Neither supporters nor opponents of independence have much to crow about. A YouGov poll suggests that, excluding those who do not know, 44% of Scots would vote to leave the UK today, almost the same as the 45% who voted that way ten years ago.

Ten years after the independence referendum, Scotland cannot leave behind its “toxic legacy of division” until the “fanatical” SNP is removed from power, Douglas Ross has said. The Scottish Tory leader said his “overriding emotion remains relief at the outcome” of the vote on Sept 18 2014,

John Swinney is answering questions on the tenth anniversary of Scotland voting No in 2014’s independence referendum. The First Minister will take MSPs’ questions after they sparred on Wednesday in the Scottish Parliament on the nation’s future in the UK.

Glaswegians went to the polls alongside the rest of the country to vote on whether Scotland should become an independent country. We looked back at that historic day, ten years on, with a gallery of some of its most fascinating moments.

Sir Keir Starmer’s administration has already “completely demolished” Labour’s claim that Scotland does not need independence, John Swinney said on Wednesday as he tried to revive the SNP’s push for separation.

Emotions were running high in the run-up to the 2014 independence vote as Scotland's future dominated the international news agenda.

As the 10th anniversary of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum is marked, here's what staying in the Union has meant for Scotland and the UK as a whole.

Scotland's leader John Swinney said Wednesday that the country's pro-separatist movement must build on the "overwhelmingly positive legacy" of the 2014 independence referendum to secure a split from the UK.

Scotland is closer to independence than it was in 2014, the First Minister has insisted. SNP leader John Swinney made the claim at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the historic ballot - which saw 55% of voters reject independence and support remaining part of the UK.