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Scottish government pays to repatriate Alex Salmond's body after request to use RAF rejected
The former first minister of Scotland died on Saturday, at the age of 69, during a trip to Ohrid in North Macedonia.
Body of Alex Salmond to be flown home in plane chartered by Scottish Government
Friends and political allies of Salmond have called for the RAF to fly his body home but this was reportedly rejected as he was a private citizen at the time of his death in North Macedonia.
Ex-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who nearly got Scotland's independence from UK, dies at 69
LONDON -- Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K. and nearly accomplished it, has died. He was 69.
Alex Salmond, leading figure in Scottish independence movement, dies at age 69
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has died at 69, according to statements from Scotland’s main political parties and UK media reports.
Alex Salmond and the 'giant gap' in the Scottish independence movement
The "shock of Alex Salmond's death is reverberating around every corner of UK politics", said Sky News. A "Marmite figure", Salmond certainly "divided opinion", but he was "respected as the giant who was instrumental in delivering the 2014 Scottish independence referendum".
Alex Salmond, Scotland’s Former First Minister, Dies at 69
Mr. Salmond had led the Scottish National Party twice, guiding it from a fringe political group into a powerful electoral force in Britain.
Alex Salmond, 'monumental figure' of Scottish politics, dies at 69
LONDON (Reuters) -Scottish former First Minister Alex Salmond, who helped change the course of Scottish politics and pushed Scotland to the verge of independence from the United Kingdom, died on Saturday.
Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond soon to be flown home from North Macedonia
The body of Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former first minister who died during a conference in North Macedonia, will soon be returned by special flight to Scotland
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Scottish bishops calling on government to respect right to life for the unborn
Scotland’s bishops say the “prevailing anti-life culture” denies the “inescapable truth of abortion” – it is the “deliberate ...
David Davis on Alex Salmond, and how 'even in death he'll deliver a more powerful Scottish parliament'
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Tributes laid at Scottish Parliament after sudden death of Alex Salmond as flags fly at half-mast
TRIBUTES have been laid at the Scottish Parliament following the sudden death of former First Minister Alex Salmond. The Alba leader passed away after delivering a speech at a leadership ...
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Scottish Parliament backs reversal of UK winter fuel payment cut
MSPs voted in favour of a Scottish Government motion, laid by First Minister John Swinney, stating the “UK Government must ...
Labour rebellion as Scottish Parliament votes to demand Keir Starmer Winter Fuel U-turn
A number of Labour MSPs failed to back their own party's opposing motion, as the Scottish parliament condemned Westminster's ...
SNP conference: Humza Yousaf promises to boost Scottish Government arts spending by £100m within five years
First Minister Humza Yousaf suggests the move will “more than double” culture funding by 2028 Humza Yousaf has pledged to ...
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Scottish National Party expels MP over controversial comments on Israeli onslaught on Gaza
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has expelled a member of the Scottish Parliament following controversial comments the ...