:00:00. > :00:16.A decisive vote by Scotland - it's no to independence.
:00:17. > :00:18.Jubilation and relief among those who campaigned to
:00:19. > :00:24.We're staying part of the United Kingdom which is what
:00:25. > :00:31.Despair and disbelief among those who'd fought
:00:32. > :00:39.I wanted our own government, to look after our own race,
:00:40. > :00:43.rather than having Mr Cameron, who doesnae care about scotland,
:00:44. > :00:50.Alex Salmond calls on Scotland to accept the result but says he'll
:00:51. > :00:55.resign as First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party.
:00:56. > :01:02.For me, as leader, my time is nearly over, but for Scotland the campaign
:01:03. > :01:07.continues and the dream will never die.
:01:08. > :01:10.The referendum result means changes are on the way for how the rest
:01:11. > :01:17.So now it is time for our United Kingdom to come together
:01:18. > :01:21.A vital part of that will be a balanced settlement,
:01:22. > :01:26.fair to the people of Scotland, and importantly to England,
:01:27. > :01:34.We'll bring you the full analysis of the historic result, what it means
:01:35. > :01:38.for Scotland and what constitutional changes are now likely for the rest
:01:39. > :01:47.As Scotland votes no, the calls for London to get greater
:01:48. > :01:49.And police find a bike belonging to a convicted
:01:50. > :02:16.murderer wanted in connection with the disappearance of Alice Gross.
:02:17. > :02:19.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six from Edinburgh,
:02:20. > :02:21.where this afternoon Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond,
:02:22. > :02:24.has announced his resignation, just hours after the people of
:02:25. > :02:30.It followed two years of campaigning and a final two weeks
:02:31. > :02:33.of frenetic political activity, with all the Westminster party leaders
:02:34. > :02:38.travelling here to make a last impassioned plea to keep the union.
:02:39. > :02:40.In the end, the result was more decisive than
:02:41. > :02:47.Just over 1.6 million voted yes, while the no side won with more
:02:48. > :02:54.That's 45% voting yes with 55% voting no.
:02:55. > :02:58.The turnout was very high at nearly 85%.
:02:59. > :03:00.The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has welcomed the result
:03:01. > :03:02.and announced not only that substantial powers will pass
:03:03. > :03:06.from London to Edinburgh, but that changes must be made, too,
:03:07. > :03:09.in the government of the whole of the rest of the United Kingdom.
:03:10. > :03:12.Tonight we'll have the reaction from voters and campaigners,
:03:13. > :03:16.analysis of the result, and the very latest on moves towards potentially
:03:17. > :03:21.far reaching constitutional changes for the entire UK.
:03:22. > :03:24.Nick Robinson has our first report tonight, on the day
:03:25. > :03:41.Put away the flag is, stop the campaigning, the great national
:03:42. > :03:46.debate is over. More people cared, more people believed, more voted for
:03:47. > :03:54.independence than ever before, but for now that dream is dead. Scotland
:03:55. > :03:59.has voted no in this referendum on independence. The result in Fife has
:04:00. > :04:04.taken the no campaign over the line and the official result of this
:04:05. > :04:11.referendum is a no. The final result, 45% yes, 55% no, was clearer
:04:12. > :04:15.than most had predicted. This morning, Alex Salmond put a brave
:04:16. > :04:19.face on defeat, accepting what he called the democratic verdict. But
:04:20. > :04:22.this afternoon he called the media to the First Minister's office in
:04:23. > :04:27.Edinburgh and announced that he would test -- soon quit the job. For
:04:28. > :04:34.me, my time as leader is nearly over. But for Scotland the campaign
:04:35. > :04:40.continues, and the dream shall never die. The real guardians of progress
:04:41. > :04:46.are no longer politicians at Westminster, or even at Holyrood.
