Kevin O'Sullivan, Daily Mirror columnist tweets, external: Respect to Andy Murray for having the courage to declare his support for independence...

While papers went to press before the results of Scotland's independence referendum were declared, the story is nonetheless on front pages.

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Many papers produced late editions to carry the news that Scots voted No in the historic independence referendum.

There have been more than 85,000 tweets about the Referendum between 9am and 10am this morning. That's a drop of 35% on the previous hour.

Comedy writer Armando Iannucci's tweet, external is one of the most-shared tweets in the last hour: "84.6% One way to unite today would be for every Scot to wear that number as a badge of pride. An extraordinary turnout. #indyref" was retweeted nearly 500 times.

Actor Simon Pegg is currently one of the most influential accounts.

The Guardian's result graphic is amongst the more shared photos, external.

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

Entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter told Good Morning Scotland he was really proud Scotland had "rocked the political establishment to its core".

He added: "That's got to be good. I think the people have shown that we want change. We want change from our politicians, and that is really important. It is fantastic day for democracy."

BBC Monitoring has been looking at reaction to the vote in the European press. French daily Le Monde's London correspondent Eric Albert says that the voters faced two very similar options.

"What if the result of the referendum on independence in Scotland is not all that important, after all? Despite the victory of the 'no' with 55.42% of the vote, the Scottish nation will move away from the rest of the United Kingdom.

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"Behind the rhetoric and appearances, the Scottish effectively faced two very similar options: on the one hand, independence 'light', while staying very close to the rest of the United Kingdom; on the other, maximum decentralization... which will give it far-reaching autonomy."

#ScotlandDecides and #Ecosse were among top Twitter trends in France this morning,

David Clegg, Political Editor, Daily Record tweets, external: To take support for Indy to 45% is a remarkable achievement for Alex Salmond and the SNP. Woe betide the UK parties if they don't deliver.

Sir Gerald Howarth, Conservative MP for Aldershot tweets, external: Major constitutional changes must not be rushed. Appeasing Scottish Nationalism is what brought us to the brink of disaster #Union

Asked what additional powers he would like to see in the Scottish Parliament, Sir Tom added: "Tax-raising powers and further devolved powers over social security.

"I think the SNP government have done a very good job over the past while at governing Scotland and I think Scotland is a better place because of it. Now, I think it is time to move on to Scotland 2.0"

The Scottish people have voted to remain part of the United Kingdom., external First of all I welcome that this vote took place within a democratically agreed process inside of the country.

I believe that, in a time when sticking together has proven its worth in meeting the challenges we are facing in all walks of life, this is a sound decision.

Business and entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter, speaking on Good Morning Scotland, said: "I've listened to Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling speak this morning and they both accepted the result with humility, which I think is really important now - that we have got to being Scotland back together.

"I've always been uncomfortable that in Scotland we can spend the money but we can't raise the money," Sir Tom said.

"I think that is a lopsided balance sheet, and it causes resentment. I fully understand why people in the rest of the UK would say 'well, hang on a minute'.

"Therefore, I would like to see us having more power to raise our money and spend it. That's accountability, and that's grown up devolution."

Labour leader Ed Miliband pays tribute to Alistair Darling, saying he "played one of the most important roles in keeping this country together".

Change begins today, he tells Labour activists in Glasgow.

"We will deliver on stronger powers, stronger Scottish powers and a stronger Scotland."

The next eight months are about "how we change our country together," he continues.

"Let us be able to tell our children and our grandchildren that we did not just keep our country together, we changed our country together. That is our mission."

Mr Darling on more powers for Scotland: "We must at all costs see that implemented on the timescale that was agreed."

Alistair Darling, speaking at a Labour rally, says: "All my adult life the question has been around us... and at 10 past six this morning, that question was answered emphatically."

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Labour leader Ed Miliband has just arrived at a party rally in Glasgow where he will shortly give a speech.

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Chief Returning Officer Mary Pitcaithly

"I'm tired. It's gone very well and it's been very smooth. All of the counts have been very good and we were able to give a result in the same kind of timeframe we had promised.

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"It's been a long night but people are waking up to find out there has been a clear result.

"I'm going to try to have some breakfast and then get my feet up for a wee while before going back into the office.

"I'm delighted that it passed off, by and large, without any incident. People were very good natured throughout the day; if they had to queue at all they were very short queues.

"The comedy, camaraderie and friendship people were showing to each other in the queues was great to see."

Johann Lamont, leader of the Scottish Labour Party, thanks party members - and particularly young activists - for helping to secure the No result. "This was a huge moment for Scottish Labour... much of this campaign was driven by the Scottish Labour party," she tells the Labour rally in Glasgow.

She goes on to say "this is a time to savour but not to be triumphalist". It is vital change now happens and calls for action not simply words, she says.

Scotland has voted to remain part of the United Kingdom but Scots can still expect significant changes in the taxes they will pay and the welfare benefits they will receive, writes Personal Finance Reporter Brian Milligan.

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Football pundit Gary Lineker tweets: , externalGREAT Britain!