:00:08. > :00:12.David Cameron's direct appeal to the people of Scotland not to tear
:00:13. > :00:16.The Prime Minister's message is backed by Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg
:00:17. > :00:28.as all three UK-wide party leaders reach out to Scottish voters.
:00:29. > :00:34.Because I will be heartbroken if this family of nations which we have
:00:35. > :00:41.put together and has done amazing things together was torn apart.
:00:42. > :00:43.But for Alex Salmond and the yes campaign it's more
:00:44. > :00:46.a case of Westminster leaders who can't be trusted.
:00:47. > :00:49.What we are seeing today on the other side is Team Westminster
:00:50. > :00:54.jetting up for the day because they are panicking in their campaign.
:00:55. > :00:57.We'll be talking to some undecided voters, asking them what factors
:00:58. > :01:02.The price of caring for relatives with dementia.
:01:03. > :01:05.A charity claims those with the disease and their families face
:01:06. > :01:09.care costs equivalent to more than ?20,000 a year.
:01:10. > :01:14.How the giant stones of Stonehenge may not stand alone after all
:01:15. > :01:17.as evidence of a vast network of religious shrines is uncovered.
:01:18. > :01:24.The first Invictus Games for injured servicemen and women is about to get
:01:25. > :01:33.We're live 30 metres under Oxford Street as we take
:01:34. > :01:36.a close-up look at progress of the ?15 billion Crossrail project.
:01:37. > :02:09.Good evening from Edinburgh, where David Cameron came today with a
:02:10. > :02:11.message to Scotland's voters urging them not to embrace independence
:02:12. > :02:16.in next week's referendum, saying he'd be heartbroken
:02:17. > :02:21.He asked people not to vote for independence as a way of expressing
:02:22. > :02:25.He said he loved his country more than he loved his party.
:02:26. > :02:28.Mr Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband have all travelled to
:02:29. > :02:33.But Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, said the three Westminster
:02:34. > :02:36.Our political editor Nick Robinson has the latest on
:02:37. > :02:51.You are looking at a man who knows his tombstone may read the Prime
:02:52. > :02:54.Minister who presided over the break-up of Britain. You are
:02:55. > :02:59.listening to a man whose voice began to break as he made a plea for
:03:00. > :03:03.Scotland to stay. It is your decision, it is the Scottish people
:03:04. > :03:07.who decide, but please be in no doubt that the rest of the United
:03:08. > :03:10.Kingdom is watching, listening, holding our breath and we care
:03:11. > :03:24.passionately about this family of nations and we would really be
:03:25. > :03:25.desperately sad to see it torn apart. David Cameron spoke to
:03:26. > :03:28.workers in Edinburgh's financial district in a way he has never
:03:29. > :03:31.spoken before. I think people can feel it is like a general election,
:03:32. > :03:37.where you can make a decision and then five years later make another
:03:38. > :03:41.decision. If you are fed up with the effing Tories, give them a kick and
:03:42. > :03:46.then... But this is a decision not about the next five years. It is a
:03:47. > :03:51.decision about the next century. It is a decision that is staring
:03:52. > :03:58.emotions and testing tempers. A passionate debate between Scots
:03:59. > :04:02.about what their country should choose. Down the road, the other man
:04:03. > :04:05.who should have been in Westminster at Prime Minister's Questions. Ed
:04:06. > :04:11.Miliband said he had come to Scotland to fight for fairness,
:04:12. > :04:20.justice and equality. I say the best way to achieve those values is
:04:21. > :04:27.together, not apart. I say don't choose an irreversible separation.