:04:47. > :04:49.But the energised activism of tens of thousands of people who I predict
:04:50. > :04:55.will refuse to meekly go back into the political shadows. We have now
:04:56. > :04:59.the opportunity to hold a Westminster's feet to the fire on
:05:00. > :05:04.the bow that they have made to devolve further meaningful power to
:05:05. > :05:09.Scotland. This places Scotland in a bridge strong position. The story of
:05:10. > :05:27.the night was clear almost from the very first result at 1:30 a.m.. No,
:05:28. > :05:32.19,000. 19,036. The no campaign, subdued for so long, celebrated as
:05:33. > :05:37.result after result in 28 out of 32 areas had them winning. In Glasgow,
:05:38. > :05:45.Nicola Sturgeon, Alex Salmond's deputy, and surely his successor
:05:46. > :05:57.now, knew it was all over. Yes, 194,000. No, 169,347. The news from
:05:58. > :06:01.Scotland's biggest city, a consolation prize. Not so long ago,
:06:02. > :06:06.few would have believed they would do this well or come this close, but
:06:07. > :06:10.for Alex Salmond, as he left home in the early hours, it simply was not
:06:11. > :06:15.close enough. For them, those who had fought for Scotland to remain in
:06:16. > :06:25.the UK, the relief was palpable. The people of Scotland have spoken. We
:06:26. > :06:30.have chosen unity over division and positive change rather than needless
:06:31. > :06:39.separation. APPLAUSE Today is a momentous result
:06:40. > :06:46.for Scotland and also for the United Kingdom as a whole. By confirming
:06:47. > :06:50.our place within the union, we have reaffirmed all that we have in
:06:51. > :06:53.common. Those watching outside Scotland had simply had to hold
:06:54. > :06:58.their breath. The Prime Minister watched for much of the night, aware
:06:59. > :07:03.that a yes vote would destroy not just his country but his reputation.
:07:04. > :07:07.The people of Scotland have spoken, and it is a clear result. They have
:07:08. > :07:14.kept our country of four nations together. And like millions of other
:07:15. > :07:19.people, I am delighted. The debate was settled for a generation, he
:07:20. > :07:23.said. There could be no disputes, no reruns. Scotland would get more
:07:24. > :07:27.power but change would go much further than that. Just as the
:07:28. > :07:32.people of Scotland will have more power over their affairs, so it
:07:33. > :07:36.follows that the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland must have
:07:37. > :07:41.a bigger say over theirs. The rights of these voters need to be
:07:42. > :07:46.respected, preserved and enhanced. The Tory leader revived an old,
:07:47. > :07:51.undelivered manifesto promise, to ensure that English laws are made
:07:52. > :07:54.only by English votes. I have long believed that a crucial part missing
:07:55. > :08:00.from this national discussion is England. We have heard the voice of
:08:01. > :08:07.Scotland, and now the millions of voices of England must also be
:08:08. > :08:09.heard. Somewhere ask, why on earth are politicians talking about
:08:10. > :08:14.constitutional change on the very day when the Scottish people have
:08:15. > :08:18.rejected independence? The answer is clear and it is here in Glasgow. The
:08:19. > :08:24.people of this great city voted by a majority to leave the UK. The anger
:08:25. > :08:28.they feel that the way Westminster currently runs things is felt up and
:08:29. > :08:35.down what remains our United Kingdom. Thank you very much indeed.
