The Latest Breaking News on Alba pile pressure on SNP to back indyref2 bid in King's Speech debate

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said Scots wanted Holyrood and Westminster to focus on tackling the cost of living crisis.

Five Supreme Court judges concluded that going ahead with a second vote would be beyond the powers of Holyrood.

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said the ruling was ‘clear and unequivocal’.

SCOTLAND'S representative in the UK Government has responded as the Supreme Court ruled that indyref2 cannot be held without permission from…

The First Minister has confirmed the SNP will use the next general election as a "de facto" referendum on independence after the Supreme Court blocked her original plan for a vote next year.

The Supreme Court says the Scottish government cannot hold a second plebiscite next year without London’s approval.

Scotland needs the approval of Westminster to push ahead with next year’s planned second referendum on independence, top judges have ruled. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has already laid out plans for a vote on October 19 next year to ask: “Should Scotland be an independent country?”. But in a major…

The Supreme Court has ruled this morning (November 23) that the Scottish Government cannot hold a second independence referendum without the UK Government's consent.

The court ruled the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on independence.

LONDON: Britain's highest court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the devolved Scottish government in Edinburgh to hold a new referendum on independence without London's consent.

The UK's highest court has ruled that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to call a second independence referendum. Here is what it means for the people of Scotland.