The judgment is a setback for the Scottish government's campaign to break away from the United Kingdom. The top court ruled that the Scotti...

The Supreme Court of the UK recently ruled against the Scottish independence referendum. What does it mean for Scotland and the UK, read on...

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sent the notice to Theresa May just days after she received the backing of Scotland's devolved Parliament.

Now Prime Minister Theresa May can invoke Article 50 to begin the country's exit negotiations from the European Union.

If it gets parliamentary approval, this will be the second such Scottish independence referendum after 2014, when the region had voted to r...

The ultimatum from Edinburgh will intensify the strain on May, who’s already battling to contain tensions within her own Conservative Party.

With polls indicating that the May 7 UK general election is poised on a knife edge, it is clear that the outcome could be decided, or at le...

Steinmeier said he has high respect for Britain's "exemplary democratic culture, which found expression in the referendum.

'In truth, the impact of the uncertainty surrounding the vote both at the market level and for individual stocks has been relatively small.'

Details will need all-party agreement, a tough job, given that none of the major parties are in agreement about what these enhanced powers ...

Elsewhere in the world nationalism asks aggressive questions of how people qualify to be part of the nation, but not in Scotland.

"I am delighted with outcome because at end of day at least it allows people to move forward," Sir Borysiewicz said on Scottish referendum ...

The survey involved 1,828 people after they voted today, together with the postal votes of 800 people, and was not a traditional exit poll,...

The Fed Reserve’s statement came as a relief to investors and traders, who covered their aggressive short positions built ahead of the even...

In what will be the largest electorate ever in Scotland, over 4.2 mn people have registered to vote in the independence referendum on Sept ...

Voters of Pakistani origin form the largest ethnic minority group in Scotland of a total of 140,000 who class themselves as Asian Scots.

As the Scottish referendum becomes too close to call in the lead up to Thursday's vote, the Asian immigrant choice could prove crucial.