:08:36. > :08:37.But this great national debate will now happen without him leading
:08:38. > :08:43.Scotland. More than 3.5 million
:08:44. > :08:44.Scots voted yesterday. The turnout was the highest
:08:45. > :08:47.for any UK election since 1951. The vote
:08:48. > :08:49.against independence was larger in the more rural parts of Scotland and
:08:50. > :08:52.among older voters, with resounding noes from Edinburgh, Dumfries and
:08:53. > :08:55.Galloway, and the Orkney Islands. For cities that voted yes, such as
:08:56. > :08:58.Glasgow and Dundee, the dream that Allan Little has been analysing what
:08:59. > :09:05.tipped the balance for the voters against independence,
:09:06. > :09:19.in favour of a United Kingdom. The burden of proof from the
:09:20. > :09:24.beginning lay mostly with the yes campaign. To too many voters, their
:09:25. > :09:28.blueprint for independence seemed incomplete, unready. Particularly on
:09:29. > :09:32.what currency and independent Scotland would use. Edinburgh, home
:09:33. > :09:38.to Scotland's financial services industry, voted 61-39 to stay in the
:09:39. > :09:42.UK. This is quite a well-off country and a lot of people felt we had a
:09:43. > :09:46.lot to lose. I do not think it is surprise where parts where people
:09:47. > :09:55.did not have so much to lose would vote yes. Even here, more than one
:09:56. > :09:57.in three voted yes. I am devastated. I have been up all might. But also
:09:58. > :10:01.inspired because we know that half the people get it. That is nice. It
:10:02. > :10:05.is weird knowing that half the people are ready for change and half
:10:06. > :10:08.are scared to do it. Overall, it has been very beneficial to Scotland,
:10:09. > :10:16.despite the fact that we did not win. Although I was a no vote, when
:10:17. > :10:19.I heard the results I started crying, because relieved, but also
:10:20. > :10:27.kind of worried about what happens now. In less prosperous places, more
:10:28. > :10:31.voters favoured yes. Scotland's biggest city, Glasgow, voted for
:10:32. > :10:40.independence, as did Dundee. Here, Labour voters who crossed in large
:10:41. > :10:46.numbers were decisive. Will they return to the Labour fold after this
:10:47. > :10:52.experience? I am devastated. The sole reason was that I wanted more
:10:53. > :10:58.than anything a yes vote. A change. Labour's policies close to Tory
:10:59. > :11:02.policies for me. After what happened with Tony Blair, I don't think the
:11:03. > :11:09.working-class trust Labour any more. They have gone over to the SNP. In
:11:10. > :11:13.this, the intervention in the last stages of the campaign by a
:11:14. > :11:18.seemingly rejuvenated Gordon Brown may have helped to stem the flow of
:11:19. > :11:22.Labour voters to the yes camp. The margin of victory for the union was
:11:23. > :11:28.clear and decisive and beyond dispute. Does that mean the job is
:11:29. > :11:31.done, the union saved? 45% of the population of the country on a high
:11:32. > :11:37.turnout voted to end United Kingdom statehood in Scotland. That would
:11:38. > :11:41.have been unthinkable even 15 years ago when the Scottish Parliament was
:11:42. > :11:44.first set up. Remember that 1.6 million people of our fellow
:11:45. > :11:49.citizens voted to leave the United Kingdom. A majority in Glasgow, a
:11:50. > :11:54.large majority in Dundee. The really important thing to do at the moment
:11:55. > :11:59.is to try and understand and then respond adequately and effectively
:12:00. > :12:03.to the reasons why people voted yes. The Anglo Scottish union has
:12:04. > :12:07.survived the greatest challenge to its existence in 300 years. Scotland
:12:08. > :12:11.has settled the question peacefully and democratically, but the popular
:12:12. > :12:17.challenge to the UK's legitimacy in Scotland has not gone away.
:12:18. > :12:25.Brian Taylor is at Ute house, the official residence of the First
:12:26. > :12:28.Minister of Scotland. Alex Salmond has announced he is going to be
:12:29. > :12:33.standing down. We heard strong emotions among his supporters. Where
:12:34. > :12:40.does his decision leaves them and their desire for change? The
:12:41. > :12:44.argument that Alex Salmond will advance is that the campaign for
:12:45. > :12:47.independence, the cause he has espoused for his political life, is
:12:48. > :12:52.bigger than one individual. I think there are two motivations behind his
:12:53. > :12:57.decision. First, the personal one. He has been leader for 20 years.
