:00:00. > :00:08.The majority of valid votes cast yesterday by the people of Scotland
:00:09. > :00:12.in response to the referendum question, "Should Scotland be
:00:13. > :00:28.Scotland says No - voting to remain part of the United Kingdom.
:00:29. > :00:31.The margin of victory is wider than some had predicted.
:00:32. > :00:43.David Cameron says he's delighted at the result.
:00:44. > :00:49.We now have a chance, a great opportunity, to change the way the
:00:50. > :00:53.British people are governed, and change for the better.
:00:54. > :00:56.Disappointment in the Yes camp, but Alex Salmond says he accepts
:00:57. > :01:09.Unionist parties made vows later in the campaign to devolve more powers
:01:10. > :01:13.to Scotland. Scotland will expect these to be honoured.
:01:14. > :01:15.Scotland's new powers will be outlined in the new year,
:01:16. > :01:18.but there are now calls for more devolution in Wales, Northern
:01:19. > :01:23.As Scotland now looks to the future, we'll have all the reaction to
:01:24. > :01:28.the referendum result - and what it means for the UK as a whole.
:01:29. > :01:32.President Hollande announces that French jets have launched
:01:33. > :01:37.their first air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
:01:38. > :01:39.And under pressure from increasing demand -
:01:40. > :01:43.England's flagship health trusts in deficit for the first time.
:01:44. > :01:48.The referendum No vote - what will it mean for the capital-
:01:49. > :01:53.And the Big Issue is given a permanent pitch indoors at
:01:54. > :02:19.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:02:20. > :02:24.The people of Scotland have spoken - and the answer is No.
:02:25. > :02:28.By a wider margin than many people had predicted, Scotland has voted to
:02:29. > :02:33.Early this morning, the head of the Yes campaign, Scotland's
:02:34. > :02:37.First Minister Alex Salmond, conceded defeat - calling on all
:02:38. > :02:44.David Cameron says the debate is now settled for a generation - but has
:02:45. > :02:49.promised a new and fair devolution settlement for all parts of the UK.
:02:50. > :02:54.With all councils now declared, the No campaign took 55% of the
:02:55. > :03:04.Turnout was a record 84.6% - more than 3.5 million people voted
:03:05. > :03:12.28 council areas voted No - including here in Edinburgh,
:03:13. > :03:16.Fife and Alex Salmond's own constituency of Aberdeenshire.
:03:17. > :03:21.That included Scotland's largest city, Glasgow,
:03:22. > :03:27.This lunchtime, we'll have all the reaction to the referendum results -
:03:28. > :03:32.and will discuss the political consequences here in Scotland and in
:03:33. > :03:36.the rest of the UK, where there are now calls for more power to be given
:03:37. > :03:39.by Westminster to other parts of the country.
:03:40. > :03:42.Our first report is from our political correspondent
:03:43. > :04:00.This is the moment it became official. Scotland had said no to
:04:01. > :04:13.independence. Yes. The number of votes, 1 million 617900 and 89. No,
:04:14. > :04:18.the number of votes, 2,001,926. Even before the final result was formally
:04:19. > :04:23.declared, it had become obvious on Alex Salmond's face. But the
:04:24. > :04:27.referendum was not just about the politicians. Millions of people had
:04:28. > :04:31.invested their hopes, dreams, fears and nightmares in a campaign which
:04:32. > :04:36.had become intense over the past two Magri weeks. It had really lasted
:04:37. > :04:42.for the past two years. Some were elated, others disappointed, but
:04:43. > :04:46.Mike -- many quite simply exhausted. Whatever his heartfelt, Alex Salmond
:04:47. > :04:51.put a brave face on the result when he arrived in the Scottish capital.
