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.

Sturgeon was elected leader of the Scottish National Party and as First Minister just weeks after Scotland's 2014 referendum to leave the United Kingdom failed, but she announced her resignation ...

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 ...

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.

Scotland will publish a new independence referendum bill, part of its efforts to push for Scotland’s interests to be taken into account as Britain negotiates its withdrawal from the European Union.

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.

Scotland’s referendum, 700 years in the making: Why the "no" vote was still a stunning watershed To fully understand what happened yesterday one must first dig into the history of Scotland's ...

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 ...