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Blow for Scottish nationalists as UK court rejects independence vote bid

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The Scottish government cannot hold a second referendum on independence without approval from the British parliament, the United Kingdom's top court ruled on Wednesday, dealing a hammer blow to nationalists' hopes of holding a vote next year. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, had announced earlier this year she intended to hold an advisory vote on secession next October, but that it had to be lawful and internationally recognised.

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