Obituaries

General Sir Mike Jackson is best remembered for his crucial role in Kosovo in 1999 (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/AFP via Getty Images)

Obituaries: General Sir Mike Jackson, former Chief of the General Staff

Bill Munro’s Barrhead Travel became the biggest independent travel agency in Scotland (Picture: Robert Perry)

Obituaries: Bill Munro, innovative founder of Barrhead Travel

Founder of Scotland's largest independent travel agents dies at 80

Ron Glasgow in action. He won ten caps for Scotland – but it should have been more

Obituaries: Ron Glasgow, ​Scottsh rugby international, teacher and soldier

Bill Adam founded a European Institute for Industrial Leadership and KEN – The Knowledge Economy Network

Obituaries: Bill Adam, mechanical engineer, businessman and financial adviser

Alex Salmond wasn't popular with everyone but his skill as a politician was undeniable (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Alex Salmond, man who almost won Scotland independence

Outside of work, Jenny Hinsley enjoyed food and travel, but her greatest love was her family

Scotsman Obituaries: Jenny Hinsley, PR expert, champion of Scottish hospitality

Maggie Smith at the London premiere of The Lady In The Van in 2015 (Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI)

Maggie Smith, star of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Downton Abbey

Conservative Party Chairman Michael Ancram at the Conservative Party Conference in 2000 (Picture: Colin Davey/Getty Images)

Michael Ancram, Scottish Conservative politician

Kris Kristofferson, pictured in 2006, once landed his helicopter on Johnny Cash's lawn (Picture: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Kris Kristofferson: Hellraising singer-songwriter and actor

JD Souther performs at a 2015 show in Nashville, Tennessee (Picture: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Americana Music)

Scotsman Obituaries: JD Souther, American singer-songwriter

As well as a valued member of The Scotsman staff, Jan Dignon was a talented singer

Scotsman Obituaries: Jan Dignon, Scotsman proofreader and entertainer

Euan MacDonald encouraged MND researchers to share information on the condition (Picture: Ian Potter)

Scotsman Obituaries: Euan MacDonald, activist who helped progress MND research

Kenneth Cope pictured in 2014 (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Kenneth Cope, star of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

George Herd in his Sunderland strip

Scotsman Obituaries: George Herd, Queen’s Park and Sunderland footballer

Lady Saltoun designed tartans, abhorring 'Day-Glo' setts

Scotsman Obituaries: Lady Saltoun of Abernethy, Chief of Fraser

Andrew Hay's lack of formal art training didn't hold him back from success

Scotsman Obituaries: Andrew Hay, acclaimed Glasgow artist

James Earl Jones at the Tony Awards in 2016 in New York City (Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: James Earl Jones, charismatic American actor

Elizabeth Lornie had a lifelong interest in photography and cine films

Scotsman Obituaries: Elizabeth Lornie, amateur photographer and philanthropist

Niall Hopper in the striped strip which saw Queen's Park nicknamed the Spiders

Scotsman Obituaries: Niall Hopper, Queen's Park footballing legend

Jim Thom’s many hobbies included rugby, mountain climbing and cycling

Scotsman Obituaries: Jim Thom, Scottish dentist with a huge enthusiasm for life

Claire Lomas took part in the Great North Run in Newcastle in 2016 (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Scotsman Obituaries: Claire Lomas, first to finish marathon in a bionic suit

Sven-Goran Eriksson took the helm of Liverpool Legends in March this year (Picture: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Obituary: Sven-Goran Eriksson, first foreign manager of England national team

John Lawrie championed both blown glass and kiln-working techniques

Scotsman Obituaries: John Lawrie, lecturer in Glass Design

David Scott was part of The Scotsman's groundbreaking first team of specialist writers

Scotsman Obituaries: David Scott, award-winning Scotsman journalist

​Alain Delon, pictured here in 1971, was often described as the most beautiful man in the world (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Obituaries: Alain Delon, French actor who came to define the concept of cool

Joe Egan – wearing glasses – pictured during a Stealers Wheel recording session

Joe Egan, musician who partnered with Gerry Rafferty in Stealers Wheel

Celia Britton was the Carnegie Professor in French at the University of Aberdeen for over a decade

Obituaries: Celia Britton, ​scholar who pushed the boundaries of French studies

John McNiven won numerous Scottish and British international ‘caps’

Obituaries John McNiven, ​all-time great Scottish weightlifter

Ray Reardon, right, defeated Perrie Mans to claim his sixth world title in 1978 (Picture: PA)

