy Yates, Editorial Director | 