respected the unanimous ruling of the UK Supreme Court that Scotland does not have the power to hold a referendum. Ms Sturgeon had wanted to hold a referendum on 19 October next year but the UK ...

On Hogmanay, Nicola Sturgeon said Europe should “keep a light on” as Scotland will be “back soon”. Boris Johnson has reiterated his position that a Scottish independence referendum should ...

This year is the tenth anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum, which whilst the motion for independence was defeated, set in train a groundswell in ...

A year later, he created a new party called Alba — the Scottish Gaelic word for Scotland — that made few inroads into Scottish politics and sought a new independence referendum come what may.

And more importantly, I want to focus on the future so we can make Scotland a fairer, more prosperous place for everybody - ...

KEMI Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservative Party and – while still a long way away from power – her hard-right ...

Alex Salmond has been hailed at his funeral as an "outstanding" politician who led Scotland close to achieving independence.

Salmond, as then leader of the Scottish National Party, led the independence campaign in the referendum in 2014.

Salmond led the Scottish National Party for a decade and a half, taking Scotland up to the brink of independence from the United Kingdom in a 2014 referendum. He transformed the SNP from a fringe ...

Scotland police said on Sunday that they had received a new sexual assault complaint  against former first minister Alex Salmond, who died last month.

MSPs have backed a Scottish Government motion which recognises “the ongoing harm caused by Brexit to Scotland’s rural economy ...

A year later, he created a new party called Alba — the Scottish Gaelic word for Scotland — that made few inroads into Scottish politics and sought a new independence referendum come what may.