British PM David Cameron says the referendum on EU membership will take place on June 23. The announcement comes after the leader clinched a deal with EU leaders Friday evening. He says he will “campaign with all his heart” to urge Britons to agree to remain in the bloc. “I will go to parliament and propose that the British people decide our future in Europe through an in-out referendum... 

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says there is no need for another referendum on Scotland independence. The British Prime Minister David Cameron says he will not hold another referendum on Scotland while he is in power. UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said there is no need for another referendum on Scottish independence, emphasizing that no vote will not take place while he is in office until at... 

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch says Scottish independence “feels inevitable” and predicts a hung parliament following the UK general election next week. In a series of Tweets the chairman of News Corp, which owns The Times and The Sun, expressed a range of opinions on British politics, Scottish self-rule, and rising inequality in the UK and US. Murdoch, 84, suggested “dirty” deals would be made... 

The new leader of Scotland’s National Party, spearheading the country’s independence from the UK, repeats ambition to make Scotland an independent country under her watch, suggesting she may call another independence referendum. Speaking on Saturday on the second day of the SNP national conference in the city of Perth, Nicola Sturgeon, who’s taken over from Alex Salmond as the party’ chief... 

Scottish First Minister Scotland’s outgoing First Minister Alex Salmond has lashed out at the Labour Party over campaigning with Conservatives against Scottish independence. Salmond said Labour in Scotland “will pay the price for a generation”. The comments came as opinion polls suggested that Labour was already facing a downfall in Scotland following the referendum. The Scottish Nationalist... 

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond London politicians gulled Scottish voters out of independence by making a false “vow” to grant Glasgow extra powers, First Minister Alex Salmond has said. He also raised the prospect of another referendum, saying the break-up is inevitable. Alex Salmond, leader of the ‘Yes’ campaign and the outgoing head of the Scottish National Party (SNP),... 

Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) is resigning from office after losing Thursday’s independence referendum. Scots voted to stay in the UK following an intense campaign. The ‘No’ campaign rallied 55 percent of votes against 45 percent ‘Yes’ votes. “We lost the referendum vote but Scotland can still carry the political initiative,” he told... 

Polls have closed in Scotland’s referendum that will determine whether Scottish people maintain their union with the rest of the United Kingdom or secede. The polls, which opened at 7 a.m., closed at 10 p.m. and around breakfast time on Friday, Scots will finally learn whether their land is to end its 307-year union with Britain and become the newest independent nation in the world or remain... 

Campaigners on both sides of Scotland’s independence referendum are trying to sway over 4 million registered voters in a last-day push before the historic vote gets underway. Voters in Scotland will head to polls on Thursday to decide whether they want to stay in the 307-year-union with the rest of the UK or become independent. Turnout is expected to be massive, with 4,285,323 people having... 

A new poll shows that support for Scottish independence has risen by eight percentage points above support for union with the UK, just five days before a referendum vote. The survey, conducted by Britain-based ICM research foundation and released on Sunday, showed that the pro-independence campaign enjoyed 54-percent support compared to the 46 percent for anti-independence campaign. This is while... 

Australia has called on Scotland to remain in the United Kingdom, warning that a breakaway would not be in the best interests of the international community. In an interview with the Times during a visit to London on Saturday, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said an independent Scotland would be cheered by those he described as enemies of “justice” and “freedom.” “But as a friend of... 

The campaign for Scotland’s independence referendum has started amid discussions over benefits and costs of breaking away from the United Kingdom. The campaign will last for 16 weeks before the beginning of referendum, which is due to be held on September 18. Four million eligible voters will be asked a Yes/No question, “Should Scotland be an independent country?” According to reports,... 

Scotland has accused the British government ministers of “bullying” Edinburgh over a planned independence referendum later this year. In a letter to UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday, Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond urged him to distance himself from recent “astonishing” claims reportedly made by a coalition colleague. This came after a senior coalition source said... 

A police helicopter crashed into the roof of a crowded pub in Glasgow on Friday night. There are reports of multiple injuries and fatalities are feared. ‘Major incident’ has been declared at the site. Jim Murphy, the shadow international development secretary, told BBC that a “pile of people” were clambering out of the Clutha Bar on the banks of the River Clyde. About 40 fire brigades... 

Latest Census results show that nearly two thirds of Scots identify themselves as “Scottish only”. Nearly two thirds of Scotland’s population identify themselves as “Scottish only”, latest Census results show. According to results of the 2011 survey on national identity released on Thursday, 62.4 percent of Scotland’s 5.3 million residents feel they are “Scottish only”,...