Alex Salmond died without leaving a will in place for his wife of over forty years. A source close to the Salmond family said there is concern about the impact on his 87 year old widow Moira: "There ...

FORMER First Minister Alex Salmond died without a will leaving his wife of more than 40 years facing the prospect of a costly and drawn-out settlement. The ex-SNP leader did not have his affairs ...

Alex Salmond's successor as Alba Party leader will be chosen in a matter of weeks. But in his absence, the party is spiralling into a civil war. Infighting during a leadership contest has become ...

A longstanding ally of Alex Salmond has launched a blistering attack as Alba members gathered to announce their new leader today. Chris McEleny, who was last month suspended as the party's general ...

A former SNP MP has recalled Alex Salmond's acquittal five years after he was cleared in court following a landmark trial. Joanna Cherry said she hoped "one day to be in a position to assist in ...

A longstanding ally of Alex Salmond has launched a blistering attack as Alba members gathered to announce their new leader today. Chris McEleny, who was last month suspended as the party's general ...

Fresh questions have been raised over the independence of a misconduct probe into former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon just days after she was cleared over the SNP fraud investigation. Until now ...

Kenny MacAskill has been announced as the new leader of the pro-independence Alba Party. The contest was held following the sudden death of party founder and former First Minister Alex Salmond.

The race to the party's top position was triggered by the death of Alex Salmond last October. Since winning the competition, the former justice minister has pledged to deliver Mr Salmond's "dream ...

Kenny MacAskill has pledged to deliver Alex Salmond’s “dream of independence” for Scotland after being elected as his successor as leader of the Alba Party. Former first minister Mr Salmond ...

Kenny MacAskill has been elected as the leader of the Alba Party (Andy Buchanan/PA) Kenny MacAskill has pledged to deliver Alex Salmond’s “dream of independence” for Scotland after being ...