| Good morning, Welcome to The Scotsman daily newsletter. We've got a busy day of news today with the Scottish Budget to be published and Boris Johnson visiting Scotland. Visit The Scotsman homepage through the day for the latest. Want to get your brain in gear this morning? Try our interactive puzzles. Until 3 February we're offering free access to our puzzles for non-subscribers for one week only. If you want unlimited access to all our stories, special offers, features and 70% fewer ads, subscribe today from just £3 a month. Boris Johnson says all Scots 'expect mutual co-operation' ahead of Scotland visit Boris Johnson has insisted all Scots “expect mutual co-operation” across the UK ahead of his first visit north of the Border in six months. Speaking ahead of his visit to Scotland on Thursday, the Prime Minister claimed the crisis had shown the strength of a United Kingdom. The First Minister called for the PM to consider whether a trip north was vital and suggested there should not be different rules for the public and politicians. What the average Scottish house price could buy you in ever Council area Have you wondered how far your money would go in other parts of the nation? Wonder no more. The latest UK House Price Index report, released last week, revealed the average house price in Scotland is £165,000. Here, we take a look at houses currently on the market for around this price in each local authority area to see what that money can buy. Kate Forbes to unveil 'most important Holyrood budget since devolution' Finance secretary Kate Forbes says her Scottish budget today will be “the most important in the history of devolution" as she prepares to unveil her spending plans for the year ahead. Ms Forbes will set out a £40 billion spending package for 2021/22, including measures to help drive Scotland's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Support for the public sector and protecting jobs will be at the heart of the plans, the SNP minister says. Here's what we expect ahead of the announcement. Nicola Sturgeon plea amid SNP trans row First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted transphobia should be treated with ‘zero tolerance’ and was ‘not acceptable’ as she made an unscripted video statement amid a deepening row within the SNP. In her statement posted on Wednesday evening, Ms Sturgeon said: “I don’t have much time for anything other than the fight against Covid right now but on some days silence is not an option.” It follows reports of “significant numbers” of young people leaving the party over trans rights during the day. Watch the FM's full statement here. Thanks for reading, more headlines below, Stay safe, Sam Shedden | 