:04:52. > :04:55.Thank you to Scotland for 1.6 million votes for Scottish
:04:56. > :05:00.independence. But he's told his supporters to reconcile themselves
:05:01. > :05:05.to defeat. I accept that verdict of the people and I call on all of
:05:06. > :05:07.Scotland to follow suit and accept the democratic verdict of the people
:05:08. > :05:12.of Scotland. APPLAUSE
:05:13. > :05:15.When he became Scotland's first-ever First Minister 15 years ago, the
:05:16. > :05:20.late Donald Dewar believed the devolved Scottish Parliament would
:05:21. > :05:25.consign the SNP's ambition to history. Well, it did not quite work
:05:26. > :05:30.out like that. Four out of ten voters in Scotland have voted for
:05:31. > :05:36.independence, but senior figures in today's Labour party are stressing a
:05:37. > :05:39.No vote does not mean no change. The leader of the Better Together
:05:40. > :05:44.campaign said they had listened to the concerns of those who had not
:05:45. > :05:49.voted for them. As we celebrate let us also listen. More than 85% of the
:05:50. > :05:52.Scottish population has voted. People who were disengaged from
:05:53. > :05:57.politics have turned out in large numbers. And the Prime Minister
:05:58. > :06:00.promised more devolution for Scotland, Wales and Northern
:06:01. > :06:05.Ireland, but made clear he felt the question of independence had been
:06:06. > :06:09.decisively answered. Now the debate has been settled for a generation,
:06:10. > :06:15.or as Alex Salmond has said, perhaps for a lifetime, so there can be no
:06:16. > :06:19.dispute, no reruns, we have heard the settled will of the Scottish
:06:20. > :06:25.people. The first result set the tone of the night. The Yes campaign
:06:26. > :06:27.had been hoping for success in Clackmannanshire in central
:06:28. > :06:39.Scotland, but a majority of voters rejected independence. No,
:06:40. > :06:42.19,000... 19,036. The Yes campaigners were given a boost which
:06:43. > :06:47.soon became a consolation prize, when most voters in Glasgow,
:06:48. > :07:05.Scotland's biggest city, opted for an independent Scotland. Yes,
:07:06. > :07:09.194,000... No, 169,347. They shouted yes, but they have spent the
:07:10. > :07:14.campaign saying no, and at the Better Together party they weres
:07:15. > :07:18.there were celebrations when it was clear most voters had embraced the
:07:19. > :07:24.union and decided to keep the UK United.
:07:25. > :07:26.As we said, more than 3.5 million people voted -
:07:27. > :07:28.an unprecedented turnout of just under 85%, the highest
:07:29. > :07:32.So how are the people of Scotland feeling this morning?
:07:33. > :07:35.Our Scotland correspondent James Cook has been out and about,
:07:36. > :07:48.A grey dawn over Edinburgh, a black day for supporters of independence.
:07:49. > :07:53.They had come here for a victory party, but it never got started.
:07:54. > :07:57.Instead, results from across the country left them in despair, dismay
:07:58. > :08:02.and disbelief. Scotland has thrown away a real opportunity here. A
:08:03. > :08:09.chance in a lifetime and we have thrown it away. I think people have
:08:10. > :08:14.been scared by the Better Together scares and they have not seen the
:08:15. > :08:19.opportunity and I don't know when we will get the next chance. This is a
:08:20. > :08:23.really bad day for Scotland. Through the tears there is anger here as
:08:24. > :08:27.well, with many blaming the media, in particular the BBC, for the
:08:28. > :08:31.result. It was always one-sided and how can people possibly make up
:08:32. > :08:36.their mind if they only get one side of the story? It is disgusting. I am
:08:37. > :08:39.disgusted with the British state and the media, absolutely disgusted.
:08:40. > :08:42.Their opponents think the dismay is overdone, suggesting that Scotland
:08:43. > :08:46.will now have the best of both worlds. More powers for Edinburgh
:08:47. > :08:51.within the United Kingdom. Delight and relief. I stayed up all night,
:08:52. > :08:56.at least until three o'clock in the morning, just to watch. It was very
:08:57. > :09:01.exciting but there are questions to sort out and hopefully we can work
:09:02. > :09:05.together. Even Alex Salmond is probably secretly happy he's getting
:09:06. > :09:09.all these powers. A good result. This result has opened wounds which
:09:10. > :09:13.will take time to heal and while one question has been answered another
:09:14. > :09:15.remains. What is the settled will of the people in this restless, divided
:09:16. > :09:19.Scotland? Our assistant political editor
:09:20. > :09:35.Norman Smith is in Glasgow. Not quite as close result as many
:09:36. > :09:39.predicted? No, I am in the centre of Glasgow. Glasgow, one of the few
:09:40. > :09:43.cities to actually vote Yes, but where people are coming to terms
:09:44. > :09:48.with the scale of last night's really quite decisive defeat. A
:09:49. > :09:52.defeat brought about, it seems, by the shy noes, the silent majority,
:09:53. > :09:56.people who did not put up posters or web badges or talk to us
:09:57. > :10:00.journalists, but who in the privacy of the polling booth finally
:10:01. > :10:05.expressed their true support for the union, bringing about what is a
:10:06. > :10:09.defining moment. It was for so long, politics in Scotland has been
:10:10. > :10:13.dominated by the issue of independence and it has hung over
:10:14. > :10:17.relations between London and Edinburgh, even soured relations
:10:18. > :10:24.between the two capitals. Now, all sides accept that is over and maybe
:10:25. > :10:30.even longer, but if the referendum is over it -- its aftermath could
:10:31. > :10:35.prove as protracted and difficult. David Cameron will have to live up
:10:36. > :10:39.to his promise to hand more powers to the Scottish parliament, he has
:10:40. > :10:44.coupled that with a promise to devolve more powers to the rest of
:10:45. > :10:49.the UK, and to the same timetable as handing over other powers to
:10:50. > :10:54.Scotland. What that means is he wants a new deal for England, Wales
:10:55. > :10:57.and Northern Ireland, by January of next year. That is an
:10:58. > :11:03.extraordinary, daunting, difficult and potentially divisive process.
