May would probably struggle to deny Scotland the referendum indefinitely, but she may succeed in holding it back until after Brexit, which is scheduled for 2019.

The reason Scotland's government party is pushing for an independence referendum is that it knows it may not be in government for long.

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 ...

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.

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.

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

Hasn't Scotland already had an independence referendum? Yes, in September 2014, when Scottish voters were given the choice of staying in the UK or becoming an independent country.

Ten years after the independence referendum, Scotland cannot leave behind its “toxic legacy of division” until the “fanatical” SNP is removed from power, Douglas Ross has said. The ...

The Scottish parliament cannot hold a second referendum on independence without consent from Westminster, the Supreme Court has ruled in a fresh blow to Nicola Sturgeon’s hopes of holding a vote ...

If there were a referendum and Scots voted to leave, it would be the biggest shock to the UK since Irish independence a century ago - just as the UK grapples with the energy crisis, the ongoing ...