:04:28. > :04:32.Choose to stay together on the basis of those values. Solidarity, social
:04:33. > :04:39.justice, together not alone. From the head, not the heart -- from the
:04:40. > :04:43.heart, from the soul, vote no in this referendum. What he and they
:04:44. > :04:52.are up against is the ever onward march of yes. The campaign that
:04:53. > :04:55.simply can't stop smiling. They believe that every flight from
:04:56. > :05:02.London adds up to thousands more votes for them in Scotland. What we
:05:03. > :05:05.are seeing on the other side is Team Westminster jetting up to Scotland
:05:06. > :05:10.for the day because they are panicking in the campaigns. What you
:05:11. > :05:16.call Team Westminster don't have a vote. The people who may stop you
:05:17. > :05:20.are Team Scotland to voting no. Why don't you talk about them more
:05:21. > :05:24.rather than people in London? For the last month and certainly the
:05:25. > :05:29.last weeks of the campaign, we have engaged in a conversation with
:05:30. > :05:32.fellow citizens. Alex Salmond knows that his epitaph could be the man
:05:33. > :05:37.who is the founding father of Scottish independence. To complete
:05:38. > :05:43.the Westminster set today, Nick Clegg made the journey from London
:05:44. > :05:48.to Selkirk. It is a decision for ever. It is not a decision you can
:05:49. > :05:53.make now and undo tomorrow. It is a decision that will last forever. So
:05:54. > :05:57.what do drinkers in this pub make of all this talk of independence
:05:58. > :06:05.being, well, the end of the world? Do you feel like this is a big deal?
:06:06. > :06:07.Yes, it feels huge. It is on everyone's lips. Constantly thinking
:06:08. > :06:16.about it, constantly reading about it. A bit scared? Yes. Properly
:06:17. > :06:22.scared? Yes. I think it is a huge stab in the dark. He is a no and she
:06:23. > :06:28.is a yes but both could yet change their minds, both unimpressed by the
:06:29. > :06:33.pleas from Westminster. David Cameron raced out of Scotland just
:06:34. > :06:37.as he raced in. His message? Very simple. This is not about me, this
:06:38. > :06:44.is not about those he called the effing Tories, it is not about the
:06:45. > :06:49.next five years. It is forever. Nick Robinson, BBC News, Edinburgh.
:06:50. > :06:51.With just eight days to go and with recent polls suggesting
:06:52. > :06:55.the result could be too close to call, it's now a battle to win over
:06:56. > :06:58.A so-called poll of polls collated by the website
:06:59. > :07:01.What Scotland Thinks based on six recent polls suggests that of those
:07:02. > :07:05.who expressed a view 48 percent are in favour of independence with 52
:07:06. > :07:09.Our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon has been back to meet
:07:10. > :07:12.the undecided voters she spoke to last month in Fife to see
:07:13. > :07:29.It is the known as the Kingdom of Fife, a bellwether area politically,
:07:30. > :07:34.and an indication of how people vote here could be an indication of how
:07:35. > :07:36.people vote across Scotland. We brought people here six week and
:07:37. > :07:41.could go to watch the first televised debate. They all said they
:07:42. > :07:45.were undecided. They are snapshot of the people both sides have been
:07:46. > :07:49.trying to win over. Among them, Scott Ford and his sister Lauren
:07:50. > :07:57.Dailey, both in their 20s and both solicitors. There was more substance
:07:58. > :08:00.to it that not enough. You said there was not enough information
:08:01. > :08:04.when you were listening to the first debate. How are you feeling now? I
:08:05. > :08:09.still don't think enough information has come out. I go between yes and
:08:10. > :08:14.no everyday. I think yes is a leap into the dark but potentially so is
:08:15. > :08:20.no. You undecided at the beginning of this so how are you feeling now?
:08:21. > :08:23.I think my vote in September will be yes. Various facts and figures have
:08:24. > :08:28.influenced me and I feel my vote is not just for myself, but three
:08:29. > :08:33.people, myself and my two children. Karen McGregor is in her 40s and
:08:34. > :08:39.works as a carer. She was undecided when we last spoke to her so has she
:08:40. > :08:43.made up her mind? I am 60% no and 40% yes. What factors are
:08:44. > :08:47.influencing your decision? I think it is the pound, the currency. The
:08:48. > :08:52.yes camp keep the pound but we would not be in control of it. It would
:08:53. > :08:57.have to be set by the Bank of England. If we are in Europe, we
:08:58. > :09:01.will be ruled by Europe and the euro and that worries me. There is a
:09:02. > :09:05.really big conversation going on not just here in Fife but across
:09:06. > :09:10.Scotland. Families and friends discussing what they want for this
:09:11. > :09:14.country's future, engaged in politics in a way rarely seen. And
:09:15. > :09:18.it is the discussions taking place amongst undecided and still
:09:19. > :09:20.persuadable voters that could decide the outcome of this referendum.
