Topic: Alex Salmond

Scottish political giant and former First Minister Alex Salmond, hailed as the founder of the modern Scottish independence movement, has died at age 69, authorities announced Saturday.

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf announced his resignation Monday, days away from two no-confidence votes he had only the slimmest of chances of winning.

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf said Friday he will fight for his job and accused the opposition Conservatives of playing games with a no confidence vote. He refused to resign.

A jury in the high court in Edinburgh found Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland, not guilty Monday after a 10-day trial over sex abuse claims.

The Scottish government, which once pushed an independence bid in part on oil revenue, said every option is on the table for staying in the European Union.

Britain followed the United States into the Iraq War without exhausting all peaceful options, an official British Parliament inquiry concluded.

A Scottish delegation on an official trip to Beijing said they wanted to draw Chinese investors into the North Sea oil and natural gas sector.

Lord Sewel of Britain's House of Lords was granted a leave of absence Monday after a video allegedly shows him using cocaine in the company of prostitutes.

The Scottish government needs the authority to decide how to manage its resources in order to exploit its true potential, First Minister Alex Salmond said.

The Scottish National Party said it's already frustrated that pledges behind a no vote for independence have been broken.