In full: Nicola Sturgeon urges people to stay at home during Christmas and only mix outdoors

Nicola Sturgeon, speaking at a coronavirus briefing this afternoon stressed: "Firstly and unequivocally the safest way to spend Christmas this year for you and for those you love is to stay within your own household and your own home. "My strong recommendation is this is what you should do if at all possible." Any mixing with other households should take place outside, if possible, but that if it was "essential" to meet indoors people should limit the time of that meeting and the numbers involved as much as possible, Ms Sturgeon added. The First Minister of Scotland said that those people forming a Christmas bubble should only meet up with people on one day, if possible, and not stay overnight "unless it is unavoidable". She also stressed the need to limit numbers, saying: "In short, if you have to form a bubble keep it as small as possible." For the latest developments, follow our liveblog here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-he... Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and    / telegraphtv   are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.