Former first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, died at 69.
Top politicians across the political spectrum have paid tribute to former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond after his sudden death on Saturday.
The 69-year-old led Scotland between 2007 and 2014 as leader of the SNP. He later quit the party, and set up a rival pro-independence group, Alba.
Salmond fell ill while attending a conference in North Macedonia. The country’s government said he lost consciousness at his hotel at around 3.30pm...