Good morning, Welcome to Friday's daily newsletter from The Scotsman. Thank you for your support this year. If you've not already, consider taking out a digital subscription with us from just £3 a month for unlimited access. Alternatively, you can now give the gift of a digital subscription to a loved one here. Readers of this newsletter can get a 20% discount on gift subscriptions with the promo code SCOTGIFT20. Mystery women dances through Glasgow dressed as Christmas tree Its been a tough year for us all, but one Glasgow resident has refused to let it dampen her Christmas spirit. The video, which was filmed in Pollokshields by Kirstie Swain, saw the dancing tree boogie on down as Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses played out as her backing track. The video has been viewed over 150,000 times and, finally, the mystery woman has been identified. Watch the video here and find out the fantastic reason she was dressed as a dancing tree. The cost of Crown Office investigation on Scottish care home deaths rises above £350,000 It has been revealed that the cost of the ongoing investigation into deaths in Scottish care homes has risen above a staggering £350,000. As of December 11, a total of 416 care homes were being investigated by the Crown's dedicated Covid-19 Death Investigation Team. Read the full story here. Scotland in the 1970s and the changing face of youth culture I absolutely love this collection of photos of young Scots in the 1970s. The changing face of pop was fast in those days, with glam rock and psychedelia dominating the early part of the decade, before rollermania, heavy rock, disco and punk all took turns in dominating the culture. It was British gig culture in it's golden days. Can you spot yourself in the photos? Take a look at our collection of 70s snaps that would provoke the eternal words "you're not going out dressed like that!" from your parents. Thanks for reading, more stories are below, Graham Falk |