:11:04. > :11:06.So now the focus will be on how the UK government delivers
:11:07. > :11:08.its promise of more powers for the Scottish parliament.
:11:09. > :11:11.This morning, David Cameron said the government would follow through on
:11:12. > :11:16.its pledge - but added that there must be what he called "a new and
:11:17. > :11:21.fair settlement" for Wales, Northern Ireland and England as well.
:11:22. > :11:31.Our political correspondent Ben Wright reports.
:11:32. > :11:40.After an anxious night wake in Westminster, by dawn it was clear,
:11:41. > :11:44.Scotland will stay in the UK. But something else was clear, politics
:11:45. > :11:48.here has changed for good. Let's start with England. The question of
:11:49. > :11:53.whether it is fair for Scotland's MPs to vote on laws that only apply
:11:54. > :11:57.to England has been discussed, but ducks, four years. This morning the
:11:58. > :12:00.Prime Minister said it needed to be answered. The question of English
:12:01. > :12:05.votes for English laws, the so-called West Lothian question,
:12:06. > :12:08.requires a decisive answer. So just a Scotland will vote separately and
:12:09. > :12:15.the Scottish Parliament on the issues of tax, spending and welfare,
:12:16. > :12:19.so to England, as well as Wales and Northern Ireland, should be able to
:12:20. > :12:24.vote on these issues and all this must take place in tandem with and
:12:25. > :12:26.at the same pace as the settlement for Scotland. The debate around
:12:27. > :12:30.England only legislation has simmered for years and it is
:12:31. > :12:36.controversial territory. What laws would Scotland's MPs be excluded
:12:37. > :12:39.from? Could a future Labour Prime Minister relying on Scottish MPs get
:12:40. > :12:43.a complete set of budget measures through the House of Commons? Even
:12:44. > :12:46.by Britain's standards of constitutional improvisation, this
:12:47. > :12:52.is being done on the hoof and in a hurry. It means actually that the
:12:53. > :12:56.next general election will see the English question being one of the
:12:57. > :13:00.major issues that we have to face and I have long campaigned that
:13:01. > :13:05.Labour should be ahead of the curve on this and I hope we will be by
:13:06. > :13:08.long before the next election. This morning, UKIP's leader Nigel Farage
:13:09. > :13:12.posted letters to Scottish MPs, telling them not to vote on English
:13:13. > :13:17.issues at Westminster. It is playing catch-up at the last minute. Mr
:13:18. > :13:21.Cameron is scared of how English view voters will view those promises
:13:22. > :13:28.made towards the end of the campaign we could get all 59 Scottish MPs
:13:29. > :13:32.promised between now and the next election not to take part in debates
:13:33. > :13:36.or votes on English-only issues. The government wants to push more power
:13:37. > :13:42.down to cities as well, such as Carlisle. I think we should have the
:13:43. > :13:45.same as Scotland, where you get free prescriptions and everything. Why
:13:46. > :13:49.not spread that our way? We'd all like to see a development of power
:13:50. > :13:54.and decision-making to local regions so we can make decisions about local
:13:55. > :13:58.populations in terms of health and social care needs. Local government
:13:59. > :14:03.should have a say in the north-east and north-west. What about Wales? It
:14:04. > :14:07.already has some devolve powers, but the pledge of guaranteed extra
:14:08. > :14:11.funding for Scotland and more power has prompted calls for further
:14:12. > :14:15.devolution to Cardiff. Promises have been made to Scotland, far reaching
:14:16. > :14:20.promises, and there are implications for Wales. Scotland has been offered
:14:21. > :14:25.first-class devolution. There is a risk that Wales will get second or
:14:26. > :14:29.even third class devolution and we must make sure that our devolution
:14:30. > :14:33.settlement is as good if not better than what they get in Scotland. At
:14:34. > :14:37.Stormont, the First Minister of Northern Ireland said all the
:14:38. > :14:39.nations of the UK had to be involved in the discussion about new
:14:40. > :14:43.devolution. The referendum in Scotland is over. The arguments over
:14:44. > :14:46.how Britain had should be governed have just begun.
