The body of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has been brought back to Scotland on a private jet, six days after the politician died suddenly in North Macedonia.

The private jet carrying Alex Salmond's body has just landed at Aberdeen Airport. As we've been reporting, members of the Salmond family - including the former first minister's widow Moira - will greet the coffin on its arrival at Aberdeen Airport before the cortege departs to the family home in Strichen.

Mr MacAskill also expressed the Salmond family’s appreciation to the North Macedonian Government, for “expediting” the process of releasing Mr Salmond’s body and the Scottish and UK governments for their work in securing his repatriation.