The unity of the United Kingdom is coming under threat again with Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon's Monday announcement that she will seek a new referendum on independence in the next two years.

It's been a busy few years for the U.K., as the country went to the polls three times—for the Scottish independence referendum in September 2014, the general election in 2015, and the vote on ...

Ten years after the independence referendum, Scotland cannot leave behind its “toxic legacy of division” until the “fanatical” SNP is removed from power, Douglas Ross has said. The ...

Scotland cannot hold second independence referendum, Supreme Court rules Nicola Sturgeon vows to use 2024 general election as ‘de facto’ referendum after court defeat Matt Mathers , Adam Forrest ...

Hasn't Scotland already had an independence referendum? Yes, in September 2014, when Scottish voters were given the choice of staying in the UK or becoming an independent country. They backed ...

With Scotland’s referendum on independence 10 days away, polls suggest an increase in those favoring independence from the United Kingdom,.

It was only in 2014 that Scotland voted to remain in the United Kingdom by a 55-45 percent vote. The referendum was described by the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) as “once-in-a-lifetime” event.

ALEX Salmond was a former first minister of Scotland who led the SNP twice, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014. He first ...

Reporting from Edinburgh, Scotland — Results were trickling in early Friday in Scotland’s independence referendum, a poll that will decide the future of the 300-year-old union with Britain.

The assisted suicide legislation “historically” passed in Parliament for England and Wales last week is a disaster for humanity. Scotland I ...