:14:47. > :14:49.A timetable to deliver change was set out by the former
:14:50. > :14:52.He's argued that all the proposals should be laid out
:14:53. > :14:55.by the government by the end of October, and draft legislation
:14:56. > :15:00.Our correspondent Christian Fraser looks at the timetable.
:15:01. > :15:03.So finally we know - the people of Scotland have rejected
:15:04. > :15:06.independence, and for the time being all these powers
:15:07. > :15:15.What it doesn't mean though is a return to the status quo.
:15:16. > :15:18.In the final weeks of the campaign, Better Together promised substantial
:15:19. > :15:23.change - and the SNP will certainly hold them to that commitment.
:15:24. > :15:26.Here are two powers which look set to be further
:15:27. > :15:32.At the moment the Scottish government can vary the level
:15:33. > :15:36.of income tax by up to three pence, though it has never used these
:15:37. > :15:41.And under the 2012 Scotland Act they'll have further scope to adjust
:15:42. > :15:45.But faced with the threat of independence,
:15:46. > :15:49.the three main Westminster parties agreed to go even further.
:15:50. > :15:53.The Tories and the Lib Dems want to give Holyrood complete control
:15:54. > :15:57.in the setting of personal income tax rates, with negotiations to
:15:58. > :16:04.We might also see more powers over VAT, on air transport duty,
:16:05. > :16:09.perhaps also the power to change inheritance tax and capital gains.
:16:10. > :16:13.What about that other power - over here - social security and benefits.
:16:14. > :16:16.Labour would like to fully devolve housing benefits policy -
:16:17. > :16:22.Alex Salmond promised that with independence
:16:23. > :16:25.the Scottish government would scrap the so-called bedroom tax - and that
:16:26. > :16:29.may still be the case if the Scottish government can fund it.
:16:30. > :16:32.Nicola Sturgeon said this morning they want more on welfare,
:16:33. > :16:37.So it seems likely they will push for more than has
:16:38. > :16:47.We can show you Gordon Brown's timeline here.
:16:48. > :16:54.A white paper by the end of November.
:16:55. > :16:57.Draft legislation appearing here, somewhere near the end of January.
:16:58. > :17:01.A second reading of the bill before the end of this parliament -
:17:02. > :17:05.which does look a tight deadline in mind of the dissent now brewing
:17:06. > :17:11.The clamour on the Tory backbenches is growing for a federal UK,
:17:12. > :17:24.The beginnings then of what could be a huge constitutional wrangle.
:17:25. > :17:28.As we've heard, the implications of the No vote
:17:29. > :17:32.In a moment we'll hear from our correspondents in Wesminster
:17:33. > :17:41.and Belfast, but first let?s speak to Hywel Griffith in Cardiff.
:17:42. > :17:51.Give us a sense of what people are saying there. Well, if David Cameron
:17:52. > :17:57.thought that offered to put Wales at the centre of the debate over a new
:17:58. > :18:00.UK would find him some friends in the Welsh assembly this morning, he
:18:01. > :18:03.was wrong. Labour's Carwyn Jones, the First Minister for Wales,
:18:04. > :18:06.rounded on him, accusing David Cameron of almost sleepwalking into
:18:07. > :18:10.disaster over Scotland and now potentially doing the same over the
:18:11. > :18:15.rest of the UK. For two years, Carwyn Jones has been calling UK
:18:16. > :18:20.constitutional convention. That, it seems, is not going to happen in
:18:21. > :18:23.some three months. The real problem for Welsh Labour is twofold. First,
:18:24. > :18:27.they don't have much leverage. This discussion is increasingly going
:18:28. > :18:35.over the relationship between Scotland and England. Secondly, not
:18:36. > :18:40.what -- one for the Welsh MPs, the Clywd West problem, because Labour
:18:41. > :18:45.has 26 MPs in Wales. If you take them out of Westminster, that causes
:18:46. > :18:50.a headache next May. So the response to that offer from David Cameron,
:18:51. > :18:56.cool, I have to say. People do want more powers, but they want a proper
:18:57. > :19:03.seat at the table as well. That is the view in Cardiff.