:12:58. > :13:04.Rather a decent shift at the coal face, as he said himself. Secondly,
:13:05. > :13:07.however satisfactory 45% is, it is not a victory, and Mr Salmond is
:13:08. > :13:12.associated by definition with defeat on this particular referendum for
:13:13. > :13:15.the independence cause. He believes there is still an opportunity for
:13:16. > :13:19.the SNP and the independence movement, but he believes it would
:13:20. > :13:23.be best done by someone else. I would characterise him as having
:13:24. > :13:28.transformed the SNP, from a party which, after the 1979 devolution
:13:29. > :13:31.referendum, almost fell apart, to a situation where now they are
:13:32. > :13:35.sufficiently strong and mature and above all sufficiently a party of
:13:36. > :13:42.government, that I believe they will survive this and perhaps be able to
:13:43. > :13:44.use, as Alex Salmond has put it, the opportunity of driving forward to
:13:45. > :13:49.independence. Of course, there will be introspection, but I believe they
:13:50. > :13:53.will advance with a new leader and I believe that will be Nicola
:13:54. > :13:58.Sturgeon, his deputy. Thank you.
:13:59. > :14:02.Within the last few minutes, a statement from the Queen has been
:14:03. > :14:18.published. Nicholas Witchell has the details at Balmoral for us. What
:14:19. > :14:21.does it say? I am sorry, we seem to have a few difficulties getting hold
:14:22. > :14:26.of Nicholas Witchell in Balmoral. Apologies. So, the vote here in
:14:27. > :14:30.Scotland could have a profound impact on government across the UK,
:14:31. > :14:34.with new powers for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as
:14:35. > :14:36.here in Scotland. With no cross-party agreement on
:14:37. > :14:40.constitutional change, an ambitious timetable and a general election
:14:41. > :14:45.coming, how realistic is a major shake-up? James Landale is at
:14:46. > :14:51.Westminster. James, many changes ahead and many potential obstacles.
:14:52. > :14:56.That's right, normally Reform Act Westminster takes years, David
:14:57. > :14:59.Cameron is trying to do it in months and there is precious little sign of
:15:00. > :15:03.cross-party agreement. What we are talking about is not just changing
:15:04. > :15:06.the constitution, it is about power and who holds it.
:15:07. > :15:09.It was a solemn vow by the leaders of the UK's largest parties, a vow
:15:10. > :15:14.to devolve more power to Scotland and protect its public funding.
:15:15. > :15:16.But is it a vow that Westminster can keep?
:15:17. > :15:20.Today, the Prime Minister promised to honour the commitment in full,
:15:21. > :15:22.and he went further, promising radical constitutional
:15:23. > :15:26.Just as Scotland will vote separately
:15:27. > :15:31.in the Scottish Parliament on the issues of tax, spending and
:15:32. > :15:35.welfare, so too England, as well as Wales and Northern Ireland, should
:15:36. > :15:40.And all this must take place in tandem with, and at the same pace
:15:41. > :15:51.So, what is the Government's timetable?
:15:52. > :15:54.It is hoping to agree it's plan for UK wide evolution by November,
:15:55. > :15:57.publish draft laws in January and introduce the changes after it has
:15:58. > :16:01.Labour say they will move quickly on devolution to Scotland.
:16:02. > :16:04.But they want a national debate on English devolution
:16:05. > :16:06.before holding a constitutional convention in the autumn of next
:16:07. > :16:17.One lesson we know is that we can't do this as a knee jerk, quick fix
:16:18. > :16:21.way. We've got to do it in the right way. The most important thing is
:16:22. > :16:24.that it can't just be stitched up in Westminster. I don't think people
:16:25. > :16:29.would stand for that. We need to start with people and the change
:16:30. > :16:33.they want to see. Labour see the plans as a trap. They fear that
:16:34. > :16:38.curbing the powers of Scottish MPs, most of whom are Labour, would make
:16:39. > :16:43.it harder for Ed Miliband, as Prime Minister, to get his legislation and
:16:44. > :16:46.budget through the Commons. None of this constitutional change is going
:16:47. > :16:49.to come easy. David Cameron does not have the full support of Labour and
:16:50. > :16:53.he also has trouble in his own ranks, many of whom think that
:16:54. > :16:57.Scotland is being offered too much, too fast. Extensive promises have
:16:58. > :17:01.been made to the Scottish people which will assume that Scottish
:17:02. > :17:04.politicians can continue to adjudicate on taxes raised on
:17:05. > :17:08.English taxpayers and also assume that English taxpayers will continue
:17:09. > :17:12.to shore up the whole settlement, with extensive transfers of funds.
