| Good morning, Welcome to your New Years' eve eve newsletter - otherwise known as Wednesday 30th December - from The Scotsman. Before we begin, we want to thank you once more for all your support this year. It has been one of the most difficult years in our history, and our amazing readers have helped us get through it. If you can, please consider taking out a digital subscription with us from just £3 a month. Try us out here. Oxford Covid-19 vaccine approved for use in UK A Covid-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca has been approved for use in the UK, paving the way for a mass roll-out. The UK has now ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine - enough to vaccinate 50 million people, with the new jab described as a 'game changer'. Read the latest on when the vaccine is likely to rolled out in the UK here. Brexit: Scottish minister pledges to fight for seed potato exporters 'I will do everything possible' said Scotland's rural economy minister, as he called for a reverse on the 'damaging impact' of the UK's EU trade deal with seed potato farmers. Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing said he is already in talks with the UK government's Secretary of State for the Environment and Rural Affairs, George Eustice, to find a solution. Read the full quotes from Fergus Ewing here. Police Scotland receive calls to increase diversity at top of ranks New research from the Scottish Liberal Democrats has shown only 1 per cent of top officers in Police Scotland are black, Asian or from an ethnic minority (BAME). The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called on the force to increase its diversity in light of the research, saying it needs to 'look closely' at the figures and consider why the top tiers of the policing 'aren't nearly as diverse as the public it serves'. Have a look at the full figures here from the Scottish Liberal Democrats here. Thank you for reading and look after yourself, Graham Falk | 
