18/09/2014 BBC Newsline

The polls have closed and the ballot boxes are being collected in the

Unionists and nationalists here will be watching the result closely.

Our political reporter Stephen Walker is in Edinburgh and a few

The polls have just closed and in a few hours we will discover how

Scotland has voted. This has been one of the most divisive elections

in the history of Scotland, and at around 1am we will get because of

the turnout, that will give us an indication, and between three and

6am the results. To come in and we will get a bigger picture. Around

breakfast time we will get the final result and then we will know whether

or not Scotland will remain part of the union. The world is watching and

what is clear is that after this campaign, politics here will never

be the same again. Whatever the result of the Scottish

vote, there are bound to be Our Political Editor Mark Devenport

is at Stormont to gauge how unionist and nationalist politicians will

respond to The future of the union has long

been a central theme of politics here so it may be no surprise that

unionists have been openly campaigning for Scotland to remain

in the UK, by and large nationalists have been playing their cards close

to their chests, saying it is up to the Scottish. Within the early sense

of how the responders might work out, I'm joined by MPs from the DUP

and Sinn Fein. If this is a yes vote, it would be a huge

psychological blow to Unionists here? Yes, across the UK. I'm hoping

it won't be the case, I'm hoping the no vote. Be the majority at the end

of the night and Scotland will remain within the union but whatever

the result, it'll change things. Time to come off the fence, really,

Sinn Fein have been saying, we are neutral, but you are really willing

the yes campaign on, aren't you? It is up to the Scottish people but we

are delighted to see such a high turnout, whatever the outcome will

be, it has been a fascinating debate, and I think the future of

the union is going to be different. I agree with that. The next years

will be interesting, and of course it opens up the debate for other

parts and will be looking carefully at the result. Even if there is a no

vote, there are occasions for the function of yourselves as MPs, the

powers at Stormont, should our local politicians be part of any Anglo

Scottish negotiations? This has to be part of the UK as a whole, if

Westminster is affected, we are all affected so we will be pushing for a

seat at the table because any discussion has to involve Northern

Ireland and Wales as well as Scotland and England. Thank you

both. We will hear from you both made. My colleague will be back with

more local reaction to the Scottish referendum results as they come in.

The mother of a 21 year old man has severely criticised the health

service for failing her son who died within weeks of a routine operation.

Jennifer McAneney from Armagh has described the care given to

The Coroner's Office is carrying out an investigation.

Here's our Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly.

Peter McAneney was fit and healthy, the 21-year-old was admitted to

Craigavon hospital for a routine ear operation in 2012 and three weeks

Since then his family have been trying to get to the

bottom of what happened to their only son. Strain the shock, and as a

mother, I have lost one of my greatest gifts, he was our youngest

and only son. It has just been so long since I have heard him call my

name, and I just long to see him come down that path with the bag

over his back, but I have to keep going, searching for answers about

Peter had long-term problems with here in affections.

He agreed to an operation to his inner ear but without his consent,

He became ill with further infections

The family have accused the trust of a catalogue of failings.

Peter's bedroom remains as it was when he left the hospital two and

A keen footballer, his untimely death affecting

The Northern Ireland coroner's office wrote to the Southern health

trust asking for the report into Peter 's death but that report

didn't exist and it was then that the trust reported his death

It took a further three months for the investigation to start and it

In terms of the complaint, we formally wrote to them

on the 31st of January 2013 and we received a response

A coroner 's investigation has begun, the next step for the

A man who claims he accidentally killed his girlfriend were described

as a violent madman on the day of the shooting. He denies murder. His

trial heard that in a police interview, the victim 's colleague

Pamela Hendry said that he was a madman who was meaning business.

FIFA executive committee member Jim Boyce says he plans to return a

?16,000 watch he received as a gift at the World Cup.

Today, world football's governing body ordered the return of 65

Parmigiani watches distributed by the Brazilian Football Federation.

FIFA's ethics code bans officials from receiving such gifts.

Boyce told BBC Sport he had only discovered the watch

in a souvenir bag in his garage last week and has notified FIFA.

If you were out on the sea today you may have encountered

This pod of dolphins was caught on camera enjoying the sights

These bottlenose dolphins are the best known of the species.

The number of sightings around the coast has increased according to

More dry than wet weather, we get the low cloud closing in, becoming

misty and murky with some patchy fog. A mild night, a bit mucky as

well. Into tomorrow, a weather front edging into the North West that will

bring more cloud towards us and a few showers. Initially the day will

start outright, quite gloomy start of the day with mist and low cloud.

Across the rest of Ireland and Britain, a gloomy, murky start to

the day, a lot of cloud the rout the day. It'll stay misty and murky

along the north coasts. A few showers edging into the north coast

of Scotland and we will have some heavy showers, not all parts will

get them but when they come along, they could be intense and thundery

with hail. Warm in the south, giving some brightness towards the south

and south-west. The Northern Ireland, a great deal of cloud

still, some showers edging their way in but not all parts will see them.

We may get some brightness as well. Into the weekend, mainly dry again,

fresher and hopefully some sunshine.