Businessman and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter has paid for the plane flying Alex Salmond's body home from North Macedonia. The former first minister died of a heart attack on Saturday while attending a conference in North Macedonia.

The mystery donor who paid for the body of Alex Salmond to be flown back to Scotland has been revealed as philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter. The 69-year-old was attending a conference in the city of Ohrid,

Businessman Sir Tom Hunter has confirmed he paid for the chartered flight which will return Alex Salmond’s body to Scotland on Friday. The former first minister of Scotland died aged 69 after suffering a heart attack in the city of Ohrid,

Hunter said Salmond and his family “deserved the dignity and privacy” of a private return to Scotland because of the

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 former first minister died of a heart attack while attending a conference in North Macedonia.

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.