Nicola Sturgeon has revealed her estranged husband Peter Murrell put her 'in considerable peril' as she vowed not to 'hide away' after the former SNP chief executive's guilty plea.

Peter Murrell, who separated from Scotland's former first minister last year, has been placed behind bars after admitting his guilt at the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday.

Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband Peter Murrell entered a guilty plea to embezzling over £400,000 from the SNP