:00:00. > :00:07.There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel.
:00:08. > :00:09.The two sides in the referendum debate in Scotland
:00:10. > :00:12.are taking part in a final and hectic weekend of campaigning before
:00:13. > :00:18.It came as a row intensified over the
:00:19. > :00:21.intervention of business leaders and banks in the independence debate.
:00:22. > :00:22.Our political correspondent David Porter has been
:00:23. > :00:35.It is getting closer and closer, in more ways than one. The final
:00:36. > :00:40.Saturday, the busiest day of political campaigning that Scotland
:00:41. > :00:46.has ever seen. Both sides trying to win over undecided voters. The First
:00:47. > :00:53.Minister continued his tour of Scotland by helicopter, making his
:00:54. > :00:57.argument for a yes vote on Thursday. The theory of the No campaign with
:00:58. > :01:03.this negative campaigning is their Achilles heel. How can they compete
:01:04. > :01:06.with the Yes campaign that Scotland can be a prosperous society for you
:01:07. > :01:10.are going to do is corralled the supermarkets into Downing Street to
:01:11. > :01:15.try and persuade them to scare the Scottish people at the last minute.
:01:16. > :01:20.Marching through Glasgow, better together so they are out the length
:01:21. > :01:24.and breadth of Scotland, demanding answers from their opponents. Every
:01:25. > :01:27.government is temporary and every politician is temporary but
:01:28. > :01:30.independence is for ever. There is no going back if it does not work
:01:31. > :01:36.out the way that Alex Salmond says. We cannot take it back to the shops,
:01:37. > :01:42.there are no guarantees. There is no sense of time for buyers remorse. On
:01:43. > :01:48.Thursday we are not making history but making the biggest decision of
:01:49. > :01:53.our lives. After a week of claim and counterclaim over how independence
:01:54. > :01:57.would affect business and you flank in the wider economic battle. One of
:01:58. > :02:01.the world's biggest banks has compared the possibility of a Yes
:02:02. > :02:06.vote to the mistakes that led to the big depression of the 1930s. If
:02:07. > :02:10.Scotland was to become independent I think it would be catastrophic for
:02:11. > :02:14.Scotland, bordering on the possibility for depression that
:02:15. > :02:18.would last for a number of years. It is not independence that threatens
:02:19. > :02:22.the financial services industry, we want to give a competitive
:02:23. > :02:25.advantage, it is the union that has threatened the growth of the
:02:26. > :02:32.financial services industry in Scotland. In Edinburgh thousands of
:02:33. > :02:37.people joined a rally by the Orange order in support of the union.
:02:38. > :02:45.Scotland said they were entitled to campaign for a no vote but their own
:02:46. > :02:49.campaign was mobilising thousands of supporters. Better together said the
:02:50. > :02:55.Orange order had nothing to do with their campaign. A further twist this
:02:56. > :02:57.evening, Rob -- Rupert Murdoch was spotted in Aberdeen, prompting
:02:58. > :03:02.speculation about what his newspapers may do in the coming
:03:03. > :03:03.days. With a fresh batch of polling out tonight both sides will be
:03:04. > :03:05.watching closely. Our Political Correspondent Tim Reid
:03:06. > :03:08.joins us is here to reflect Tim, what do you make of Rupert
:03:09. > :03:19.Murdoch's arrival in Scotland? It is certainly interesting that he
:03:20. > :03:25.is here on the most feverish weekend of campaigning for both sides. There
:03:26. > :03:32.has been speculation that perhaps one of his papers could come out in
:03:33. > :03:35.favour of a yes endorsement but that only was heightened at the end of
:03:36. > :03:40.last week when they opinion poll suggested that the Yes campaign was
:03:41. > :03:46.in front. So far only the Sunday Herald has come out for a Yes vote
:03:47. > :03:54.and the Scotsman came out and said a no vote would be the best thing for
:03:55. > :03:59.Scotland. -- No vote. We will watch them and see if they are going to
:04:00. > :04:02.endorse, Rupert Murdoch will not want to back the losing side so
:04:03. > :04:04.perhaps they will not attempt or sigh their campaign.
:04:05. > :04:08.The family of a man from Perth who is being held hostage by Islamic
:04:09. > :04:11.State militants have appealed to his captors to make contact with them.
:04:12. > :04:13.A statement from David Haines' relatives said the militants,
:04:14. > :04:15.who have beheaded two Amercian journalists, had not replied to
:04:16. > :04:18.Mr Haines was kidnapped last year, delivering humanitarian aid
:04:19. > :04:22.Celtic survived an Aberdeen fight-back to gain
:04:23. > :04:28.Jason Denayer deflected a shot by Efe Ambrose to give the home side
:04:29. > :04:33.an early lead, and Kris Commons made it two just after half-time.
:04:34. > :04:36.A David Goodwillie header got Aberdeen back into the game, but
:04:37. > :04:44.Hamilton sharing top spot alongside Inverness Caley Thistle and
:04:45. > :04:48.And in the Championship, Hearts drew 0-0 with Dumbarton, but lead the
:04:49. > :04:53.Shinty, and Kingussie won the Camanachd Cup final today
:04:54. > :04:56.for the 23rd time, beating Glenurquart 4-0 in Inverness.
:04:57. > :04:58.Kingussie had lost in the final three times
:04:59. > :05:07.Let's find out what the forecast holds for the rest of the weekend.
:05:08. > :05:13.Many parts enjoying a beautiful late summer day. Anne, same tomorrow?
:05:14. > :05:23.It is not looking too bad at all. Good evening. Much of the country
:05:24. > :05:27.today is enjoying some fine, dry and settled conditions. Dry is how it is
:05:28. > :05:31.set to continue for tonight with misty and faulty patches developing
:05:32. > :05:35.quite widely across the country, particularly so across northern and
:05:36. > :05:39.eastern parts. There will be some clear spells and we are not looking
:05:40. > :05:43.at a cold night at all. Fairly mild temperatures holding up in double
:05:44. > :05:50.figures. We could see some rural sports tipping to four or five, this
:05:51. > :05:55.is likely through the great Glen and Dumfries and the Borders. Tomorrow
:05:56. > :05:59.morning mist and fog Lindo first -- Malinga first thing but it should
:06:00. > :06:03.clear away during the course of the morning. There should be brightness
:06:04. > :06:09.and sunshine in the West. More cloud across the eastern Scotland with
:06:10. > :06:14.some patchy rain at times. For the rest of the UK it is going to be a
:06:15. > :06:18.largely dry day, good spells brightness and sunshine. A few spits
:06:19. > :06:22.and spots of rain but nothing too heavy. We are looking at
:06:23. > :06:26.temperatures reaching the high teens for Scotland. Always a bit cooler
:06:27. > :06:27.along the east coast with a moderate southeasterly breeze. That is your
:06:28. > :06:28.forecast. And that's Reporting Scotland
:06:29. > :06:30.for now. To keep you up to date with all
:06:31. > :06:32.the latest developments in the referendum debate, we have
:06:33. > :06:35.an extended news bulletin tonight. That's at 10.50pm here on
:06:36. > :06:38.BBC1 Scotland.