The body of former Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond was repatriated on a plane flying from North Macedonia to Aberdeen International Airport on Friday afternoon. Salmond was speaking at the Academy of National Diplomacy conference in south east Europe just minutes before he suffered a serious heart attack.

The body of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has arrived in Scotland after being transferred from North Macedonia.

Alex Salmond served as first minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014 and was leader of the Scottish National Party on two occasions.

The body of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is on its way back to Scotland on a private jet, six days after the politician died suddenly in North Macedonia

A plane carrying Alex Salmond's body has left North Macedonia and is being flown back to Scotland. The former first minister's coffin was draped in a Saltire by Alba party colleag

Alex Salmond’s coffin was draped in a Saltire ahead of the plane bringing him home to Scotland taking off. Mr Salmond died on Saturday from a heart attack while speaking at a conference in the city of Ohrid in North Macedonia.

The plane carrying the body of the former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has taken off from North Macedonia, bound for Aberdeen. Mr Salmond died on Saturday from a heart attack while speaking at a conference in the city of Ohrid in the country’s south west.