Scottish government pays to repatriate Alex Salmond's body
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.
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".
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, '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.
Scottish government organising private plane to repatriate Alex Salmond's body after request to use RAF rejected
The Scottish government is chartering a flight to repatriate Alex Salmond's body after the Foreign Office rejected requests for the RAF to get involved, Sky News understands.
Alex Salmond’s body to be repatriated on private flight to Scotland
Alex Salmond’s body to be repatriated on private flight to Scotland - Calls by Tory MP for RAF to be used come to nothing as government helps ‘expedite’ procedure
Alex Salmond's body set to be flown home in private plane following Scottish Government negotiations
Alex Salmond's body is set to be flown home by a private plane following days of diplomatic wrangling. The former first minister was attending a conference in North Macedonia last week when he suffered a fatal heart attack.
Private individual pays for repatriation of Alex Salmond’s body to Scotland
Private individual pays for repatriation of Alex Salmond’s body to Scotland - The former first minister died of a heart attack on Saturday in North Macedonia.
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