:09:21. > :09:25.Lorna Gordon, BBC News. One of the biggest names in pensions
:09:26. > :09:28.and savings, Standard Life, which has been based in Scotland
:09:29. > :09:31.for nearly 200 years, confirmed today it was preparing to transfer
:09:32. > :09:47.parts of its business to England The company said in a statement
:09:48. > :09:48.these were precautionary measures in relation to the uncertainty around
:09:49. > :09:50.Scotland's future. The Bank of England Governor Mark
:09:51. > :09:53.Carney today sought to reassure banking customers that there would
:09:54. > :09:55.be financial stability after Our business editor Kamal Ahmed
:09:56. > :10:05.reports. With eight days to go, it was time
:10:06. > :10:09.for a message of reassurance. The governor of the Bank of England,
:10:10. > :10:12.pushed by MPs, said there were plans in place to ensure that everyone's
:10:13. > :10:17.bank accounts were secure whatever the outcome of the independence
:10:18. > :10:23.vote. We have been doing contingency planning. We have contingency
:10:24. > :10:27.plans. And we would obviously implement them if at all required in
:10:28. > :10:33.the short term to support financial stability. Behind the rather ornate
:10:34. > :10:38.walls of the Bank of England, they are planning what to do on September
:10:39. > :10:41.the 19th if there is a yes vote on September the 18th. High Street
:10:42. > :10:44.banks that I have spoken to are privately demanding a major
:10:45. > :10:47.announcement first thing in the morning. They want reassurance for
:10:48. > :10:51.customers with accounts both North and South of the border that those
:10:52. > :10:56.accounts are still backed by the Bank of England and the UK
:10:57. > :11:00.Government. The Governor of the Bank of England is not the only one
:11:01. > :11:05.making contingency plans. Today the insurance giant Standard Life wrote
:11:06. > :11:09.to its shareholders saying that uncertainty around Scotland's future
:11:10. > :11:14.meant that it had plans to transfer people's pensions, long-term savings
:11:15. > :11:18.and investments South of the border. Those who support independence have
:11:19. > :11:23.responded saying that the risk of financial instability is being
:11:24. > :11:26.overplayed. I think that people are worrying unnecessarily. I do not
:11:27. > :11:30.believe that will happen because these are strong economies. Scotland
:11:31. > :11:35.is open for business and so is the rest of the UK. Not everyone agrees.
:11:36. > :11:39.Today the chief executive of BP, the biggest investor in the North Sea,
:11:40. > :11:44.said it was important to maintain the integrity of the UK. Politicians
:11:45. > :11:49.from the no campaign echoed that view. It is Alex Salmond's Black
:11:50. > :11:59.Wednesday, if you like. It is clear that firms like Standard Life would
:12:00. > :12:01.have to relocate operations out of Scotland in the event of
:12:02. > :12:04.independence. Major firms like BP and Shall think that being in the UK
:12:05. > :12:06.makes the industry stronger and would encourage more investment.
:12:07. > :12:09.Three High St banks have told the BBC they are preparing for the
:12:10. > :12:13.possibility of a yes vote, making sure there is plenty of money held
:12:14. > :12:17.North of the border to reassure the public. The Bank of England has also
:12:18. > :12:22.made it clear it is ready to act. Kamal Ahmed, BBC News.
:12:23. > :12:26.Our political editor Nick Robinson has joined me in Edinburgh. You were
:12:27. > :12:30.part of the group following the leaders today. What was your
:12:31. > :12:37.impression of what if anything they achieved? What will be fascinating
:12:38. > :12:41.will be to see if people listened to the message, saw the messenger and
:12:42. > :12:45.blocked out the message. I don't think any voter particularly after
:12:46. > :12:51.today can be in any doubt about how much this vote matters, how much the
:12:52. > :12:54.politicians and the rest of the United Kingdom want them not to vote
:12:55. > :12:58.for independence, and the fact that this vote could well be
:12:59. > :13:01.irreversible. It is forever. On the other hand of course, Alex Salmond
:13:02. > :13:04.is delighted these guys have got on the plane from Westminster. Every
:13:05. > :13:09.time they do, you think that is another vote for him. There is some
:13:10. > :13:12.frustration also among the Labour Party in Scotland, who fear it is a
:13:13. > :13:15.huge distraction from the substance. There is some frustration also among
:13:16. > :13:22.the Labour Party in Scotland, who fear it is a huge distraction from
:13:23. > :13:25.the substance independent from the Governor of the Bank of England. One
:13:26. > :13:32.little straw in the wind here, and we watch them all now, don't we? And
:13:33. > :13:37.others opinion poll out tonight which shows another clear turn to no
:13:38. > :13:41.clear lead. The significance is not numbers. Any poll can be wrong. The
:13:42. > :13:46.real significance is no movement in this opinion poll in recent weeks.
