The former first minister says she and her husband, the ex-SNP chief executive, have been separated for "some time".

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Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell have “decided to end” their marriage, she said in a post on social media. Last April Mr Murrell was charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party.

The First Minister described the end of the relationship between the former SNP leader and the party's ex-chief executive as a "very sad process".

The former Scottish first minister had been married to Mr Murrell, the former chief executive of the SNP, since 2010.

Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon ends marriage to Peter Murrell - Writing on social media, she said the decision had been made ‘with a heavy heart’.

Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell are “still living together” in their family home, sources have revealed, despite the pair’s recent announcement that they have separated. The ex-Scottish First Minister revealed with a “heavy heart” at the beginning of this week that her marriage to the former SNP chief executive was over after almost 15 years.

Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says John Swinney has to learn lessons from the mistakes of the Sturgeon and Salmond years.