HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Scotsman

• Five reasons why it's worth paying £20 to get the flu vaccine READ
• Rape convictions reach record high but charity warns further progress needed READ
• Arts diary: Why I want to meet my festival space hero and a Christmas funding gift from Scotland's arts body READ
• Poverty experts slam government's 'concerning' response to £1.3m Minimum Income Guarantee report READ
• Shetland hero Jimmy Perez 'unlikely to return' to small screen says author of book which inspired series READ