:13:47. > :13:50.None at all. We will talk later. Thank you. We will be back later
:13:51. > :13:54.with a look at the timetable of likely events, depending on that
:13:55. > :13:59.result and the impact on key areas of policy. We will also be speaking
:14:00. > :14:00.to Brian Taylor, our Scotland political editor. Back to you.
:14:01. > :14:03.Thank you. Families caring for people with
:14:04. > :14:06.dementia are paying a so-called New research by the Alzheimer's
:14:07. > :14:10.Society says most care is provided They say it can cost
:14:11. > :14:14.the equivalent of ?20,000 a year. Our health correspondent
:14:15. > :14:30.Dominic Hughes reports. They've just four years, dementia
:14:31. > :14:37.has taken a terrible Carl on Bill. But as well as dealing with the
:14:38. > :14:42.reality of his swift recline, -- decline, his wife has seen it take
:14:43. > :14:47.their life savings. It has taken everything. Financial worry is
:14:48. > :14:50.constant. I lay awake at night when I do get to sleep, worrying about
:14:51. > :14:55.this and how to pay for that. Without my family I don't know where
:14:56. > :14:59.I would be. Campaigners argue that when it comes to the kind of social
:15:00. > :15:04.care Bill needs, families have to cope largely on their own.
:15:05. > :15:09.Researchers calculate the health and social care costs of dementia across
:15:10. > :15:13.the UK are now running at ?26 billion each year. But today's
:15:14. > :15:20.report says that those with the condition, their carers and families
:15:21. > :15:23.shoulder two thirds of the costs, more than ?17 billion. The
:15:24. > :15:28.Alzheimer's Society says that bill's story is all too familiar. A
:15:29. > :15:32.family whose life was torn apart by a diagnosis of dementia to be left
:15:33. > :15:36.not just with an emotional and physical burden, but also with a
:15:37. > :15:40.huge financial cost as well. If you have cancer, you get all your
:15:41. > :15:44.support on the NHS. If you have heart disease, you get all your
:15:45. > :15:47.support on the NHS. If you have Alzheimer's and other kinds of
:15:48. > :15:54.dementia you do not get support on the NHS. You have to pay for it
:15:55. > :15:57.yourself. But ministers in England say they are making changes to help
:15:58. > :16:01.families cope. The battle to improve the way that we look after people
:16:02. > :16:05.with dementia and the support we give to families looking after
:16:06. > :16:09.someone with dementia and the way we as a society react to people with
:16:10. > :16:16.dementia, that is the litmus test of our commitment. With the number of
:16:17. > :16:21.dementia patients predicted to reach 2 million within the next 40 years,
:16:22. > :16:24.experts say radical solutions to funding social care are urgently
:16:25. > :16:28.needed. Dominic Hughes, BBC News, Stockport.
:16:29. > :16:33.David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg head to Scotland to make
:16:34. > :16:36.direct appeals to voters not to tear apart the United Kingdom.
:16:37. > :16:39.And still to come - Princes William and Harry arrive
:16:40. > :16:44.for tonight's opening ceremony of the Invictus Games - but the Duchess
:16:45. > :16:51.Two hospital A units close as part of a re-organisation of the NHS.
:16:52. > :16:54.And Scotland Yard warns children from London are being used to run
:16:55. > :17:05.Last week, President Obama was marvelling at the splendid
:17:06. > :17:11.But now it appears that the giant stones may not be quite
:17:12. > :17:15.Using the most detailed underground maps
:17:16. > :17:20.ever made of the earth, scientists have uncovered what's believed to be
:17:21. > :17:25.a vast network of other shrines - including one that's a mile wide.
