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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Non-recent allegation of sexual assault made against late Alex Salmond received by police

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fiery eulogy for Alex Salmond vows to 'seek justice' over 'pathetic' attempts to downplay former first minister's role in Scottish independence

Daily Mail

Alex Salmond's allies have passionately vowed to 'seek justice' for the late politician's reputation following his death at the age of 69 - as they fired back at what they said were attempts to blacken his name in later life. Alex Salmond, who died earlier this month, was an 'outstanding political figure' who had been the subject of 'pathetic attempts' …

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2 months ago

'Not a chance in hell': Nicola Sturgeon WON'T be invited to Alex Salmond's funeral, insiders claim

Daily Mail

Nicola Sturgeon is not invited to Alex Salmond's funeral and memorial service following their historic fall out, it was reported Sunday. Nicola Sturgeon will be banned from Alex Salmond's funeral and memorial service Sources close to Sturgeon have revealed she was 'shocked and sorry' to learn of her former ally's passing Kenny MacAskill stands with Salmond's family and friends as …

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2 months ago

Jeremy Clarkson issues worrying health update as he reveals procedure following sudden health 'deterioration'

Daily Mail

Jeremy Clarkson has had an urgent heart operation after a 'sudden deterioration' in his health. Clarkson in an Instagram post just two days ago with what seemed to be a surgical plaster on his wrist The 64-year-old former Top Gear host started to feel unwell after going for a swim in the Indian Ocean while on holiday and later found …

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2 months ago

Salmond's Body Flew Back to Scotland in Private Jet

Associated Press

The body of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has been flown back to Scotland on a private jet. The 69-year-old politician died of a heart attack on Saturday while attending a conference in the lake resort city of North Macedonia. A private family funeral and a public memorial service are being planned for the future.

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2 months ago

Salmond's coffin draped in Saltire as his body is flown home to Scotland

Daily Mail

Alex Salmond's coffin was draped in a Saltire as the plane bringing him home to Scotland took off from North Macedonia. Alex Salmond 's Saltire-draped coffin was loaded on board a charter flight to Scotland Alex Salmond pictured at a cultural forum event in North Macedonia last Friday Former SNP MP and Alba Party chairwoman, Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, was among those …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Alex Salmond’s cause of death confirmed as heart attack, says Alba

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A post-mortem examination has confirmed Alex Salmond’s cause of death …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Ministers under growing pressure to allow RAF to repatriate Alex Salmond's body from North Macedonia... as allies contrast 'delay' to Labour's eagerness to provide Taylor Swift with personal security

Daily Mail

Ministers are under growing pressure to authorise the use of an RAF plane to repatriate Alex Salmond's body from North Macedonia. Sir David Davis, the veteran Tory MP, is among those to have pushed the Foreign Office to use RAF planes to bring home his close friend's body. Ministers are under growing pressure to authorise the use of an RAF …

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2 months, 1 week ago

STEPHEN DAISLEY: Scotland saw Salmond's vision - big, romantic and brimming with ideas - and still said 'No'. He could make his people dream, but he couldn't stop them waking up

Daily Mail

Alex Salmond was a big man with a big vision for a country that, to him, was the biggest the world had to offer. Whether or not either man would welcome the comparison, there was much in Salmond’s appeal to Middle Scotland that prefigured Boris Johnson’s appeal to Middle England. It is difficult to escape the conclusion that Alex Salmond …

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2 months, 1 week ago

I didn’t agree with Alex Salmond, but he ran circles around the current SNP

The Independent

Though I utterly opposed Alex Salmond’s divisive nationalist dogma, I am not going to use his death to launch an ad hominem attack on him. It’s understood he had aspirations to rejoin Holyrood in 2026 as an Alba MSP – and indeed, I would have thoroughly enjoyed watching his finely tuned debating skills reduce to rubble those ineffectual and frankly …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond dies aged 69

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It is right that we recognise Alex’s service to our …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Revealed: Alex Salmond collapsed after suffering 'heart attack' during lunch at conference in Macedonia - before witnesses desperately tried to revive him

Daily Mail

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond died of a suspected heart attack during lunch at a conference in Macedonia - where horrified witnesses desperately tried to revive him. Alex Salmond can be seen smiling cheerfully in the center of what is believed to be his last photo alongside his Alba Party chair Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, who is wearing a tartan dress …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Who is Alex Salmond's wife? Meet ex-senior administrator Moira Salmond who stayed with ex-Scottish First Minister despite alleged sex scandal and was once her husband's boss as former Scottish First M

Daily Mail

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has died aged 69 after giving a speech in North Macedonia. He is survived by widow Moira Though Ms Salmond steered clear of the public eye, she shared her husband's political views and is seen celebrating his 1987 election to the House of Commons as MP for Banff & Buchan Moira Salmond, whose maiden …

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3 months, 1 week ago

I’d have stayed on if I knew we wouldn’t be independent 10 years on – Salmond

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former first minister Alex Salmond has said he would have …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Alex Salmond: I voted SNP at this General Election

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond said he gave his …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nationalism's greatest trick? Making people believe in its empty promises

Daily Mail

The energising skirl of the bagpipes echoed across the Firth of Clyde on the rainy morning of November 21, 2017. One might make the argument for Kate Forbes, the former Finance Secretary who, rather than standing against Mr Swinney has accepted his offer to join his new Cabinet in a senior role, as a politician of some substance but beyond …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

GRAHAM GRANT: How did this ruthless consigliere ever earn the nickname 'Honest' John?

