| Good morning, I hope you had a good weekend and enjoyed yourself, in spite of the restrictions in your area. We need your support. If you value what we do and are willing to support us, you can do so by taking out a digital subscription with us from just £3 a month. Try us out today for UNLIMTED access to all our stories. Oxford University vaccine shows 70 per cent protection A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca is around 70 per cent effective at preventing patients developing symptoms, a large trial has shown. This is of particular importance as the vaccine is the one most Scots will likely receive, as it's the frontrunner with the most doses ordered by UK Government (100 million). Read the full story here. 'Devolution has been a disaster' In our opinion section today we have a column which is bound to push some buttons. "Is devolution a disaster? Unless you are a nationalist looking to see Scotland secede from Britain it is hard to answer in anything but the affirmative," argues Brian Monteith this morning. Mr Monteith adds, "On practically any metric you consider the Scottish Parliament it has been disastrous unless of course, you believe that by weaponising it as a Trojan Horse to help break up Britain." You can read the full column and have your say on it in the comment section, here. Thousands of 'desperate' dental patients turn to A&E Thousands of people are turning up at Scotland’s overstretched A&E departments each year with toothache and other dental complaints, a JPIMedia Investigation has found. Over 3,600 people sought help at A&Es for dental matters in Scotland in 2019/20, according to new figures. More than 77,000 people turned up at the A&E departments and minor injury services across the UK as a whole in 2019/20 with dental problems, costing the NHS an estimated £13m. Christmas is saved Some good news! Families will be able to celebrate Christmas together in “festive bubbles” after the four nations of the UK agreed to a relaxation of coronavirus lockdown rules. For a small number of days over the festive period, loved ones will be able to get together, although the no social contact rule will still be in place ensuring no celebratory hugs after months of separation. Read the full announcement here. Thanks for reading, Sam Shedden, [email protected] | 