:17:13. > :17:18.UKIP leader wrote to all Scottish MPs asking them to stop voting on
:17:19. > :17:23.English issues now. The English need to be able to vote and debate on
:17:24. > :17:27.their issues in the House of Commons. If Scottish MPs agree to do
:17:28. > :17:33.that, that will be a significant set forward. Across Scotland, there are
:17:34. > :17:37.reminders that this parliament represents all four corners of the
:17:38. > :17:41.UK, including Northern Ireland and Wales. Scotland has been offered
:17:42. > :17:45.first-class devolution, there is a risk that Wales will get second or
:17:46. > :17:49.third class, and we need to make sure our settlement is as good, if
:17:50. > :17:54.not better, than what they get in Scotland. The stakes could not be
:17:55. > :17:56.higher. Honouring this vow could transform the constitutional
:17:57. > :18:03.settlement. Breaking it could lead to another breach interest in
:18:04. > :18:06.politics. Already, agreement looks harder to find. -- in trust.
:18:07. > :18:09.So what do voters in other parts of the UK make of the promise
:18:10. > :18:12.Previous attempts at extending regional control have
:18:13. > :18:16.We asked our UK Affairs Correspondent Reeta Chakrabarti to
:18:17. > :18:27.The people of Lincoln had no say in Scotland's decision, but that did
:18:28. > :18:34.not mean they did not care. Many were watching nervously. Today, we
:18:35. > :18:41.felt immense relief. What does it mean to you, why are you relieved?
:18:42. > :18:44.We are the United Kingdom. Yes, we are Better Together, that says it
:18:45. > :18:48.all. I think we would be losing something if we split Scotland away
:18:49. > :18:53.from the UK. I think it has been done the right way, and they chose
:18:54. > :18:57.for themselves. The main response on this English High Street is one of
:18:58. > :19:01.relief that Scotland has voted to stay. People's thoughts are now
:19:02. > :19:06.turning to where the union goes here. Something definitely needs to
:19:07. > :19:11.change. We have the same system for quite a few years and it perhaps
:19:12. > :19:16.needed to evolve. This ancient cathedral city is home to one of the
:19:17. > :19:20.few copies of Magna Carta, the 800-year-old document that limited
:19:21. > :19:24.the King's powers. With a transfer of power over tax, spending and
:19:25. > :19:29.welfare about to take place to Scotland, where does that leave the
:19:30. > :19:33.rest of the UK? I think it is right that the Scots do have devolved
:19:34. > :19:37.powers. I also think it is right that the English, the Welsh and the
:19:38. > :19:49.Northern Irish do as well. I think there has been an unequal balance
:19:50. > :19:52.between Scotland having more powers. It gets more money through subsidies
:19:53. > :19:54.than English people and I think that is not fair, and we deserve the same
:19:55. > :20:01.powers, maybe even an English Parliament. Many understand it is
:20:02. > :20:05.not just Scotland likely to change. Let's try to talk again to Nicholas
:20:06. > :20:09.Witchel at Balmoral. The Queen has published a statement in the last
:20:10. > :20:13.few minutes. What has she had to say? Yes, this is the statement just
:20:14. > :20:18.issued, this is what the Queen says. For many in Scotland and
:20:19. > :20:20.elsewhere today there will be strong feelings and contrasting emotions
:20:21. > :20:28.amongst family, friends and neighbours. That is the nature of
:20:29. > :20:29.the robust, democratic... Have no doubt's the emotions will be
:20:30. > :20:41.tempered by... I'm so sorry for that, despite our
:20:42. > :20:47.best efforts, we are not managing to talk to Nicholas Witchel in