Daily Mail

He has the carefully cultivated air of a mild-mannered chartered accountant – which helped to earn him the nickname ‘Honest John’. Mr Swinney spoke out against former finance secretary Kate Forbes – a member of the socially conservative Free Church of Scotland – when she stood in the SNP leadership contest last year, saying he ‘profoundly disagreed’ with her opposition …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Powerful Regan could be the kingmaker

Daily Mail

Humza Yousaf once described her as ‘no great loss’ when she left the party. But now former SNP leadership candidate Ash Regan could become kingmaker next week as Humza Yousaf faces a vote of no confidence. Ms Regan has been described as ‘powerful’ by Alba Party leader Alex Salmond, while JK Rowling said her position was ‘karma’ for the First …

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1 year, 4 months ago

SNP faces ‘electoral disaster’ without independence pact, says Salmond

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

‘The SNP is in crisis’: Scotland’s Humza Yousaf’s first 100 days

Al Jazeera

Humza Yousaf took over the Scottish ruling party following the shock resignation of former leader Nicola Sturgeon. “Humza Yousaf has inherited a very different party compared with the party Nicola Sturgeon inherited from Alex Salmond.” The pro-Scottish independence SNP has been the dominant political force in Scotland since 2007 when the left-wing party secured victory at the devolved Scottish Parliament …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Gen Z gym bros resurrecting Christianity as religion makes godlike gains on social media

ABC

Donning speed dealer sunnies and a T-shirt depicting a muscled Jesus, Hugo Byrnes is a larger-than-life character in his Alice Springs community. "He went to a Christian boys school in Sydney and was forced into this stuff while he was a teenager listening to metal and didn't really want to take it," he said. "For people who identify differently or …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Yousaf should have ordered police to stop Stone of Destiny move, says Salmond

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | The demand for Scottish independence

The Hindu

The story so far: Last week, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quick to reject a call from the new First Minister of Scotland and leader of the governing Scottish National Party, Humza Yousaf, to hold a second referendum for Scotland’s independence from the U.K. Mr. Yousaf took over the party’s reigns on March 28 after an intense in-party contest …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Nicola Sturgeon | Shock departure

The Hindu

Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of the semi-autonomous government of Scotland and leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, has announced her resignation from both posts. He pushed the party to the left of Labour on the economy, and to the right of it on nationalism, aggressively seeking to decouple Scotland politically from the U.K. Mr. Salmond met Ms. Sturgeon …

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Non-recent allegation of sexual assault made against late Alex Salmond received by police

Fiery eulogy for Alex Salmond vows to 'seek justice' over 'pathetic' attempts to downplay former first minister's role in Scottish independence

'Not a chance in hell': Nicola Sturgeon WON'T be invited to Alex Salmond's funeral, insiders claim

Jeremy Clarkson issues worrying health update as he reveals procedure following sudden health 'deterioration'

Salmond's Body Flew Back to Scotland in Private Jet

Salmond's coffin draped in Saltire as his body is flown home to Scotland

Alex Salmond’s cause of death confirmed as heart attack, says Alba

Ministers under growing pressure to allow RAF to repatriate Alex Salmond's body from North Macedonia... as allies contrast 'delay' to Labour's eagerness to provide Taylor Swift with personal security

STEPHEN DAISLEY: Scotland saw Salmond's vision - big, romantic and brimming with ideas - and still said 'No'. He could make his people dream, but he couldn't stop them waking up

I didn’t agree with Alex Salmond, but he ran circles around the current SNP

Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond dies aged 69

Revealed: Alex Salmond collapsed after suffering 'heart attack' during lunch at conference in Macedonia - before witnesses desperately tried to revive him

Who is Alex Salmond's wife? Meet ex-senior administrator Moira Salmond who stayed with ex-Scottish First Minister despite alleged sex scandal and was once her husband's boss as former Scottish First M

I’d have stayed on if I knew we wouldn’t be independent 10 years on – Salmond

Alex Salmond: I voted SNP at this General Election

Nationalism's greatest trick? Making people believe in its empty promises

GRAHAM GRANT: How did this ruthless consigliere ever earn the nickname 'Honest' John?

Powerful Regan could be the kingmaker

SNP faces ‘electoral disaster’ without independence pact, says Salmond

‘The SNP is in crisis’: Scotland’s Humza Yousaf’s first 100 days

Gen Z gym bros resurrecting Christianity as religion makes godlike gains on social media

Yousaf should have ordered police to stop Stone of Destiny move, says Salmond

Explained | The demand for Scottish independence

Nicola Sturgeon | Shock departure