British Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the resounding vote from Scotland which has voted No to independence following a referendum Thursday.
The counting of votes took place overnight. Scots voted to stay as part of the United Kingdom by a margin of around 55% to 45% who wanted to break away.
Leader of the Scottish National Party, Alex Salmond who led the Yes campaign said all scots must accept the outcome of the vote.
David Cameron has promised that further powers will be devolved to the Scottish parliament, while the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland will also see more powers given to regional governments.
Many Yes supporters who had stayed up all night appeared dejected by the outcome of the vote which opinion polls had said in recent days was too close to call.
FSN's Olly Barratt reports from Edinburgh.
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