Scotland fans pay tribute to Alex Salmond
Alex Salmond's body to be returned to Scotland - with private individual paying for flight 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. UK MPs had been among those calling for the Royal Air Force to help out with bringing his body back home.
Private individual pays for repatriation of Alex Salmond’s body to Scotland
A private individual will pay for the repatriation of Alex Salmond’s body, the PA news agency understands. Mr Salmond died after suffering a heart attack in North Macedonia on Saturday, where he was attending a conference.
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, 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.
Ex-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who nearly got Scotland’s independence from UK, dies at 69
Scottish former First Minister Alex Salmond has died. Salmond championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K.
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.
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 died as he opened bottle of ketchup, witness claims
Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond died as he opened a bottle of ketchup, a witness has claimed. The Alba Party leader died suddenly in North Macedonia on Saturday aged 69. He had made a speech at the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy Forum in the city of Ohrid before collapsing at lunch in a crowded room.
Alex Salmond: The Man Who Took Scotland To The Brink Of Independence
Alex Salmond, who died on Saturday aged 69, was for years the figurehead of Scottish independence, a wily political operator who divided opinion as he took the nationalist movement from the political fringes to the mainstream.
Scotland fans pay tribute to Alex Salmond with minute's applause
Scotland football fans have paid tribute to the former first minister by holding a minute's applause ahead of the Scotland v Portugal match. Fans were asked to join the tribute as a mark of respect for Alex Salmond,
Alex Salmond's body to be flown back to Scotland with private citizen support
ALEX Salmond’s body will be flown back to Scotland on a charter flight with support from a private citizen. The former first minister died on Saturday in North Macedonia and his family has been working on arrangements to bring his body home.
Salmond was a 'man of the people' - conference organiser
The former first minister, 69, collapsed at an event in North Macedonia on Saturday after suffering a heart attack.
‘Scotland is a country not a county’: Alex Salmond’s final messages on X/Twitter just before death
Fittingly, Mr Salmond’s final posts on X, formerly Twitter, were about the cause that was so important to him, with “Scotland ...
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'Time stopped': Alex Salmond 'fell into arms of colleague' and 'died on the spot'
Alex Salmond "fell into the arms of a colleague" and "died on the spot", colleagues have said. Salmond, who served as First ...
Alex Salmond’s death will leave a huge gap in Scottish politics
The death of former First Minister Alex Salmond marks the end of an era.
Alex Salmond died after a heart attack, post-mortem confirms
Alex Salmond died after suffering a heart attack while on stage at a conference, a post mortem has confirmed. The former ...