Whilst he and I disagreed on some of his ambitions, Alex Salmond devoted his life to Scotland and the Scottish people and as such he, and importantly

Former Scotland first minister and current Alba Party leader Alex Salmond has died after reportedly being taken ill while giving a speech in North Macedonia. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar saying he was “a central figure in politics for over three decades”.

Scotland’s former First Minsiter Alex Salmond died after giving a speech in North Macedonia today. Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) for 20 years, the 69-year-old was a major figure in the campaign for Scottish independence.

The hour-long clip named Scotland Speaks was his usual weekly broadcast which broadcast every Saturday at 10am.

He led the Scottish National Party twice, guiding it from a fringe political group into a powerful electoral force in Britain.

Alex Salmond's body is to be brought back to Scotland on Friday, the Alba Party has confirmed. The former first minister died of a heart attack on Saturday while attending a conference in North Macedonia.

Alex Salmond’s body will be returned from North Macedonia on a chartered plane paid for by an unnamed private individual.

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.

There had been calls for an RAF flight to repatriate his body, but it is now confirmed a private charter flight - paid for independently - will fly to Aberdeen. A private family funeral will be held for the Alba Party leader,