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.

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