| Good morning, Happy St Andrew's Day everyone. We have a bit of a treat for you today, on Scotland's national day, we're offering 30% off all new digital subscriptions to The Scotsman. Help us keep quality Scottish news sustainable and get exclusive content, puzzles, unlimited access and fewer ads for just £2.10 per month for the first two months. There are no obligations, try us out today here. Nicola Sturgeon's Christmas gift Christmas will come early for many of Scotland’s most vulnerable families with Nicola Sturgeon set to announce plans to provide a direct payment to all families with children receiving free school meals. In a move which the First Minister hopes will help tackle child poverty during one of the toughest winters in living memory, the payment will be made before Christmas and those receiving it will be able to use it for whatever they wish. Find out how much is being offered and details of the plan here. Celtic condemn fans behaviour Celtic have condemned the behaviour of their supporters after manager Neil Lennon and his players were pelted with objects thrown by an angry mob after the Betfred Cup defeat to Ross County. Two police officers were also injured after hundreds of fans defied strict lockdown rules to congregate outside Celtic Park after the 2-0 defeat, scenes which Scotland’s Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf condemned as “utterly disgraceful”. Read the full story here. Nicola Sturgeon accused of 'lying' on BBC over Salmond allegations The Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross accused Nicola Sturgeon of lying on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show after the First Minister was confronted with a clip from 2018 where she said she did not know of sexual harassment allegations against the former first minister Alex Salmond until April. Ms Sturgeon, who was speaking to Andrew Marr on Sunday morning, was shown a clip of her responding to a question on whether she had “heard any stories” about Mr Salmond prior to it breaking in the press. Here's how Nicola Sturgeon responded to the allegations. St Andrew's Day trivia We couldn't sign off the newsletter without sharing some fascinating facts about our patron saint. Did you know Saint Andrew never came to Scotland..but parts of him did. Here are some surprising facts about the saint you might not know. Thanks for reading, Sam Shedden, [email protected] | 