The body of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has been brought back to Scotland on a private jet, six days after the politician died suddenly 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.

The privately chartered flight, paid for by businessman Sir Tom Hunter, landed at Aberdeen Airport on Friday afternoon.

The private charter flight landed in Aberdeen at 2pm after he suffered a heart attack and died shortly after giving a

THE body of former First Minister Alex Salmond has begun its final journey back to Scotland. Former SNP MP and Alba Party chairwoman Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh was among those who placed a saltire on

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

Alex Salmond's body is ready to be brought home to Scotland, officials in North Macedonia have said. The Alba Party founder and ex-SNP leader and first minister died of a heart attack while attending a conference on Saturday.

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.