:20:48. > :20:51.Balmoral. As we heard earlier, Scotland's
:20:52. > :20:55.First Minister is to step down. It comes after 20 years as leader of
:20:56. > :20:58.the SNP and seven years as first minister. He said he decided to go
:20:59. > :21:01.this morning but will stay on until mid-November. James Cook reports on
:21:02. > :21:06.the resignation of one of Scotland's most charismatic
:21:07. > :21:11.political figures. Too many people, Alex Salmond is the
:21:12. > :21:15.Scottish National Party. He hails from Linlithgow, a traditional
:21:16. > :21:17.Labour stronghold in central Scotland. His rise and battle
:21:18. > :21:26.Scottish National is are inextricably linked. Alex Salmond
:21:27. > :21:31.went to Westminster in 1987, a Democratic insurgent, determined to
:21:32. > :21:35.rest Scotland from London's grasp. He was already shaking up what had
:21:36. > :21:41.been a rather eccentric party when, three years later, he was elected
:21:42. > :21:45.for his first stint as leader. His gradual approach to the pursuit of
:21:46. > :21:48.independence nearly paid off, first campaigning for a Scottish
:21:49. > :21:52.parliament, celebrating alongside his political rivals when this
:21:53. > :21:56.referendum, at least, went his way. I think they have better sit up and
:21:57. > :22:05.take notice something is changing in Scotland. It was common he stood
:22:06. > :22:10.down and back again. Alex Salmond MP, 75% of the vote. In the end, he
:22:11. > :22:16.served two decade-long stints as SNP leader. The last ten years saw
:22:17. > :22:20.stunning success. He took his party to Holyrood and then went one
:22:21. > :22:26.better. I heard a rumour. I think we won the election! Ayes winning a
:22:27. > :22:31.second term, with a majority most said was impossible. It gave him a
:22:32. > :22:35.mandate to pursue his life's goal. Two years ago, he shook hands with a
:22:36. > :22:40.Conservative Prime Minister on an agreement to put his dream to the
:22:41. > :22:45.test. But after pouring his heart and soul into the campaign over the
:22:46. > :22:51.last few weeks and months, he had to admit his dream was not shared by
:22:52. > :22:58.all. I believed there was great possibilities in the campaign.
:22:59. > :23:02.Obviously I would not have made the decision had there been a Yes Vote.
:23:03. > :23:06.I think in the circumstances of the vote we have, galvanising,
:23:07. > :23:11.wonderful, empowering and massive though it is, I think it is my
:23:12. > :23:16.judgement that someone else would be best placed to take that forward.
:23:17. > :23:20.Alex Salmond has always divided opinion. But everybody seems to have
:23:21. > :23:21.an opinion, and he did come closer than anybody else to winning
:23:22. > :23:33.independence for Scotland. Let's talk to Nick Robinson in
:23:34. > :23:38.Glasgow. The end of a momentous 24 hours. You followed it all the way
:23:39. > :23:41.through. How do you assess the significance for the whole of the
:23:42. > :23:45.United Kingdom? I have never experienced a day quite like this
:23:46. > :23:50.one. A vote in Scotland to reject massive constitutional change has
:23:51. > :23:54.actually triggered a debate throughout the United Kingdom about
:23:55. > :23:57.just that. The man without whom it would never have happened, Alex
:23:58. > :24:04.Salmond, has stood down so that debate will happen without him. The
:24:05. > :24:10.people that lined the streets of this city in Dundee, Perth, they
:24:11. > :24:13.wave their flags, chanted and protested, they lost, and yet there
:24:14. > :24:18.is just the slightest sense they might get a little bit of what they
:24:19. > :24:23.wanted to bring about. What is the reason for this? I think it is this.