:19:04. > :19:09.The big question for Northern Ireland is can it handle any more
:19:10. > :19:13.devolution, any more power? Government at Stormont is not like
:19:14. > :19:18.the rest of the United Kingdom, we have a mandatory coalition of five
:19:19. > :19:23.parties, the two main parties, the DUP, centre-right, and Sinn Fein,
:19:24. > :19:27.had left, nationalist. They do not agree very much. In fact, the First
:19:28. > :19:32.Minister and Deputy First Minister are at loggerheads at the moment
:19:33. > :19:37.over the Clemente should of welfare reform, which has not happened in
:19:38. > :19:42.Northern Ireland, and it will cost the budget ?84 million this year. --
:19:43. > :19:46.over the implementation. The question arises as to whether, if
:19:47. > :19:53.they got further tax raising powers, or if they got the ability to have
:19:54. > :19:57.more power over their financial affairs, would they be able to
:19:58. > :20:01.manage that? The 1 thing they agree on is that the devolution of
:20:02. > :20:06.corporation tax should be devolved, but two quotes, from Peter Robinson,
:20:07. > :20:10.no point giving the Executive more powers when it cannot control the
:20:11. > :20:17.powers it has, and Arlene Foster says that there needs to be a huge
:20:18. > :20:21.dose of reality. Andy Martin, thank you. Vicki Young is at Westminster,
:20:22. > :20:26.there is going to be pressure as well from the English regions, the
:20:27. > :20:30.scale of this is quite eye watering. Yes, it is, and it is not clear
:20:31. > :20:34.whether the slumbering beast of English nationalism really has been
:20:35. > :20:39.kicked away, as one constitutional expert but it is today, but we have
:20:40. > :20:42.had a parade of very angry Conservative MPs, angry that they
:20:43. > :20:46.have not been consulted about what they see as a very generous promise
:20:47. > :20:49.given to Scotland during the referendum campaign. That is what
:20:50. > :20:53.David Cameron was trying to address today, saying he would speak to and
:20:54. > :20:57.listen to the millions of English voters, but member there is still no
:20:58. > :21:01.agreement across the political parties about what powers needs to
:21:02. > :21:04.be devolved to Scotland, what English devolution might look like,
:21:05. > :21:10.or whether Scottish MPs should be banned from voting on English laws
:21:11. > :21:13.altogether, something that would put Labour in a real bind because they
:21:14. > :21:19.have the largest number of Scottish MPs. So a long list of promises, not
:21:20. > :21:22.clear how quickly whether it can be delivered. Thanks very much now.
:21:23. > :21:25.The pound hit a two-year high against the euro this morning,
:21:26. > :21:28.and a two-week high against the US dollar,
:21:29. > :21:30.as Scotland voted against independence.
:21:31. > :21:32.Meanwhile, the Royal Bank of Scotland,
:21:33. > :21:35.which had drawn up plans to move its registered head office
:21:36. > :21:38.to England in the event of a yes vote
:21:39. > :21:40.says what it had described as a contingency plan
:21:41. > :21:50.Our business correspondent Simon Jack is in the City.
:21:51. > :21:55.Simon, we always say the markets hate uncertainty, I suppose they now
:21:56. > :22:00.have a little more certainty than they did yesterday. Yeah, they have
:22:01. > :22:04.got a bit of clarity, the markets got the results they wanted, frankly
:22:05. > :22:08.the 1 they always expected. They saw it as a odds on bed, they had a
:22:09. > :22:14.scare last week from some opinion polls, but the stock market is up
:22:15. > :22:18.about 1%. RBS, a big jump in their share price, up 4%, those
:22:19. > :22:22.contingency plans to move their legal home south of the border can
:22:23. > :22:25.go in the bin, or at least in the bottom draw for the foreseeable
:22:26. > :22:30.future. The existential question has been answered, but you can see that
:22:31. > :22:36.the pound rallied against the euro, but that is wearing off as mine turn
:22:37. > :22:40.to this new complexity - what do these devolution powers mean? Will
:22:41. > :22:45.doing business in the UK be more congregated? I would say there is
:22:46. > :22:47.relief but not euphoria here. -- complicated.
:22:48. > :22:50.That's it from us in Edinburgh for now.
:22:51. > :22:56.for more reaction to the No vote in the Scottish referendum.
