Scotland Rebuts Independence Claims
The Scottish government issued its own report charging successive U.K. governments with holding back the Scottish economy and squandering resources.
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An Independent Scotland Risks Financial Shocks
An independent Scotland would have banking assets worth more than 1,250% of Scottish gross domestic product, putting taxpayers at significant risk in the event of another banking crisis, the U.K. Treasury said Sunday.
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British Study Raises Warning on Scottish Banks
A document due Monday is the latest of three studies by the British government meant to sway opinion in Scotland ahead of a planned referendum next year on independence.
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As Hepatitis C Spreads, Scotland Steps In
Scotland is making a push to control the deadly hepatitis C virus, which kills about 350,000 people a year globally, among one of the groups most vulnerable to the infection: drug users.
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Europe: Vatican: Cardinal’s Penance
The cardinal who resigned as archbishop after admitting to sexual misconduct will leave Scotland for months of prayer and atonement, the Vatican said Wednesday.
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