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2025 | Upcoming projects include voice roles in Dog Man as Sarah Hatoff, and a role in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Rebecca, as well as reprising her role as Henley Reeves in Now You See Me 3 and appearing in Jay Kelly as Pamela Palmer |
2024 | Humza Yousaf expressed regret over the breakdown of his relationship with Alex Salmond, noting Salmond's ongoing criticisms aimed at damaging the SNP. |
2024 | For the 2024 general election, Alba put up 20 candidates across Scotland, although Salmond himself did not run, expressing interest in contesting the Banffshire and Buchan Coast seat in the next Scottish Parliament election. |
2024 | Alba failed to win any seats in the 2024 general election, with all candidates losing their deposits, after which Salmond stated he voted for the SNP in certain constituencies where Alba did not stand candidates. |
2024 | Announced as the voice of Sarah Hatoff in the upcoming film Dog Man. |
2024 | Set to appear in The Present as Jen Diehl |
2024 | Tennant received the LGBT+ Celebrity Ally award at the British LGBT Awards for his ongoing support for the LGBTQ+ Community. |
December 2024 | The series Rivals, in which Tennant stars, was renewed for a second season. |
November 30 2024 | A private memorial service took place for Alex Salmond at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, attended by family, friends, and notable figures including former prime minister Gordon Brown and first minister John Swinney. |
October 29 2024 | A private funeral service for Alex Salmond was held at Strichen Parish Church in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, attended by family and friends, including notable figures from the Alba Party and former political colleagues. |
October 18 2024 | Alex Salmond's remains were repatriated to Aberdeen on a flight chartered by Scottish businessman Sir Tom Hunter. |
October 15 2024 | A minute's applause in memory of Alex Salmond was held ahead of the Scotland national football team's UEFA Nations League A match against Portugal at Hampden Park. |
October 14 2024 | The Alba Party, which Salmond led, confirmed that the cause of his death was a heart attack following a post-mortem examination. |
October 13 2024 | Following Alex Salmond's death, his family released an official statement paying tribute to him and affirming their commitment to continue his work for Scottish independence. |
October 12 2024 | Alex Salmond died at the age of 69 in Ohrid, North Macedonia, after collapsing at the Inex Olgica Hotel. He had spoken earlier that day at the Gjorge Ivanov School for Young Leaders. |
April 5 2024 | Publicly announced her separation from Sacha Baron Cohen. |
February 2024 | Scotland Speaks with Alex Salmond returned on the Turkish public broadcaster TRT, with the first episode including an interview with actor Brian Cox. |
February 2024 | David Tennant hosted the 77th British Academy Film Awards. |
2023 | Alex Salmond passed away, prompting tributes from various political figures and organizations, highlighting his significant contributions to Scottish and UK politics over three decades. |
2023 | Alex Salmond endorsed Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in the 2023 SNP leadership election; Regan later defected to Salmond's Alba Party. |
2023 | Salmond criticized Humza Yousaf after he won the SNP leadership contest, calling for a change in direction from Sturgeon's policies. |
2023 | Following Nicola Sturgeon's resignation, Alex Salmond was accused by Humza Yousaf of making numerous comments and interventions during the 2023 Scottish National Party leadership election. |
2023 | Voiced Maggie in the film Strays |
2023 | The three 60th anniversary special episodes of Doctor Who featuring Tennant aired between November and December. |
2023 | Tennant played the lead in Max Webster's production of Macbeth, which ran at the Donmar Warehouse. |
December 2023 | Separated from Sacha Baron Cohen after 13 years of marriage. |
August 2023 | David Tennant voiced the character Huyang in the live-action Star Wars series Ahsoka. |
July 13 2023 | Scotland Speaks with Alex Salmond first aired, featuring a similar format to his previous show with a smaller budget and studio. |
July 11 2023 | Alex Salmond started a new show on social media platforms called Scotland Speaks with Alex Salmond, seen as a successor to The Alex Salmond Show. |
June 4 2023 | Revealed her 2022 stroke during an appearance on Britain's Got Talent. |
2022 | Alba Party fielded 111 candidates at the 2022 Scottish local elections, but none won a seat, reinforcing Salmond's point that all pro-independence parties needed to collaborate for future successes. |
2022 | Salmond emphasized the need for a proposed 2023 independence referendum and warned of significant political changes in Scotland if it did not occur, asserting that Alba would play a strong part in the evolving political landscape. |
2022 | Alex Salmond announced the suspension of The Alex Salmond Show on RT due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
2022 | Suffered a minor stroke. |
2022 | Boyle suffered a stroke, which she publicly announced in 2023. |
2022 | Starts starring in the comedy drama series Wolf Like Me. |
2022 | David Tennant's role in Staged concluded. |
2022 | In anticipation of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary, it was announced that Tennant would return to the show alongside Catherine Tate. |
2022 | David Tennant returned to Doctor Who again, this time as the fourteenth incarnation of the Doctor. |
December 2022 | Tennant starred as Alexander Litvinenko in the ITV drama Litvinenko, depicting the fight for justice after the 2006 poisoning. |
September 26 2022 | David Tennant starred as Reverend Harry Watling in BBC1's Inside Man, which premiered to mixed reviews. |
2021 | During the 2021 Scottish Parliament election campaign, Salmond stated he did not want to destroy Nicola Sturgeon, indicating a desire for a political contest rather than a personal vendetta. |
2021 | The Times reported that Salmond was writing a book about his trial. |
2021 | Salmond criticized Nicola Sturgeon for her government's investigations into the allegations against him, which resulted in a political scandal. He was also announced as the leader of the new pro-independence Alba Party. |
2021 | Her English-language cover of the Japanese folk song 'Wings To Fly' was played during the release of doves at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony. |
2021 | Voiced Maddie in the animated film Back to the Outback |
2021 | David Tennant continued to voice Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales until the series ended. |
March 26 2021 | Alex Salmond announced he had joined and become leader of the Alba Party, a new pro-independence party, to contest the upcoming 2021 Scottish Parliament election. |
March 2 2021 | Documents and emails were published that supported Salmond's assertions regarding the nature of his meeting with Sturgeon, contradicting her statements about being unaware of the complaints. |
February 2021 | Salmond gave evidence in person to the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints, claiming a plot against him by senior figures in the Scottish Government and the SNP. |
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