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.

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 ...

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.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s call for a new independence referendum, condemned by British Prime Minister Theresa May for threatening “huge uncertainty,” could pose an even ...

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.

With Scotland’s referendum on independence 10 days away, polls suggest an increase in those favoring independence from the United Kingdom,.

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 ...

Voters in Scotland have rejected independence from Britain, opting to preserve a more than 300-year-old union in a referendum Thursday that sent shock waves through Europe and opened the door to ...

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 ...