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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.

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Alex Salmond’s body to be repatriated on private flight to Scotland

Alex Salmond ’s body will be repatriated on a private flight after an individual paid for it to be brought back to Scotland. The former Scottish first minister died after suffering a heart attack in North Macedonia on Saturday, where he was attending a conference.

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RAF flight to bring Alex Salmond back to Scotland 'would cost £600,000'

Sir David Davis, a Conservative MP and close friend of Mr Salmond, has been pushing the Foreign Office to use RAF planes to repatriate Mr Salmond’s body with “both dignity and

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Alex Salmond's body set to be flown home in plane chartered by Scottish Government

Alex Salmond's body is set to be flown home by a plane chartered by the Scottish Government following days of diplomatic ...

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'Time stopped' after Salmond collapsed at conference

A man who witnessed Alex Salmond collapse during lunch at an event in North Macedonia has said that "time stopped". Youth ...

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Scotland supporters and players hold minute’s applause in memory of Alex Salmond

Scotland supporters held a minute’s applause for the late Alex Salmond ahead of the Nations League match against Portugal on ...

'Everyone was paralysed in shock': Eyewitness describes moment Salmond collapsed

The 69-year-old was in North Macedonia taking part in a youth cultural and diplomatic event in the city of Ohrid.

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