:22:57. > :22:59.And that is our top story this lunchtime.
:23:00. > :23:03.Scotland says no, voting to remain part of the United Kingdom.
:23:04. > :23:17.And the latest on the hunt for Alice Gross.
:23:18. > :23:21.Wembley Stadium will host the semis and final of Euro 2020.
:23:22. > :23:24.And one of the finest collections of old master paintings,
:23:25. > :23:38.the great gallery at the Wallace Collection opens its doors again.
:23:39. > :23:40.Forensic officers are still searching the house of the builder
:23:41. > :23:42.formerly convicted of murdering his wife in Latvia
:23:43. > :23:44.and now wanted in connection with the disappearance
:23:45. > :23:46.of 14-year-old Alice Gross in west London.
:23:47. > :23:49.Arnis Zalkalns was sentenced to seven years in prison
:23:50. > :23:53.He was last seen a week after Alice Gross vanished.
:23:54. > :23:58.Our home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds reports.
:23:59. > :24:01.They've been searching the home of Latvian builder Arnis Zalkalns
:24:02. > :24:06.He failed to return home two weeks ago.
:24:07. > :24:09.He left his passport and phone behind.
:24:10. > :24:12.Police have recovered large objects from the flat
:24:13. > :24:16.he shared with his partner, including a bike.
:24:17. > :24:19.He's a suspect because, on the day Alice went missing,
:24:20. > :24:23.she crossed this bridge in Brentford, West London,
:24:24. > :24:28.and 15 minutes later so did Arnis Zalkalns,
:24:29. > :24:36.In 1988, Arnis Zalkalns was jailed for murdering his wife
:24:37. > :24:38.and, according to reports from Latvia,
:24:39. > :24:48.with indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2009.
:24:49. > :24:50.He regularly cycled to a building job
:24:51. > :24:53.along the towpaths where Alice went missing.
:24:54. > :24:56.As a Latvian EU citizen, he currently has the right to work here
:24:57. > :25:01.Only evidence he poses a serious and present risk
:25:02. > :25:05.would allow Britain to prevent his entry.
:25:06. > :25:10.means the investigation has entered a new phase,
:25:11. > :25:15.but also searching for him across Europe.
:25:16. > :25:23.French jets have carried out their first strike
:25:24. > :25:24.against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
:25:25. > :25:29.says planes attacked an IS depot in north-east Iraq,
:25:30. > :25:36.and he said there would be more raids in the coming days.
:25:37. > :25:40.The action follows more than 170 US air strikes against the jihadist
:25:41. > :25:44.group since mid-August. have recorded a financial deficit
:25:45. > :25:49.for the first time. including hospitals, mental health
:25:50. > :25:52.and ambulance services, reported an overall deficit of
:25:53. > :25:55.?167 million between April and June. The figures highlight
:25:56. > :25:58.the financial challenges facing the NHS in England as it deals
:25:59. > :26:12.with rising demand for health care. How worrying is this? Well, Simon,
:26:13. > :26:16.individual trusts being in deficit is nothing new, but this is the
:26:17. > :26:20.first time the whole sector for foundation trust has been in deficit
:26:21. > :26:24.over a three-month period, and to give you some indication, it
:26:25. > :26:28.recorded a surplus in the same three months last year. Hospital chiefs
:26:29. > :26:31.say they are dealing with record numbers of patients, and that was in
:26:32. > :26:36.the summer, never mind winter pressures, more people coming
:26:37. > :26:40.through A, more need for care, particularly amongst the elderly.
:26:41. > :26:45.The Government say, well, it is only three months of the, often
:26:46. > :26:48.efficiency savings come through later in the year. They are urging
:26:49. > :26:53.Hospital bosses to be more efficient, they say the NHS budget
:26:54. > :26:57.has increased over this Parliament. As winter approaches, there will be
:26:58. > :27:01.real concerns over whether this rising demand for care, higher
:27:02. > :27:05.population and so on, continues, and with the cold winter. We had a mild
:27:06. > :27:10.winter last day, and if that is not repeated, they could be increasing
:27:11. > :27:15.pressure in months ahead. Thank you very much. More now on our main
:27:16. > :27:18.story, the people of Scotland have voted no to independence.
:27:19. > :27:23.The Queen is expected to release a statement later today
:27:24. > :27:30.Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell is there.
