Nicola Sturgeon has opened up about having a miscarriage, her sexuality, and her arrest in a new book.

In an excerpt of her memoir, Frankly, published by The Times, the former first minister of Scotland described being arrested and questioned by the police as "mental torture" and "the worst day" of her life.

Ms Sturgeon was arrested in 2023 as part of an investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.

Her husband, Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the SNP, was also arrested and later charged with embezzlement, after his and Ms Sturgeon’s home was searched by police looking into what happened to £660,000 of donations to the party.

She wrote of an “overwhelming” sense of relief and release upon being told she would face no further action in March 2025

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