A Scottish party has outlined plans to hold referendum on independence from the rest of Britain. Public opinion polls, however, suggest little interest in a split.
Scotland's separatist government said Thursday that it would push for a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom next year — a proposal unlikely to go far because the nationalists are outnumbered in Scotland's parliament.
Scotland freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on Thursday, allowing him to die at home in Libya despite American protests that mercy should not be sh
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A decision on whether the Lockerbie bomber will be handed over to Libyan authorities will be made in the next few weeks, Scottish government officials said Wednesday.
ESPN and Sky will show Scottish Premier League soccer live in Britain and Ireland for the next three seasons, with an option for an additional two.
The Scottish Football Association confirmed Wednesday that it has held talks with Wales and Northern Ireland over the possibility of co-hosting the 2016 European Championship.
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC shareholders approved a 20 billion pound ($30 billion) government bailout Thursday, a plan intended to help the struggling lender survive the global financial crisis.
Dominic Cervi will become the fourth American in the Scottish Premier League after agreeing to join Celtic.
The tiny Scottish isle of Canna has successfully eradicated the island's rat population after a three-year campaign to protect the island's seabirds from the rodents, environmental officials said Saturday.
Two schoolgirls playing on a Scottish beach found a woman's severed head, police said Tuesday.
It truly takes guts to seal this deal: Scotland wants the United States to lift its ban on haggis, hoping to boost sales of the country's sheep-stomach-based national dish.
The captain of a Scottish Premier League soccer team died Saturday, collapsing during a game just as he was about to leave the field for a substitute.
Christian Panucci scored on a header in second-half injury time to give Italy a 2-1 victory over Scotland on Saturday night, a result that qualified both the Azzurri and France for next year's European Championship.
H5N1 bird flu was found in a closed turkey farm in the UK. How did it get there? (Graphic: David Johnston)
Grey Seals keep cool in water pools at the North Rona colony (Image: Biology Letters / Sean Twiss)
In days of yore, clan chiefs ruled rugged swaths of Scotland as their fiefdoms, collecting taxes, calling men to arms, and deciding land disputes. These days, clan chiefs get little more than a coat of arms, a motto, and a personal tartan for kilts — although the title does carry considerable prestige.