THE UNION between Scotland and England in 1707 created the United Kingdom. Since then Scotland has provided prime ministers, such as Gordon Brown, intellectual luminaries like Adam Smith and David ...

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 ...

The first Scottish bonds in over 300 years, already known as “kilts,” could help exorcise the ghosts of the past.

Alex Salmond, Scotland's former first minister and champion of his country's independence movement, died suddenly on Saturday at the age of 69. The former MP and MSP collapsed during a conference in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — Winnie Ewing, a charismatic ...

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced Wednesday that she was resigning as the country's leader after more than eight years in power. The head of the Scottish National Party, Sturgeon said ...

Jane Barlow / POOL/AFP via Getty Images 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 ...

Public figures across Scotland and the United Kingdom have paid tribute to the former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who died Saturday at the age of 69. Salmond, a leading figure in the ...

LONDON – Winnie Ewing, a charismatic politician considered to be the mother of the modern Scottish independence movement, has died. She was 93. Ewing’s relatives announced Thursday that she died the ...