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The Times has printed a 06:00 referendum edition. Read a full round-up of the papers here.

Judith Graham from Ripon, Yorkshire: The 1.5 million people who voted 'YES' are now dominating our politics. We must thank them for waking up the English.

Douglas Cady in Devon: Following this morning's news we are now faced with pouring increased funding to Scotland at our expense with the knowledge that 45% of the recipient's don't want anything to do with us. When do the remainder of the UK vote for whether we want Scotland as part of the UK?

Richard Hill from Glasgow: Mr Salmond must resign. The failure to deliver his defining political aim make his position as First Minister untenable.

Geoffrey: We in Cape Town, where the are many Scottish descendants, feel a little depressed by the outcome. The opportunity for a new start and entrepreneurial renewal, for which Scots are known, has petered out. No more 'Scotland the Brave' but rather 'Scotland the fearties' and it would appear that Scotland was again, as in 1700, 'bought and sold for Rowling's Gold'.

Former Conservative leader Michael Howard says the issue has now been "resolved for a lifetime". "The Better Together campaign has won - and I hope that togetherness will now be the theme of what happens in the discussions that are going to take place on more powers for Scotland and the rebalancing of the United Kingdom."

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Nicholas Witchell, royal correspondent, BBC News
Balmoral

Balmoral seems very remote and cut off, but of course the Royal Family has been following this minutely.

Reaction - one word, relief. Relief that's it's over, relief that Scotland has decided what it has. The Queen undoubtedly, privately would have felt immense sadness had the United Kingdom been split up. Relief too for her officials who had been starting to contemplate some very tricky constitutional issues.

Once all the politicians have said what they wish to say, I think this afternoon it is expected that The Queen will issue a short written statement.

It seems logical to surmise that after this really quite divisive campaign she will concentrate on the vote, the decision that Scotland has taken, and express the view that Scotland will now go on.

Steven McKenzie
BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter

In Inverness, the fast food outlets were doing a roaring trade in early morning sales of caffeine.

Everyone seemed to have a takeaway cup in hand as they briskly walked to work, maybe needing the jolt of coffee or tea to wake them up after staying up all night to watch the referendum results.

There can be no doubt that this city, and other places across the Highlands and Islands, have been gripped by the debate.

Countless lamp-posts, bus stops, windows of houses and flats have been plastered with placards, stickers and posters for "Yes", and in the later stages of the campaigns material saying "No Thanks".

Even the Loch Ness Monster was drawn into the debate. A wooden sculpture of the legendary beast, a landmark on a roundabout on Inverness' Dores Road, has had a sign on it that saying: "Yessie".

Dominique Minten, in Belgian daily De Standaard, says extra powers for Scotland will have to come "otherwise the call for independence will return immediately".

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Minten added: "There is therefore a huge responsibility on the shoulders of British Prime Minister Cameron to carry out reforms."

Alan Weir from Falkirk: Great that so many have engaged in the vote. Sad that just under half of the nation will be disappointed with the result. Hope that we can all move on stronger and together as a nation, regardless of the result.

Left Peggers tweets: , externalDisappointed in my home town, Aberdeen, today.

Chris Tolmie tweets:, external The UK should allow 16 & 17-year-olds to vote in all elections in the future to balance ageing population #bbcindyref #indyref

First Minister Carwyn Jones says Wales "cannot and will not play second fiddle" as the new UK constitution is decided.

The Welsh FM says David Cameron has made no attempt to contact him about putting Wales "at the centre of the debate" over a new UK constitution. He added that his office was going to try to speak to the prime minister later today, but he knows "it's a busy day".

@JohnTowney tweets, external: Due to the decision to delegate Scotland with more power, its possible that England would be better off if Scotland said 'YES'.

Andy Stewart: The cage was open but the rampant lion appears to have become too timid after being caged for so long. A Norwegian friend, resident in Scotland, sadly said this morning that she's living in a nation filled with too many sheep!

Allan, West Linton: Feeling very relieved, I was on the fence then veered to the No camp, but when I voted I had a moment of madness & went for Yes. I followed my heart instead of my head. I was happy when I heard the result.