:24:24. > :24:27.This referendum started out as simply a choice about independence,
:24:28. > :24:30.about self-government and national identity. But it quickly became
:24:31. > :24:35.clear to everybody that travelled here, everybody that lived here
:24:36. > :24:40.that, in reality, it was a vote on the way power is used and who has
:24:41. > :24:44.power in this country. It was the shock of their lives for the
:24:45. > :24:48.political establishment in Westminster to realise that they
:24:49. > :24:52.might well lose. As a result, now, all of the leaders are promising
:24:53. > :24:56.more power, yes, year in Scotland, more in Wales, more in Northern
:24:57. > :25:02.Ireland, more for the English people as well. It doesn't mean it will
:25:03. > :25:08.happen, but it means a previously dull subject for many,
:25:09. > :25:11.constitutional change, the thing that political bores go on about,
:25:12. > :25:15.suddenly comes to the centre of a series of election campaigns. They
:25:16. > :25:17.will argue in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland about
:25:18. > :25:22.which party will really deliver for you. Perhaps it is fitting that Her
:25:23. > :25:27.Majesty gets the final word, one that Nicholas Witchel could not
:25:28. > :25:31.quite get out. She talked about the insuring love of Scotland, strongly
:25:32. > :25:33.held opinions, and yet people could now come together, said Her Majesty,
:25:34. > :25:44.in mutual respect. It's pretty misty in Edinburgh.
:25:45. > :25:48.Let's see how the rest of the weather is doing.
:25:49. > :25:55.We will clear away a week's with of mist and drizzle. We will also get
:25:56. > :25:59.rid of the storms that have been affecting parts of England and
:26:00. > :26:03.Wales. This is how it has been today, some work up to flooding,
:26:04. > :26:07.others had sleep disturbed by thunder. The heat triggered
:26:08. > :26:11.thunderstorms to the north and east of London into Suffolk and Norfolk.
:26:12. > :26:15.There will be thunderstorms rumbling around parts of England in
:26:16. > :26:19.particular. Not for everyone, but where they develop they could cause
:26:20. > :26:25.some disruption, with surface water flooding, and Hale. Clearer skies
:26:26. > :26:28.into north-west Scotland, turning a bit cooler here than it has been on
:26:29. > :26:32.recent nights going into Saturday morning. For England and Wales
:26:33. > :26:37.tomorrow, plenty of cloud again. There will be some showers, even
:26:38. > :26:43.from the word go in England. A few developing in southern England. It
:26:44. > :26:45.could be thundery, not as warm or muggy, but the odd shower moving
:26:46. > :26:52.through Scotland and Northern Ireland. The big change will be to
:26:53. > :26:56.the north-east of the UK. Eastern Scotland, north-east England, after
:26:57. > :27:00.a mere quay week, the weather front will clear the air and we will see
:27:01. > :27:04.brighter, fresh air, better visibility, some welcome blue sky.
:27:05. > :27:08.It is this sort of air that will spread across the UK as the week
:27:09. > :27:13.goes on. It means a chilly start across the northern half of the UK.
:27:14. > :27:19.We could see a touch of ground frost in places. 4-part two of the
:27:20. > :27:23.weekend, sunny spells. Most places dry, temperatures not as high as
:27:24. > :27:27.they have been, but humidity is much lower. The storms have gone. That is
:27:28. > :27:31.one part of the story. The other part is clearer air to where we have
:27:32. > :27:36.had so much cloud and reduced humidity.
:27:37. > :27:52.news: The people of Scotland have decisively rejected independence. In
:27:53. > :27:58.a moment we will join the BBC News teams were you are. We will leave
:27:59. > :28:08.you with the key images and voices of this historic vote.
:28:09. > :28:30.The BBC forecasts now is that Scotland has voted no to
:28:31. > :28:43.independence. Now it is time for our United
:28:44. > :28:52.Kingdom to come together and move forward.
:28:53. > :28:59.As leader, my time is nearly over. But for Scotland, the campaign
:29:00. > :29:01.continues. The dream shall never die.