Scotland prepares for day of destiny
Scotland's decision day has arrived, with voters north of the border going to the polls today to determine if the country should remain part of the United Kingdom or not.
Scotland's decision day has arrived, with voters north of the border going to the polls today to determine if the country should remain part of the United Kingdom or not.
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has said the No campaign is in "terminal decline" despite the latest opinion polls giving the Better Together campaign a six-point lead.
Speaking at a news conference on the anniversary of the 1997 devolution referendum, Mr Salmond said a majority of Scots would vote Yes at next week's independence referendum.
One story dominates Thursday's front pages with some newspapers printing emotive pleas to voters to keep the United Kingdom as one.
In Edinburgh tonight you can hear it and feel it. The buzz, the banter of the day and the thrilling sense something big is coming tomorrow.
There is nervousness, anxiety and on the streets of Edinburgh fuelled by an atmosphere unlike anything seen before in recent UK politics.