:17:26. > :17:28.The archaeologists say it's allowing them to explore what civilisation
:17:29. > :17:42.The scientists involved in this project say it is so special, they
:17:43. > :17:45.have learned more in the past four years than in all the archaeology
:17:46. > :17:51.done around here in the past 100 years. They have used specialist
:17:52. > :17:54.equipment to look below the ground, not only by Stonehenge itself but
:17:55. > :17:57.the surrounding area, in order to find out what led up to Stonehenge.
:17:58. > :18:08.What they found was spectacular. It is one of the most studied
:18:09. > :18:14.monuments on earth, but the Stonehenge landscape is still giving
:18:15. > :18:18.up its secrets. These are clearly man-made, not natural. Over four
:18:19. > :18:22.years, the project to map what lies beneath has found everything from
:18:23. > :18:29.the existence of this circular henge... It is a very short distance
:18:30. > :18:32.from Stonehenge. To giant pits, channels and monuments. 17 new
:18:33. > :18:39.structures that nobody knew existed. It is just amazing. This
:18:40. > :18:44.wooden long barrow is among the most spectacular finds. It is a communal
:18:45. > :18:49.burial site on 6000 years ago. It represents the very origins of
:18:50. > :18:52.ritual and religion. It is extraordinary to think that there
:18:53. > :18:56.have been samey investigations of this landscape and the land we are
:18:57. > :19:02.standing on now and nobody before has suspected all of this. Six
:19:03. > :19:06.square miles were mapped using radar that looks into the ground to chart
:19:07. > :19:12.the evolution of civilisation that began 10,000 years ago. Even here,
:19:13. > :19:18.at the well-known and well researched site near Stonehenge,
:19:19. > :19:23.they found something new. Beneath my feet, the radar discovered around 60
:19:24. > :19:30.holes, two metres wide, all part of a new unknown structure they are
:19:31. > :19:34.calling the super henge. It all proves that Stonehenge is not an
:19:35. > :19:38.isolated structure. It is part of a landscape where multiple memories
:19:39. > :19:42.and traditions started in Britain. In a drive to build ever more
:19:43. > :19:52.incredible monuments en route to the most enigmatic one of all.
:19:53. > :19:55.It's the brainchild of Prince Harry - the Invictus Games will soon be
:19:56. > :19:58.More than 400 injured servicemen and women
:19:59. > :20:01.from 13 nations will compete against each other over the next four days.
:20:02. > :20:04.But before that, 5,000 people will watch the opening ceremony
:20:05. > :20:13.Our Royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell is there.
:20:14. > :20:18.No cake tonight, which is no great surprise but William and Harry will
:20:19. > :20:22.be a very shortly for the opening ceremony. It is very much at
:20:23. > :20:28.Harry's personal instead and that the Invictus Games are taking place.
:20:29. > :20:32.-- personal instigation. London's Olympic park, busy once
:20:33. > :20:36.again with international athletes, preparing to compete and push
:20:37. > :20:40.themselves to the limit. Yet these athletes have a very special
:20:41. > :20:44.camaraderie. They have all seen military service and suffered life
:20:45. > :20:51.changing injuries. They are from the UK and 12 other nations. 400 of
:20:52. > :20:56.them, in all. They are here by Royal appointment. Prince Harry has made
:20:57. > :21:01.it his business to chivvy enough people to make it happen. It has
:21:02. > :21:06.been his initiative. He has been closely involved. It is a cause that
:21:07. > :21:09.matters to him. To get them together here and see them interact with each
:21:10. > :21:13.other makes the difference to me. It is seen how they bounce off each
:21:14. > :21:17.other, the banter, camaraderie, brotherhood, regardless of what
:21:18. > :21:21.country you are from. You have got people sharing stories of their
:21:22. > :21:26.injuries. For me, it is very special to sit back and watch it. Terry is a
:21:27. > :21:31.former soldier from The Parachute Regiment. He lost his right leading
:21:32. > :21:35.Afghanistan, six years ago. He says sport has been the most important
:21:36. > :21:39.factor in his recovery. I've always had something to aim for and look
:21:40. > :21:43.forward to. From everything in the army, to getting injured, then
:21:44. > :21:48.aiming for everything in sport, it means a massive amount. The
:21:49. > :21:51.competitors will use some of the Olympic facilities, competing in
:21:52. > :21:56.nine different sports. It has all been arranged in a matter of months.
