Nicola Sturgeon has said her estranged husband Peter Murrell put her in 'considerable peril' by embezzling over £400,000 from SNP accounts.

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