Tributes paid to Alex Salmond at cathedral service

The St Andrews Day memorial nearly a month after the former Scottish first minister's death included musical performances, prayers, eulogies and poems.

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Mourners honour ‘political genius’ Alex Salmond at Edinburgh service

Family and friends gathered for speeches and musical performances from the Proclaimers and Dougie MacLean. The former prime minister Gordon Brown and the Scottish first minister, John Swinney, were ...
World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago
Police receive new sex assault complaint against Alex Salmond

Officers are assessing a non-recent sexual assault allegation made against the former first minister who died last month.
Top stories - BBC News - November 3
Tributes paid to ‘kind and loving’ British tourist who died in Laos

Simone White was one of six people to die in suspected methanol poisoning incident in Vang Vieng. Tributes have been paid to the “beautiful, kind and loving” British tourist Simone White, one of ...
World - The Guardian - November 22
Notre Dame Cathedral prepares to reopen

Precious ornaments, including a 14th-century statue of the Virgin Mary, are being returned to Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral as the church prepares to reopen after it was devastated by a fire in 2019. ...
Top stories - CBS News - November 16
Notre-Dame Cathedral Is Ready to Reopen in December

Millions of visitors are expected at the cathedral after it reopens in December for the first time since the devastating 2019 fire.
World - The New York Times - November 13
How much is the vice president paid?

Despite being second in line to the U.S. presidency, the vice president earns less than Supreme Court justices.
Top stories - CBS News - November 5