Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday pledged to publish draft legislation for a new Scottish independence referendum, including the question and timing of the vote, before the ...

What just happened? Humza Yousaf has become the new leader of the Scottish National Party, winning 52.1% of the final vote among party members. The Holyrood health secretary beat off Kate Forbes and ...

Scotland appears to be inching its way towards another referendum over its independence from the rest of the UK. Regardless of whether a newly elected prime minister in Westminster will authorise it, ...

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday ramped up her calls for a new Scottish independence referendum, declining to rule out another vote next year and hinting she might go to court for ...

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 ...

London (CNN) — Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has died at 69, according to statements from Scotland’s main political parties and UK media reports. Salmond was taken ill while in North ...

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 championed Scottish independence, has died at the age of 69. Tributes from across the political spectrum poured in, including from U.K. Prime ...