:21:57. > :21:59.To organise the event on this scale took us seven years in the Olympic
:22:00. > :22:04.Games and we have had six or seven months but this. It has been a
:22:05. > :22:06.gargantuan task. The Invictus Games will be opened by Harry and William
:22:07. > :22:09.tonight and continue until Sunday. More now on our main story tonight -
:22:10. > :22:11.Scotland's referendum campaign. Attention is now focusing sharply
:22:12. > :22:15.on the likely timetables for action that will follow
:22:16. > :22:19.a Yes or a No result. There's more being said
:22:20. > :22:22.about the key areas of policy - in Scotland and UK-wide -
:22:23. > :22:24.that could be affected. Reeta Chakrabarti has been
:22:25. > :22:35.looking at the options. So much hangs on next week's vote,
:22:36. > :22:40.whether you look at the economy, defence all the way we are governed.
:22:41. > :22:45.We have put together a timetable of the events ahead, if Scotland votes
:22:46. > :22:50.yes next week, or indeed no. If it is a yes, the Westminster election
:22:51. > :22:54.next May will, Alex Salmond hopes, he followed in March 2016 by
:22:55. > :22:58.Scottish independence. Scottish elections will take place two months
:22:59. > :23:02.later. It is a tight deadline and there are already questions over
:23:03. > :23:06.whether it is realistic. If it is no, the promise of more powers the
:23:07. > :23:10.Scotland means the timetable is much less complicated but still full,
:23:11. > :23:13.with formal proposals the devolution in November, and draft laws early
:23:14. > :23:16.next year with the aim of getting the changes through before the end
:23:17. > :23:20.of this Parliament, another tight deadline. What will the result
:23:21. > :23:25.either way mean for the UK's defence, place in the world and its
:23:26. > :23:29.constitution? If it is yes, there will be huge
:23:30. > :23:34.political and constitutional uncertainty. Would David Cameron and
:23:35. > :23:38.Ed Miliband survive? Could the next government be formed with temporary
:23:39. > :23:41.Scottish MPs? There might have to be another general election when
:23:42. > :23:45.independence happens and labour may struggle to form a majority without
:23:46. > :23:48.Scottish MPs. If it is a no, with the promise of extra power, more
:23:49. > :23:53.devolution to Scotland, have to be matched in the rest of the UK?
:23:54. > :23:56.English MPs would want to make English laws by themselves. Either
:23:57. > :24:02.way, the way this place does business is going to change.
:24:03. > :24:05.The UK likes to think of itself as a medium-sized country which punches
:24:06. > :24:10.above its weight. If Scotland voted yes, with the loss of nearly a third
:24:11. > :24:15.of the UK's territory, though only 8% of its population, it might be
:24:16. > :24:19.harder to argue. It would lend support to those who say British
:24:20. > :24:21.influence is in decline anyway and we should lose our permanent seat on
:24:22. > :24:26.the UN Security Council, for instance. Allies would also be
:24:27. > :24:30.worried about the knock-on effect on VE you and NATO will stop if
:24:31. > :24:35.Scotland voted no, everything would be more stable. But it would still
:24:36. > :24:42.reinforce worries that Britain's future was becoming more uncertain.
