Good morning, Welcome to your midweek newsletter from The Scotsman. It's the last day to get 20% off all Scotsman digital subscriptions. Use the promo BURNSNIGHT20 to get unlimited access to award winning Scottish news, interactive puzzles and 70% fewer ads from just £2.40 a month (with discount). Subscribe to us today. Boris Johnson under fire over Scotland visit during 'Stay at Home' lockdown Boris Johnson has come under fire over a planned visit to Scotland this week while strict Covid-19 travel bans and lockdown measures are in place across the country. SNP deputy leader Keith Brown has said the trip north by the Prime Minister is an attempt to campaign for “the union" and flies in the face of the Scottish Government’s “Stay at Home” message. Do you agree? Or do you think the UK PM should be visiting Scotland? Have your say on the article, here. Plea to help save Scotland's rare Celtic rainforests Help is being sought to halt the loss of Scotland’s rare and internationally important Celtic rainforests. Also known as Atlantic or temperate rainforest, the habitat is home to many globally scarce plants - including some that are unique to Scotland. These woodlands are just as significant and even less common than their better-known tropical counterparts. Here's where you'll find these rare forests and why they are at risk. Daily data for number of vaccines in Scotland kept secret Vaccine supply from the very start of the roll-out will be kept secret by the Scottish Government after it claimed releasing the information on the number of jags in Scotland at any stage of the pandemic would hurt negotiations with pharmaceutical companies. Responding to a Freedom of Information response that requested the number of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines delivered to Scotland on a day-by-day basis since the start of the roll-out, officials claimed releasing the data would “prejudice” the “economic interests of the whole or part of the United Kingdom” Nicola Sturgeon and health secretary Jeane Freeman came under significant pressure from the UK Government after releasing data about future supply of the Covid-19 vaccine. Read more, here. The areas of Scotland with fewest Covid cases Data from the Scottish Government shows the breakdown of coronavirus rates according to Council area between January, 17 and January, 23. These are the 12 areas in Scotland with the fewest coronavirus cases. Thanks for reading, more headlines below. Stay safe, Sam Shedden |