Scotland's independence vote

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, looks on at a No campaigner during a walkabout in Ellon, Scotland, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. From the capital of Edinburgh to the far-flung Shetland Islands, Scots embraced a historic moment - and the rest of the United Kingdom held its breath - after voters turned out in unprecedented numbers for an independence referendum that could end the country's 307-year union with England.

Scotland today rejected independence in a historic referendum.

Alex Salmond, looks on at a 'No' campaigner

Chris McAleese holds a Saltire flag as he speaks with Gerrard Corrigan, left, and Robbie Devine outside Bannockburn Polling Station in Scotland. People are voting across Scotland in a referendum that will decide whether the country leaves its 307-year-old union with England and becomes an independent state. 

With 30 out of Scotland's 32 council areas having declared results, the "No" side has an unbeatable lead of 1,877,252 votes to 1,512,688

People outside polling station 

Chris McAleese holds a Saltire flag

Passions running high on streets of Scotland ahead of independence vote.

Edinburgh, the nation's capital, rejected independence by 194,638 votes to 123,927 votes, while Aberdeen City voted "No" by a margin of more than 20,000 votes. 

Scotland's independence vote: High voter turnout

The world holds its breath, mostly hoping Scots vote "No" in tomorrow's referendum.

The people of Scotland had been queueing up to register their vote in the historic referendum to decide their future as part an independent country or the UK.

People await referendum results 

Catalunya's separatist supporters hold a sign supporting Scotland's independence as they wave Esteladas (Catalan separatist flags) at Sant Jaume square in Barcelona.

Nearly 97% of the electorate, adding up to 4,285,323 people, were registered to vote at 2,608 polling places across the country.

Scotland's independence vote

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