Sheila, Falkirk: From what I've heard, No voters seem to have voted from a purely personal point of view. I voted Yes, willing to take some difficulties, in the hope that we would create a better society for all. I'm gutted.

John: Remember Scotland, when the UK returns the Tories next year at the general election - you did vote for it!

Italian dailies are musing about how the meaning of "United Kingdom" has changed, BBC Monitoring observes.

Fabio Cavalera, reporting for Italy's Corriere Della Sera from Edinburgh, says: "The nationalists have been defeated but the United Kingdom today is different. The outcome of the vote will have major constitutional and political implications. Secession is averted, but the balance of power will undergo a profound change. There will be another United Kingdom."

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Alessandra Rizzo, reporting for Italy's La Stampa from Edinburgh, says other European separatist leaders were "rooting for the Yes side" - among them, Italy's Northern League leader, Matteo Salvini, who was in Scotland for the vote...

Businesses have spoken of "relief" over Scotland's rejection of independence, but say the No vote is just the beginning of a period of change. Read more here.

There has been a dip in the number of tweets about the Referendum between 10am and 11am. Just over 66,000 which is down 28% on the previous hour.

Top tweet , externalin the last hour is from bookmakers Paddy Power. They tweeted: "Familiar feeling this morning as Scotland again fail to make it out of the group." Retweeted over 500 times.

One of the most shared photos , externalis a picture of 'Scotland's' Facebook status update from 'it's complicated' to 'in a relationship'.

You can join the conversation via #indyref, external, tweet @BBCPolitics, external or go to the BBC News page on Facebook, external.

Angie Brown
BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter

The drizzly damp weather summed up the mood in Edinburgh's streets as the capital city woke up to a No vote to Scottish independence.

The Scottish Parliament, which had hundreds of campaigners outside only hours earlier, was deserted. The only signs of life were tourists taking pictures and the floodlights of the neighbouring media tent.

The parliament seemed stubbornly quiet against a backdrop of an Arthur's Seat, which was shrouded in mist.

Around the corner in the Royal Mile, some late night supporters were drinking coffee in cafes and tourists carried on their sightseeing tours huddled under umbrellas and ponchos.

Campaign posters and notices have been taken out of shops and there were no saltires hanging from flat windows.

A passerby said although he had voted No he felt a tinge of disappointment as he walked through Edinburgh's street to get to work as the "excitement had gone".

Everything seemed to be back to normal.

Patrick Stuart Young from Berne tweets, external: Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon have my admiration, people of real guts. They stood up to be counted. They did not lose. Scotland chose.

Madrid's El Pais, like many other papers in Spain, is leading with the news of the Scottish referendum - and has a banner headline that reads 'Scotland Rejects Independence'.

In an opinion piece, one of the paper's columnists Jose Ignacio Torreblanca says that the No vote won because after running a poor campaign, it delivered a more coherent message in the last two weeks in large part due to the role played by the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

But the Barcelona based pro-Catalan independence paper, El Punt Avui, strikes a different chord.

It says that regardless of the result Scotland is a completely different and more empowered country than it was in 2012 when the referendum was announced. The Scottish nationalists, the paper says, now have more leverage to gain more power from Westminster.

In the German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung,, external Stefan Kornelius praises the "No" vote as a "good decision" arguing the problems of the modern world cannot be solved with "new borders".

BBC Monitoring observes Mr Kornelius said: "Segregation and withdrawing into your little allotment may give citizens a feeling of certainty in a confusing world, but this world demands of its highly interconnected and interdependent states less segregation and a better division of labour."

Image source, Suddeutsche Zeitung

Meanwhile, Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger - writing in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - believes the result will give Scots the "best of both worlds" - a vote for change and more federalism, but without "reducing the United Kingdom to dwarf status on the European and international stage".

The tabloid Bild's headline today was "Britain stays great!"

Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood says she is "disappointed" with the result - but Wales's case for more devolved powers remains strong.

"We don't have the financial settlement that we need, we don't have the fiscal powers that we need, we don't have powers over things like energy and the criminal justice system," she added.

"That's the next step for Wales now. There's great appetite for more independence, more devolution for Wales from people out there and it's essential that we make sure that we get Wales's needs met through this process."

First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, is giving a press conference now.