Not asking people to cancel Christmas - Sturgeon - BBC News
However, Scotland's first minister urges the public to limit their socialising to no more than three households ahead of 25 December.
This package of new rules for business and strong guidance to all of us to cut back on social contact is the toughest anywhere in the UK.

Nicola Sturgeon argues that however unwelcome, it is necessary to help slow down the spread of Omicron while booster vaccines are speeded up.

Unlike the political row over Plan B for England, these new measures for Scotland do not face fierce resistance from the Conservatives or other opposition parties at Holyrood.

Instead, they question the detailed arrangements for getting financial support to businesses and accelerating the delivery of Covid jabs.

Ms Sturgeon said she would have tightened hospitality rules further with financial support from the Treasury - support that has now been announced.

While rules on social distancing and other measures for retail and hospitality will be backed up by regulations, the request for reduced social mixing is not.

The first minister said that did not make it optional. But it is not without contradiction.

How, for instance, do you avoid contact with people from many households if you go to nightclubs which remain open for business?