Scotland Independence Vote

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  Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Demands New Independence Vote Before Brexit

  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today demanded a new Scottish independence referendum to be held in late 2018 or early 2019, once the terms of Britain's exit from the European Union have become clear.

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  Scotland Could Hold Independence Vote in 2018: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

  Scotland could hold an independence referendum in autumn 2018, just months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC.

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  Scottish Opposition Insists No New Independence Vote

  Scotland's opposition leader insisted Saturday there should be no second referendum on Scottish independence, urging the governing nationalists to concentrate on making the best of Brexit rather than exploiting it for another secession push.

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  'Forget It,' London Tells Scots Who Want Second Independence Vote

  London will not help Scotland hold another referendum on seceding from the United Kingdom before 2020, British defence minister Michael Fallon said on Thursday, prompting a row with Scotland's pro-independence devolved government.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 in Record Numbers, Await Independence Verdict

  Scots agonized over the fate of their country on Friday after record numbers voted in a divisive independence referendum that could break apart the United Kingdom.

• Early Count Points to Record Turnout in Scotland Independence Vote

  Early figures on Friday indicated the turnout for Scotland's historic independence referendum could be the highest ever in the United Kingdom, for a vote that could break up the centuries-old union.

• Alex Salmond: A Force on Scotland's Political Scene Since the Late 1980s

  Flag-waving schoolchildren and tartan caps greeted Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond on Thursday as he voted in the remote farming village he calls home -- where the man who could be the father of independence is just "a nice bloke".

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  Scotland Independence Polls Close, UK's Future in the Balance

  Scotland has voted on whether to stay within the United Kingdom or break the 307-year-old union in a finely balanced independence referendum with global consequences.

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  Vote Counting Begins in Scotland on Independence

  The polls have closed and vote counting is underway in Scotland's historic referendum on whether to end the country's 307-year-old union with England.