EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond says there was no connection between the release of the Lockerbie bomber and British trade talks with Libya.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The Scottish official who released the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber defended his decision Monday, saying he followed "due process."

GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A new multimillion-dollar award offered by the Scottish Ministry is expected to encourage energy research.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Donald Trump, star of "The Apprentice" on U.S. television, is playing another part in Scotland this year as a villain in a Christmas pantomime.

LONDON, July 28 (UPI) -- After a humiliating by-election defeat in Glasgow, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown looks doomed. But new crises lie in wait for his successors.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 9 (UPI) -- First Minister Alex Salmond, head of the Scottish National Party, has refused to hold a referendum on independence before 2010.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 30 (UPI) -- Nineteen percent of Scottish voters voiced support for a complete break from Britain, the lowest backing ever for independence, a poll Wednesday indicated.

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 30 (UPI) -- The richest man in Scotland, Sir Tom Hunter, told Scotland on Sunday voters should be allowed a yes or no choice on independence.