A Glasgow schoolgirl has designed Nicola Sturgeon’s Christmas card this year.

The First Minister chose the artwork by nine-year-old Evita Ye for her annual card which is sent to thousands of people.

Evita from Sunnyside Primary School, in Craigend, was chosen, after the school was asked to make designs based on their campaigning on climate change.

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Evita’s card features a snow globe and the message ‘The future is in our hands’.

Nicola Sturgeon, praised the school for its work on climate action and said: “I’d like to congratulate Evita and all the pupils at Sunnyside for their striking and creative designs.

“Climate change is already having a massive impact around the world and if we don’t take the right action, things will only get worse.

“I’ve been hugely impressed to hear about the actions pupils at Sunnyside have been taking, and I want to thank each and every one of them for getting involved – with such enthusiasm – in the most important issue facing our world.

“The school was a natural choice to design my card and I’m pleased to be able to help spread their calls for unified action on climate change.”

The school has organised pupils in a number of environmental projects and campaigns.

It recently won an RSPB Nature Champions award and was successful in persuading Glasgow City Council to ban single-use plastic straws in schools.