S&P Global awarded Scotland an AA government debt rating, signifying a major step towards the issuance of so-called 'kilt' ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The UK Supreme Court begins two days of hearings on Tuesday to consider whether the Scottish government can pass legislation allowing it to hold a second independence referendum ...

STORY: In 2014, Scots rejected ending the more-than 300-year-old union with England by 55% to 45%, but independence campaigners have argued the vote two years later for Britain to leave the European ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Scottish government has been given the same credit rating as the UK as it prepares to issue its first financial bonds.

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 ...

UK government ministers have pledged to "step up the pressure" and "expose" a lack of authenticity in the pro-independence campaign's arguments. They have also said that in the coming weeks they will ...

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation Wednesday, leaving an unclear path for a new referendum for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom after her government spent ...

Scottish independence is gaining support amid an increasingly acrimonious standoff between Edinburgh and London over whether the nation has a right to another referendum on leaving the UK. A YouGov ...

The battle to hold a second Scottish independence referendum moves to Britain's top court next week when it hears arguments for allowing a secession vote in a year's time without approval from British ...

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The UK Supreme Court begins two days of hearings on Tuesday to consider whether the Scottish government can pass legislation allowing it to hold a second independence ...