| Good afternoon, Welcome to your breaking coronavirus news briefing from The Scotsman. There's just two days left to take advantage of our Black Friday offer. Get exclusive access to the latest news, opinion and sport as well as fewer ads from just £2.10 a month - that's 30% off the usual price. Scots school holidays will not be extended The school holidays over the Christmas and New Year period will not be extended in Scotland, it has finally been announced today. There were discussions about extending the festive break to three weeks to help prevent the spread of Covid, but this has been ruled out by the Education Secretary after weeks of uncertainty. Find out why here. Deaths in Scotland rise by 51 There have been 51 further deaths recorded in connection with coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours. It's a jump from yesterday's figures, when 38 people were reported to have died. See the latest number of Covid cases including for where you live here. More Covid news this afternoon >> For the latest breaking coronavirus news as it happens, see our live blog here. Thanks for reading and stay safe, Ginny - ginny.sanderson@jpimedia.co.uk | 
