Scotland Referendum

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  Catalonia Calls For Scotland-Style Independence Referendum

  Catalonia's separatist government on Sunday again urged Spain's central government to let it hold a legal referendum on independence like the one Scotland staged in 2014 with London's approval.

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  Scotland Publishes Independence Referendum Bill

  Scotland's government published a draft independence referendum bill on Thursday as a fallback plan if it is not able to keep strong ties with the EU and win more powers from London as part of Brexit talks.

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  Second Scottish Independence Vote 'Highly Likely' Before 2020: Nicola Sturgeon

  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday it was "highly likely" that Scotland would hold a new independence referendum before 2020 after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

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  Scottish Nationalists Change Leader After Referendum Defeat

  Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond will step down as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) at its annual conference on Friday after Scots voted against independence in September.

• Scottish Nationalists Must Rule Out Repeat Referendum: UK Minister

  Scottish nationalists must rule out holding another referendum on independence to prevent damaging uncertainty hanging over the future of the United Kingdom, Britain's Scotland minister will say on Sunday.

• Nicola Sturgeon Announces Bid for Scottish Leadership

  Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday announced her bid to replace pro-independence leader Alex Salmond as head of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the regional government.

• Sorry, No Freedom At Midnight

  The intensity of the Scottish referendum was lost on me until I visited Glasgow last week.

• Russian Vote Monitor Denounces London Pressure in Scottish 'No' Vote

  The director of a pro-Kremlin vote monitoring agency which sent observers to Scotland's referendum denounced the result on Friday, saying Scots were pressured into rejecting independence to avoid comparisons with Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine.

• British PM David Cameron Risks Backlash by Uncorking 'Constitutional Genie'

  Scotland's "No" to independence may have saved British Prime Minister David Cameron his job, but sweeping pledges of a constitutional shake-up could undermine his re-election drive and trigger more political instability.

• Britain's Queen Elizabeth Says Sure Scots Will Come Together After Referendum Divisions

  Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Friday she was sure Scots will be able to come together in a spirit of mutual respect after the divisions of their independence referendum.

• After Vote to Stay in UK, Scots Must Heal Divide

  Following a long night that brought floods of relief for some and bitter disappointment for others, Scotland awoke with a hangover Friday after voting to reject independence.

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  Scots Spurn Independence, Vote to Stay In the United Kingdom

  Scotland spurned independence in a historic referendum that threatened to rip the United Kingdom apart, sow financial turmoil and diminish Britain's remaining global clout.

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  Scotland Appears Set to Reject Independence

  Scotland has voted against independence in a historic referendum, the BBC forecast on Friday after preliminary results showed 54.3 percent voting "No" and 45.7 percent voting "Yes".

• Pound Hits Two-Year High Against Euro on Scotland Results

  The British pound surged in Asia on Friday, hitting a more than two-year high against the euro as investors bet on a victory for the 'No' camp in Scotland's independence referendum.

• Scots Vote Against Independence in Four Small Constituencies

  Scotland voted against breaking apart the United Kingdom in four small constituencies, early referendum results showed on Friday, as Scots agonized over the fate of their country following a divisive independence campaign.