• "Vaccinations are proceeding as planned today" insists Nicola Sturgeon, despite the severe weather conditions
• The first minister announces a "pretty whopping" increase of 61,299 in the number of people getting the vaccine yesterday
• Scam e-mails and messages are being sent out about vaccination appointments. Remember vaccines are free to all in Scotland
• Willie Rennie will ask an urgent question about vaccination problems in Fife at Holyrood this afternoon
• The Scottish Lib Dem leader says he received "huge numbers" of complaints from people about the issues
• UK and Irish residents returning from coronavirus hotspots face fines of up to £10,000 and 10-year jail sentences if they break new travel rules, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said
• Transport Secretary Michael Matheson will give a statement about international travel restrictions.
• The focus will be on the "managed quarantine" arrangements for those travelling directly to Scotland
• The childminder support fund increased to £3.2m

Remember you can watch the managed quarantine statement and the urgent question on the problems with the vaccine programme in Fife yesterday here with us.

Please take care and stay safe.

Dan Sanderson from The Telegraph asks if the purdah rule around the Holyrood elections will allow the Covid-19 briefings to continue being broadcast, given the BBC's impartiality rules.

Nicola Sturgeon says that is a matter for the BBC what they broadcast, but says when there is an election campaign she will still be first minister.

"I'm not going to stop doing my job," she stresses.

Jason Leitch adds that public health communication is critical during a pandemic.

Chris McLaughlin
BBC Scotland Sports News Correspondent

Following talks between the lower football league governing bodies and the Scottish government, there will be no imminent resumption of matches.

The leagues beneath the Scottish Premiership and Championship were suspended last month due to coronavirus fears, initially for a period of three weeks.

That was extended but clubs were hopeful of a return to action this month after presenting a plan involving regular player testing.

The SFA has now been told a resumption will have to wait until positive coronavirus figures fall further, with another review scheduled for 1 March.

The news puts this year’s Scottish Cup in doubt with a backlog of games already building up.

Ross Greer tells BBC Scotland that NHS Fife still has "some explanation to give" over the delays to the vaccination appointments yesterday.

The MSP says the health board experienced "very similar problems" administering flu vaccinations last year.

"There's clearly something unique in the administration of NHS Fife that needs greater explanation and rectified," he says.

Mr Greer adds that he has not heard of any similar issues from his west of Scotland constituents over the last few days.

There's another question on Fife issues at the briefing, this time about elderly people having to leave queues due to the weather.

"I'm really sorry about what happened in Fife. Fife are really sorry. It shouldn't have happened." replies the first minister.

Ross Greer, of the Scottish Green, says it's "massively reassuring" to see the huge number of people that were vaccinated yesterday, adding that it's a figure to be "celebrated".

But the MSP says the recent vaccination success does not take away from the fact that a further 58 deaths following a positive test for Covid-19 have been registered in the past 24 hours.

"We're still far from the end of this yet, we've got a long way to go," he says.

Willie Rennie says Scotland is moving in the "right direction" in the vaccine rollout, but by his estimation is still quite a bit behind England after a "sluggish" start.

A record 61,299 vaccinations were carried out in Scotland yesterday, but Mr Rennie told BBC Scotland that the country is still "143,000 vaccines behind".

"We need to be fast to catch up," he said.

"That's why I've been encouraging the government to move faster over the last few weeks, so I'm pleased that's happening, but it's nothing to boast about."

At the briefing BBC Scotland's David Shanks also asks about care home visiting guidance.

The first minister says the health secretary is continually looking at how greater normality can be returned to care homes.

Ms Sturgeon warns against any risk being added to older people in care homes.

There is no doubt the vaccine will pave the way to more normal visiting, she says.

National Clinical Director Jason Leitch adds: "New guidance is imminent."

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The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Willie Rennie, says he received "huge numbers" of complaints yesterday from people who had to queue for hours for their vaccine appointment.

He said many people in Fife were left waiting in the freezing cold for up to four hours when their appointments should have been a couple of minutes.

“I’m pleased that the first minister’s apologised for this but we need to make sure that this does not happen again,” he told the Coronavirus Update programme on BBC One Scotland.

Mr Rennie added that he would ask an urgent question at Holyrood about the issue this afternoon.

David Shanks from the BBC asks about over-booking in Fife vaccination centres yesterday, which led to long queues.

You can watch an urgent question at Holyrood from Willie Rennie this afternoon, here with us on this live page.

The first minister replies the problems were unique to Fife as far as she was aware.

Fife migrated to the new Service Now platform yesterday and that led to a rebooking issue she explains, leading to double booking and queuing.

"I think everyone can see how well this programme is going," continues the first minister.

She thinks the figure of 61,299 vaccinations yesterday in Scotland will proportionately be the highest figure that any nation in the UK has managed so far.

"There is nothing going wrong with this programme," she insists.

The first minister reiterates her offer, as a last resort, to contact her at firstminister@gov.scot.

Gordon Chree from STV says everyone over 70 has not yet received an invitation to get their vaccine and asks "what has gone wrong there".

Mr Chree also says there are reports of difficulties getting through to the helpline.

The first minister insists: "Nothing is going wrong in our vaccination programme."

She reiterates we are well on track to meet the mid-February target.

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The first minister ends, as ever, by reminding us the NHS is under severe pressure, case numbers are too high and the new variants are a concern.

"We cannot, we must not, rest on our laurels," she says.

Everyone should be staying at home if possible.

So here's a reminder of the rule and guidance everyone should be following:

1. Scottish government: Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you can and cannot do, external

From Tuesday 5 January, mainland Scotland moved from level four to a temporary lockdown, with new guidance to stay at home, external except for essential purposes.

2 . Postcode checker, external for COVID restrictions by protection level in areas of Scotland

3 . NHS Inform , externalhas the latest from NHS Scotland and the Scottish government, including social distancing, face covering and stay at home advice.

Ms Sturgeon turns to support for childminders during the pandemic.

The first minister says the Scottish government previously had allocated £1m to help.

She announces this is being increased to £3.2m, ensuring £750 gets to all childminders who are registered with the Care Inspectorate.

Image source, Getty Images

The first minister says NHS Scotland are not using e-mail to contact people about vaccinations.

Any e-mail will be a fake, NHS Scotland is contacting people by phone or letter.

NHS Scotland will never turn up at your door either.

Trading Standards Scotland, external has more information about avoiding scams.

The first minister warns that unfortunately any new service provides an opportunity for new scams.

The government is becoming aware of scam e-mails and messages being sent out about vaccination appointments.

Ms Sturgeon emphasises that the vaccine is free to everyone in Scotland and NHS Scotland will never, ever ask you to share your bank details or to pay for vaccination.

The information to rebook should be on the vaccination letter people received or can be found at NHS Inform, external.

Alternatively you can call the helpline: 0800 030 8013.