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 ...

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 ...

Today marks a potential, but unlikely, new chapter in Scotland's history. People 16 years of age and older living in Scotland will decide whether the north should go it alone or continue 300 years of ...

LONDON (AP) — Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K. and nearly accomplished it, has died. He was 69. Salmond, who was one ...

"I have changed." So declared John Swinney, the new SNP leader, when he was sworn in as Scotland's First Minister on Monday – after winning the backing of 64 MSPs, a narrow majority. Swinney said that ...

A summit on how to make Scottish independence a reality would help inject "energy" back into the campaign, an Alba MSP has said. Ash Regan warned that for many Scots the idea of ending the Union was ...

The leader of the Scottish National Party sees a chance to revive the country’s debate over breaking up with Britain and finding a path back to Europe — assuming his party can win.

LONDON (Reuters) - Political leaders locked in a bitter fight over Scottish independence have urged all Scots to reunite whatever the outcome of a referendum in September as the national church voiced ...

London (CNN) — 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. London (CNN) — Public ...

London (CNN) — Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has died at 69, according to statements from Scotland’s main political parties and UK media reports. Salmond was taken ill while in North ...