:24:43. > :24:45.If Scotland votes yes, it would expect its fair share of the British
:24:46. > :24:49.Armed Forces. The Scottish Government said it would have its
:24:50. > :24:54.own air force, navy and army made up of around 12 fast jets, two warships
:24:55. > :24:59.and an army of around 3500 regular troops. An independent Scotland says
:25:00. > :25:03.it would be free of nuclear weapons by the end of the decade which means
:25:04. > :25:06.moving the fleet of four Trident submarines from their base on the
:25:07. > :25:11.Clyde, which could cost billions of pounds. If it is a no, little will
:25:12. > :25:16.change but Britain's Armed Forces have been shrinking and could still
:25:17. > :25:19.face further cuts. A yes vote would also mean huge
:25:20. > :25:22.questions about the currency and what the rump of the UK will be
:25:23. > :25:26.called. Westerns which would need very urgent answers. -- questions
:25:27. > :25:36.which would need. Our Scotland political editor Brian
:25:37. > :25:41.Taylor is here. We have had business argument is
:25:42. > :25:46.today and arguments to the heart so which will dominate? It was
:25:47. > :25:49.intriguing the Prime Minister was in an Edinburgh finance house,
:25:50. > :25:53.addressing people working in business and yet his primary pitch
:25:54. > :25:58.was emotional. It is about the heart and his attachment to the UK, not
:25:59. > :26:03.purely as a business entity but as an advantage for the people of
:26:04. > :26:05.Scotland and the rest of the UK. Those who advocate the union are
:26:06. > :26:11.getting example rated, infuriated with what they claim is a refusal by
:26:12. > :26:15.the other side to engage with the arguments from business, the
:26:16. > :26:19.complaints, warnings and concerns. The other side there are also tipped
:26:20. > :26:23.arguments to be made but there is a Delphic approach by the other side.
:26:24. > :26:27.They know they will be only talking up a downside for the prospects, and
:26:28. > :26:31.they are likely to stick with the other argument about empowering the
:26:32. > :26:35.Scottish people. I think we will hear from Alex Salmond and more that
:26:36. > :26:37.on 18th September, the people of Scotland will have their own
:26:38. > :26:41.sovereignty in their hands and they can choose to share it again with
:26:42. > :26:45.Westminster or give it to themselves. This has become quite a
:26:46. > :26:46.remarkable argument and a remarkable referendum. Thank you for joining
:26:47. > :26:49.us. It's been a glorious day here
:26:50. > :27:00.in Edinburgh - For most of us, it will. That seems
:27:01. > :27:04.to be the way of it at the moment, fine days and chilly nights. This
:27:05. > :27:07.was a typical countryside scene this morning, temperatures down to 4
:27:08. > :27:12.degrees but with the sunshine, they bounced back as high as 21 or 22 in
:27:13. > :27:15.a few places by this afternoon and it's not like summer. What a
:27:16. > :27:21.contrast with conditions in the West. In North America, a plunge of
:27:22. > :27:24.cold air, and across the northern plains of the US and the Canadian
:27:25. > :27:28.prairies, we have had a taste of winter with a Christmas card scene
:27:29. > :27:33.in Alberta in the last 24 hours. A real shock to the system to them. No
:27:34. > :27:35.snow in the forecast from EU will be pleased to know but it will turn
:27:36. > :27:39.chilly under the clear skies with fog patches forming. One or two in
:27:40. > :27:45.the south and more widespread in the North. Temperatures will fall quite
:27:46. > :27:49.sharply down into the low single figures in the outer suburbs and
:27:50. > :27:55.some oral spots. Higher than that in towns and cities. -- rural spots.
:27:56. > :27:58.The cloud will creep further west into central areas through the day
:27:59. > :28:01.from the east in the morning. A different kind of day for some. The
:28:02. > :28:05.best of the sunshine further west and another fine day to come across
:28:06. > :28:10.westernmost England, much of Wales and the West Midlands. More cloud
:28:11. > :28:13.further east but fairly moth-eaten, allowing some brightness and
:28:14. > :28:17.temperatures doing well in the sunshine, up into the low 20s, and
:28:18. > :28:22.the wind fairly light. Any morning fog will clear from the Glens of
:28:23. > :28:27.Scotland and we are set fair, a bit more towards the east and it will be
:28:28. > :28:31.somewhat cooler. On Friday, slow and subtle changes, a bit more cloud for
:28:32. > :28:36.some of us a bit less for others and a notable breeze developing across
:28:37. > :28:39.some southern areas but in the sunshine, we will do pretty well
:28:40. > :28:43.with temperatures into the low 20s. This weekend, it stays mostly dry, a
:28:44. > :28:46.bit cloudier and it will turn windier in general.
:28:47. > :28:48.That's all from the team here in Edinburgh.
:28:49. > :28:50.I'll have more at ten - but now on BBC One, we join