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.
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.
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, 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 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".
Private individual said to be footing bill for repatriation of Alex Salmond's body to Scotland
The return of Alex Salmond’s body to Scotland is set to be paid for by a private individual. A private individual is reportedly set to pay to bring home the body of former first minister Alex Salmond amid confusion from Scotland’s two governments over his repatriation.
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 death leaves Scottish independence cause further adrift
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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.
‘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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