Obituaries: Ray Reardon, six-time world champion snooker player

Grahame Thorpe bats against New South Wales in November 1994 during an Ashes tour (Picture: Ben Radford/ALLSPORT)

Obituaries: Grahame Thorpe, ​classy England batter who racked up 100 caps

John Mayall, pictured in 2013, was dubbed 'the Godfather of British blues' (Picture: Jo Hale/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: John Mayall, influential British blues musician

Ysanne Churchman and co-star Norman Painting recording The Archers in 1954 (Picture: Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Ysanne Churchman, actress who played Grace in The Archers

Bob Newhart, pictured in 2005, was known for his deadpan routines (Picture: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Bob Newhart, US comedian and actor

Tom Huxley's hobbies included painting, furniture making and creating automata

Scotsman Obituaries: Thomas Huxley, Deputy Director of Countryside Commission

As well as being a doughty campaigner, Madge taught children tennis with husband Bob (Picture: Derek Lunn)

Scotsman Obituaries: Madge Elliot, campaigner who helped reopen Borders Railway

Fausto during his final concert in November 2022 (Picture: Ana Viotti)

Scotsman Obituaries: Fausto, Portuguese singer-songwriter

Donald Watson celebrates his 96th birthday earlier this year

Scotsman Obituaries: Donald Scott, Scottish rugby internationalist

A painting of Dr Robert Hume commissioned by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow to celebrate his presidency

Scotsman Obituaries: Robert Hume, physician and scientific author

Shannen Doherty began as a child actor (Picture: Getty)

Scotsman Obituaries: Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed

Shelley Duvall wasn't a conventional Hollywood beauty but she lit up the big screen

Scotsman Obituaries: Shelley Duvall, actor best known for The Shining and Popeye

Major Brian Leishman collects his MBE in 1998 (Picture: Bill Henry)

Scotsman Obituaries: Brian Leishman, Edinburgh Tattoo Business Manager

Bob Valentine signed for Rugby League side Huddersfield for a reported £4,000 fee in 1963

Obituaries: Bob Valentine, rugby union player who switched codes to play League

Away from work, Gordon King was an accomplished cyclist, caver, hillwalker and climber

Scotsman Obituaries: Gordon King, chartered surveyor

AJ Stewart was a well-known figure on the Seventies Edinburgh scene

Scotsman Obituaries: AJ Stewart, playwright and 'reincarnation of King James IV'

A young Bob Aitken holds a stone putt

Scotsman Obituaries: Bob Aitken, champion Highland Games athlete

The Very Rev. Dr James Simpson pictured during his time as minister at Dornoch Cathedral

Scotsman Obituaries: The Very Rev. James Simpson - minister of Dornoch Cathedral

Gay Christie with one of the thousands of animals she helped down the decades

Scotsman Obituaries: Gay Christie, passionate and inspiring rescuer of animals

Donald Sutherland accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Zurich Film Festival (Picture: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Donald Sutherland, Canadian star of M*A*S*H and much more

Heather Hunter brought a punk aesthetic to the corridors of hospitals and social work departments

Scotsman Obituaries: Heather Hunter, Scottish occupational therapist

'The most beautiful songs are not happy songs,' said Francoise Hardy, pictured in 1968 (Picture: Daily Express/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Françoise Hardy, French singer-songwriter

An intensely practical man, Alistair Adams always had a solution to a problem

Scotsman Obituaries: Alistair Adams, innovative Scottish ophthalmologist

Mike Maran with Anne Evans and Ali Stephens in Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

Obituaries: Mike Maran, gifted storyteller and Fringe favourite

David Scott’s career was replete with big exclusives, from crime to celebrity stories

Scotsman Obituaries: David Scott, giant of Scottish journalism

Scotsman Obituaries: David Scott, giant of Scottish journalism

Lesley McDougall

Obituary: Lesley Anne McDougall

William Russell pictured at a Doctor Who convention in 1998 (Picture: Julian Makey/Shutterstock)

Scotsman Obituaries: William Russell, original companion of Doctor Who

John Burnside in his role as a 2015 Man Booker Prize judge (Picture: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: John Burnside, award-winning Scottish poet​ and novelist

Rod Paterson had a ‘voice of soaring beauty and douce human empathy which came from within the man himself’

Scotsman Obituaries: Rod Paterson, traditional singer and musician

Margot Christie's extracurricular activities included teaching boys to play rugby

Scotsman Obituaries: Margot Christie, much-loved Melville College teacher

Julia Fitzpatrick.

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries

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