:27:31. > :27:40.Nick, would it be fair to suggest there must be a degree of relief in
:27:41. > :27:45.the Royal household today? Yes. I think we can say that without fear
:27:46. > :27:49.of contradiction. Relief and, of course, this statement this
:27:50. > :27:55.afternoon, we expect a short statement, I think it is a logical
:27:56. > :27:57.assumption that now that the decision has been made after a
:27:58. > :28:01.divisive campaign, the Queen will focus on the fact that Scotland has
:28:02. > :28:06.made its choice, and she will ask both sides to accept that choice and
:28:07. > :28:10.to reconcile with each other and to move ahead. And indeed the
:28:11. > :28:17.overwhelming emotion here, I think privately, is one of relief. The
:28:18. > :28:20.Queen, I think, privately would have found it very unhappy, had it been
:28:21. > :28:24.the break-up of the United Kingdom. Balmoral is a moat and secluded,
:28:25. > :28:29.repeatedly her favourite home, but she is kept in touch with the
:28:30. > :28:35.closing stages of the campaign. -- is remote. So private relief and a
:28:36. > :28:36.wish now for reconciliation. Thank you very much, Nicholas Witchell at
:28:37. > :28:38.Balmoral. Scotland's decision to remain
:28:39. > :28:40.part of the United Kingdom Our diplomatic correspondent
:28:41. > :28:43.Bridget Kendall has been gauging international
:28:44. > :28:46.reaction to the No vote. The United Kingdom
:28:47. > :28:49.is still united this morning... Intense interest and some relief
:28:50. > :28:52.at this result. There's deep affection
:28:53. > :29:00.for Scotland's distinct identity, did not want to see it split
:29:01. > :29:05.from the United Kingdom, fearing it would fuel separatism
:29:06. > :29:08.elsewhere and turn the UK
:29:09. > :29:12.into a weaker partner. But it may be that Britain's global
:29:13. > :29:19.influence will be eroded anyway. the United Kingdom
:29:20. > :29:24.is already in decline. The days of the British Empire
:29:25. > :29:27.may be long gone, like China, India, Russia and Brazil
:29:28. > :29:31.have grown in strength, medium-sized countries like Britain
:29:32. > :29:36.have lost clout. And though the UK will still be
:29:37. > :29:40.a staunch ally of countries like the United States,
:29:41. > :29:43.new devolved powers for Scotland, and probably constitutional reform
:29:44. > :29:46.elsewhere, mean the United Kingdom
:29:47. > :29:51.is going to change. I think there will still be
:29:52. > :29:57.negative implications, even from the No vote
:29:58. > :29:59.that we now have. The whole issue about powers for
:30:00. > :30:03.other parts of the United Kingdom, er, constitutional change,
:30:04. > :30:07.this will be a huge distraction And in the European Union
:30:08. > :30:12.there is another uncertainty. If Conservatives win
:30:13. > :30:14.the next British election, which could take the UK out
:30:15. > :30:22.of the EU in three years' time? But perhaps there is
:30:23. > :30:24.one silver lining. While many countries may find it
:30:25. > :30:27.incomprehensible that Westminster agreed
:30:28. > :30:31.to let the Scots held a vote, it does show British democracy
:30:32. > :30:36.is alive and well. It is actually pretty remarkable
:30:37. > :30:41.that a state can say, we are not going to compel
:30:42. > :30:44.part of what has been our country that perhaps did not want
:30:45. > :30:47.to remain part of our country, we are going to allow
:30:48. > :30:50.the democratic process. To do that you have to be a country
:30:51. > :30:53.that has enormous confidence As the next step in the UK's journey
:30:54. > :31:02.to remake itself begins, the rest of the world
:31:03. > :31:17.will be watching closely. Let's get the thoughts of our
:31:18. > :31:20.Scotland correspondent James Cook, because you have covered this right
:31:21. > :31:28.from the beginning, a very long campaign. This margin of 55-45, is
:31:29. > :31:32.it sufficient to lay the question of independence to rest now? I think
:31:33. > :31:37.the short answer is, it's depends, it's depends on what happens with
:31:38. > :31:40.these more powers. You are right, it has been an extraordinary couple of
:31:41. > :31:45.years, exhilarating, exciting, depressing and divisive, and that
:31:46. > :31:49.does not depend what side you have been on, people have switched from
:31:50. > :31:53.emotion to emotion, regardless of their position on the argument. If
:31:54. > :31:57.you take a broader view, aside from the ins and outs of what Scotland
:31:58. > :32:01.should look like, this is to a certain extent tapping into a sense
:32:02. > :32:05.of restlessness about the capitalist, western democratic
:32:06. > :32:09.model, and that has found expression in this referendum in a way that it
:32:10. > :32:13.does not normally in a general election or other type of election.
