Thousands of people have taken part in a march through Edinburgh in support of Scottish independence. The procession, ...

Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland who championed Scottish independence, has died at the age of 69. Tributes from across the political spectrum poured in, including from U.K. Prime ...

In 2014, Scotland held an independence referendum that resulted in Scots voting to remain part of the UK by a slim margin, with 55% against independence and 45% for. Since the vote, the political ...

First Minister John Swinney said it was up to the SNP ‘to offer a brighter future’ for an independent Scotland in his keynote speech, one year off the Holyrood election - Jane Barlow/PA Wire Sir Keir ...

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants the country’s future to be an independent one, but as part of the UK it is recording impressive FDI figures. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Pool/AFP via ...

First Minister John Swinney has called on the UK government to agree to another referendum on Scottish independence if a ...

The First Minister spoke as a new Scottish Government paper called on Westminster to ‘respect the people of Scotland’s right ...

Despite record public support for independence, Scotland’s nationalist movement is increasingly fragmented over key issues ...

A lot has happened since the last referendum in 2014, when Scots voted by 55% to 45% to remain part of the UK. And through it ...

LONDON (AP) — Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K. and nearly accomplished it, has died. He was 69. Salmond, who was one ...

Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K., has died. He was 69.Salmond, who was a divisive figure in British politics and who ...