Belinda Goldsmith

Connery, Bowie take sides on Scottish independence, Murray keeps mum

November 4, 2021 at 1:22 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrities plunging into the debate on Scottish independence risk attracting public wrath from opposing sides in the run-up to the September 18 referendum. Some, like tennis star...

Ex-British PM Brown favors more powers for Scotland, not independence

November 4, 2021 at 1:22 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown emerged from the shadows on Monday to argue for more powers for Scotland rather than independence, stepping up the opposition Labour...

Connery, Bowie take sides on Scottish independence, Murray keeps mum

May 14, 2019 at 5:42 a.m.

Ex-British PM Brown favors more powers for Scotland, not independence

December 23, 2018 at 10:40 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown emerged from the shadows on Monday to argue for more powers for Scotland rather than independence, stepping up the opposition Labour...

Wales says Scottish independence battle will benefit UK

August 25, 2021 at 2:29 a.m.

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Scotland's fight for independence is unlikely to succeed but the battle will benefit the entire United Kingdom by leading to a rebalancing of powers, the leader of...

Scottish leader calls on all Britons to back independence

November 4, 2021 at 1:17 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish leader Alex Salmond called on all Britons on Tuesday to back his campaign for an independent Scotland to help create a northern economic counterweight to stop...

Scottish leader calls on all Britons to back independence

December 23, 2018 at 10:23 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish leader Alex Salmond called on all Britons on Tuesday to back his campaign for an independent Scotland to help create a northern economic counterweight to stop...

“12 Years a Slave” wins top British film awards as “Gravity” soars

August 25, 2021 at 1:31 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The harrowing drama "12 Years a Slave" won the Best Film award at Britain's top movie honors on Sunday, cementing its status as favorite for the Oscars...

Scotland becomes seventeenth country to approve same-sex marriages

August 25, 2021 at 1:05 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to allow same-sex marriages, becoming the 17th country to give the green light to gay marriage despite opposition from its main church...

British nuclear plant says radiation alert caused by natural radon gas

August 25, 2021 at 12:59 a.m.

SELLAFIELD, England (Reuters) - Sellafield, the largest nuclear site in Europe, declared an alert on Friday after discovering higher than usual levels of radioactivity, but later called it off, saying...

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