He was 69. Salmond, who was one of the most divisive figure in British politics at the turn of the century and who as the then leader of the Scottish National Party took Scotland to the brink of ...

He was cleared of all charges in 2020, following a trial. In 2021, Salmond established a party called Alba - after the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland - which had little electoral success ...

However, in a dramatic finale, Che Adams, who replaced Lyndon Dykes after the Scots fell behind, had the ball in the net in the fifth minute of added time, only for VAR to disallow the effort for ...

Salmond resigned from the SNP in 2018 in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.He subsequently formed a new party called Alba — the Scottish Gaelic word for Scotland — and was acquitted of ...

The former SNP MSP was the First Minister of Scotland for seven years between 2007 and 2014 but resigned after failing to persuade Scots to vote for independence in a referendum Alex Salmond ...

“We are working collaboratively across Parliament to progress the Scottish Languages Bill with the aim of building a sustainable future for Gaelic. This includes creating a system which will ...

The number of people in Scotland facing hunger and hardship has reached record levels, according to a report. Research by the anti-poverty charity Trussell found that 670,000 Scots – including 170,000 ...

How many people speak Gaelic? Census records number fluent Gaelic speakers(this link will open in a new window) in Scotland around 57,600, or approximately 1% of the ...

Last month, MSPs voted to approve the general principles of the bill which aims to boost the use of Scots and Gaelic. Kerr (above) added: “I recognise the importance of Gaelic as part of our heritage ...

The flow of water through Loch Ness would also help mitigate fluctuations, he added. A Scottish government spokesperson said impacts on communities and nature were “important considerations ...

Martin Breheny and Donal Keenan reveal the best footballers across the pitch from one to 15 A selection of the top Gaelic footballers of all time “Never underestimate the power of dreams and the ...