John Swinney will ask Parliament to formally request the transfer of powers from the UK government to allow a referendum on independence.

(Bloomberg) -- Alex Salmond, who turned his Scottish National Party’s dream of power into reality even though he didn’t see his vision of an independent country come true, has died. He was 69. Salmond ...

The party is facing a fresh police complaint about cash raised for a campaign on the country's constitutional future.

“A vote for the SNP is a vote for a referendum on independence. Based on the 2011 precedent, an SNP majority at this election ...

Members of the Scottish Parliament are expected to back a call for Westminster to hand over the powers to allow a second ...

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, ...

It was a moment of elation for those who campaigned for continued political union with the rest of the UK, but a moment of despair for those who made the case for Scottish statehood. In the early ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced her intention to resign after more than eight years as head of the country's government. At a press conference at her Edinburgh residence on ...

Support for Scottish independence has dipped, but backing for Scotland remaining part of the United Kingdom is fragile, too. Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest leaves the fate of the movement in flux. By ...