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

Scotland's former leader Nicola Sturgeon announced on Monday she and her husband Peter Murrell had decided to end their marriage, almost two years after they were both questioned as part of a police probe into the fate of party funds.

Nicola Sturgeon, former first minister of Scotland, has announced she will end her 15-year marriage to former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell

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Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell have “decided to end” their marriage amid an embezzlement probe. In a post on Instagram, the former first minister of Scotland said: “With a heavy heart I am confirming that Peter and I have decided to end our marriage.

NICOLA Sturgeon has said she has been left with a “heavy heart” after confirming her shock split from ex-SNP chief exec husband Peter Murrell. The former First Minister sent shockwaves

Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she has split from her husband, Peter Murrell. Ms Sturgeon and Mr Murrell met via the SNP in 1988 and first became a couple in 2003. They later married in July 2010 at Oran Mor in Glasgow.

Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that her marriage has come to an end. In a social media post, Ms Sturgeon told followers that she and her husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, had decided to "end" their marriage.

In a post on Instagram, Nicola Sturgeon said: "With a heavy heart, I am confirming that Peter and I have decided to end our marriage."

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.