:32:14. > :32:18.So I think that is interesting, that will not go away. But also this
:32:19. > :32:22.question of more powers, I mean, crucially, the parties do not agree.
:32:23. > :32:25.The three Westminster parties do not agree on what these powers should
:32:26. > :32:31.be. They could not agree with the Union at peril, as it appeared to be
:32:32. > :32:34.in recent days, so some nationalist worry and fret and stress that they
:32:35. > :32:38.will not be able to agree at all, and they will be watching very
:32:39. > :32:43.closely to ensure they do. James Cook, thank you very much. We must,
:32:44. > :32:49.as we do, take a look at the weather prospects, just trying out in
:32:50. > :32:51.Edinburgh I think, let's find out what it is like where you are in the
:32:52. > :33:02.UK. Lively conditions in some areas, you
:33:03. > :33:04.may have been woken by thunder and lightning, torrential storms
:33:05. > :33:09.rumbling across southern counties, serious issues in some places. They
:33:10. > :33:12.extend westwards, through the West Country towards Devon through this
:33:13. > :33:17.morning. They are now heading further northwards, losing some of
:33:18. > :33:19.their power but still some sharp showers through parts of Wales, the
:33:20. > :33:25.Midlands and parts of northern England. By comparison, further
:33:26. > :33:29.north, much quieter, cloudy for many places, as we saw in Edinburgh, but
:33:30. > :33:33.some brightness in the Highlands and the Grampians, patchy rain across
:33:34. > :33:39.the far north-west, another gloomy, misty, cool day along the North Sea
:33:40. > :33:42.coasts. , showers in northern England, but another clutch of
:33:43. > :33:47.potentially nasty storms developing through the afternoon across
:33:48. > :33:52.southern counties. High temperatures, warm afternoon, 24-25
:33:53. > :33:56.in one or two places. Then interesting again, into the evening
:33:57. > :34:00.some really lively storms pushing up through parts of southern England,
:34:01. > :34:04.the Midlands, making their way towards eastern counties. Met offers
:34:05. > :34:11.warnings are in force, thunder, lightning, alias possible as well.
:34:12. > :34:16.-- Met Office. We could get down to single figures across the North West
:34:17. > :34:20.of Scotland. A different day tomorrow, sunshine developing across
:34:21. > :34:23.Northern Ireland and Scotland, a lovely afternoon to come. Further
:34:24. > :34:28.south, cloud, remnants of the overnight storms will ease away, a
:34:29. > :34:32.few more developing across southern counties, not as potent as today.
:34:33. > :34:37.Still muggy in the South, fresh air arriving from the North. It all
:34:38. > :34:42.hinges on a cold front, along the eastern coastal counties you have
:34:43. > :34:45.had days of gloom, haven't you? Mist and low cloud, and as that front
:34:46. > :34:50.clears southwards, through this weekend, a transformation along the
:34:51. > :34:54.eastern coastal areas, welcome sunshine at last. That front will
:34:55. > :34:58.clear through as we go through Saturday and into Sunday, and behind
:34:59. > :35:03.that high pressure is building again, clean, fresh high, lots of
:35:04. > :35:07.sunshine, the odd shower for a time in East coastal areas, but most
:35:08. > :35:11.places dry with light winds, feeling very pleasant. We will lose the high
:35:12. > :35:15.temperatures across the South, mid-to high teens, feeling very
:35:16. > :35:19.pleasant indeed. To sum up this weekend, the storms will ease away,
:35:20. > :35:24.the cloud will lift, hopefully sunshine and fresh as well.
:35:25. > :35:26.Well, that's it from us here in Edinburgh
:35:27. > :35:30.on what is an historic day for Scotland and the rest of the UK.
:35:31. > :35:34.and have chosen to stay in the United Kingdom.
:35:35. > :35:36.We'll leave you with some of the images from a memorable night.
:35:37. > :35:50.MUSIC: "In A Big Country" by Big Country
:35:51. > :36:04.is that Scotland has voted no to independence.
:36:05. > :36:11.and I call on all of Scotland to follow suit
:36:12. > :36:15.in accepting the democratic verdict of the people of Scotland.
:36:16. > :36:18.So there can be no disputes, no reruns.
:36:19. > :36:23.We have heard the settled will of the Scottish people.