| Good morning, Welcome to Tuesday's edition of the daily newsletter from The Scotsman. Before we begin, if you value what we do and are able to support us, it's just £3 per month for the first two months of a digital subscription with us. Get unlimited access to all our stories, features, puzzles and more. Try us out today. We also offer subscription gifting so you can give trusted Scottish news and analysis as a present to a loved one this Christmas. Why is there no Nicola Sturgeon briefing today? There will be no lunchtime coronavirus briefing from the First Minister on Tuesday, with Nicola Sturgeon instead due to give an afternoon update from Holyrood on where each local authority area in Scotland sits in the five-level system. Today’s weekly briefing comes after Ms Sturgeon revealed that in the past six days more than 18,000 vaccinators and health and care workers have received the first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19. Here's what we expect the First Minister to cover and when she will speak. The 10 areas in Scotland with the most new coronavirus cases last week According to the latest figures published by the Scottish Government, these are the ten areas in Scotland that recorded the highest levels of positive coronavirus tests between December 5 and December 11. The data breaks down the number of positive covid-19 cases per 100,000 people, according to council area. The top three slots are occupied by rural areas rather than cities. The 17 Scottish pubs recommended in the Good Pub Guide 2021 Life may not be back to normal by any means, but that doesn’t mean we can't be hopeful that 2021 will see us out socialising and getting pints together again. The Good Pub Guide 2021 is out and 17 Scottish pubs were recommended by guide. There are definitely a fair few boozers here you might want to visit in 2021 if and when rules allow. New 'heartbreaking' figures on Scottish drug deaths Figures on drug deaths in Scotland released later today are likely to be ‘heartbreaking’, opposition parties have warned. The figures, which will show the number of drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2019, will be released by National Records of Scotland on Tuesday. Scotland has the highest drug death rate in the EU, and the figures are expected to increase on 2018, when there were 1,187 deaths. Thanks for reading, as ever, more headlines below. Sam Shedden, [email protected] | 
