Norman Smith
BBC Assistant Political Editor

There have been chaotic scenes in Edinburgh city centre as the Labour leader Ed Miliband attempted to do a walkabout amongst shoppers.

Mr Miliband was surrounded by a melee of pro and anti independence supporters as he tried to walk through the St James shopping centre in Edinburgh.

Planned interviews with the media had to be abandoned amidst the scrum.

Mr Miliband played down the scenes as he struggled to meet any voters. He eventually had to be escorted out of a rear exit of the shopping centre.

Another hectic day in the referendum campaign across the country.

Catch the latest updates via Newsdrive on BBC Radio Scotland now.

Could the weather have a role in the referendum outcome? And would bad weather harm or favour one side more than the other? The BBC's Louise Sayers finds out.

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Karl, southern Iraq: I live on Tiree, Inner Hebrides, when not here. We now have a united Iraq, why does Scotland even contemplate breaking its unity with UK, it is mad.

James, Glasgow: Yes won't be easy, of course it won't, but a bit of change is not scary enough for me to meekly accept all the flaws that we accept if we stay in the UK. We are a broken country, we are not at our best and Westminster is the cause of that, not the solution.

Catalan language newspaper El Punt Avui has called Scotland's referendum process a "universal model".

In an opinion piece titled "Scotland: An enviable example" the Barcelona-based paper says: "The Scottish process must from now on serve as a universal model to follow by other nations with similar aspirations.

The article concludes: "No, Catalonia is not the same as Scotland, something which we know and lament, but the objectives are perfectly compatible as is the legitimacy of the aspirations of their respective citizens."

Finlay Harris:, external I am not a nationalist, I am not a separatist...I just want to be independent and be allowed to make decisions for myself..

Stewart Forsyth:, external I think a lot of voters aren't considering the impact a Yes vote will have in 10-20 years time. And that's scary.

In the latest Daily Question, BBC Scotland's Economics Correspondent Colletta Smith asks how the Scottish independence referendum is affecting the markets.

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An artist has set up his own "Scottish Border Agency" checkpoint near Jedburgh.

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Manchester-based Jon Parker Lees and a group of colleagues set up the spoof checkpoint "to try and take some of the anger out of the debate". He said: "We're not making a point for either side. We've staged this together as a group of Scots and English."

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More than 10 million interactions about the referendum have been logged in a five-week period, according to Facebook.

The company's figures, covering 1 August to 8 September, suggest the "Yes" campaign has a narrow lead in terms of discussion.

They cover comments, posts, likes and shares and 85% of them came from Scotland.

Facebook is introducing a function that allows users to tell friends after they have voted in the referendum.

The Daily Telegraph reports that Prime Minister David Cameron faces a Tory "bloodbath", external over further devolution.

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The article follows comments from Tory MP Christopher Chope on the BBC's The Week in Westminster in which he said there may be enough Tory MPs to block any additional powers going to the Scottish Parliament following a "No vote".

SNP MP Angus Robertson said: "The Westminster revolt against any more powers for Scotland is up and running, and exposes the utter deceit at the heart of the No campaign that additional powers would follow a No."

Leaders of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) have appealed to voters in Scotland to reject independence.

The heads of the business lobbying group's regions and nations council network and the organisation's president Sir Mike Rake said staying in the union was the best way to grow the economy.

The CBI represents 190,000 businesses, which employ about seven million people.

A leaders' statement said: "We want Scotland to stay in the United Kingdom and hope you vote to do so. We believe that the prosperity of all people in the UK would be best-served by Scotland remaining part of it."

The Press and Journal

The Press and Journal tweets, external: Scottish independence: Craft beer drinkers vote 'Yes'.

A pledge by the three Westminster leaders to keep the funding system for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has been criticised by Plaid Cymru.

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A letter from David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg in the Daily Record pledged to retain the Barnett formula in the event of a "No" vote.

Under the system, Scotland gets more spending per head than the UK average.

Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said the formula, determining how public cash is distributed, is unfair to Wales.

Impressionist Rory Bremner, who supports a "No" vote,

tweets:, external Barnstormer by GB. AS 'can ignore some of the warnings some of the time. But not all of the warnings all of the time'

Also visiting Lewis ahead of the Scottish independence vote has been Radio 5 Live's Nicky Campbell.

He asked islanders how they feel about their identities and if this would affect their final decisions.

'Scottish, British or Hebridean?' is available here.

Journalist Shaun Milne

tweets, external: Beeb currently has its critics but last night's Scotland's Decision by @alittl was top drawer stuff. On @BBCiPlayer

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has been accused of "a spectacular own goal" over future funding of the NHS.

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Mr Brown said on Monday that new powers for the Scottish parliament in the event of a No vote must guarantee the power to spend more on the NHS if that is the wish of Scottish people.

Health minister Alex Neil insisted Mr Brown had "inadvertently made the case for independence".

He said: "If Westminster parties say that there should be an increase in taxes, they must say now which taxes and by how much.

"We believe it would be far better to protect Scotland's budget before the Tories get the chance to cut it in the first place."

Allegra Stratton
Political editor, BBC Newsnight

Have to admit just accepted a Scottish tablet from lady in Yes office, Clydebank. Nanosecond impartiality lapse. Yes ppl are having fun.

Dawn and Craig Cameron email: It's already the British AND IRISH Lions. New name may be a little lengthy but at least this is one concept already proven. Never know, we may even get some Scottish players picked next time.

Julie Ford email: Currently care for older people is free if you live in Scotland, however this is not the case in England (there is a means tested assessed charge), how will this change if there is a YES vote? It is my understanding that the UK government currently subsides this free care?

The boss of the energy company which operates Scotland's two nuclear power stations has told staff of continuing uncertainty about what independence would mean for the power sector.

EDF Energy's chief executive Vincent de Rivaz said the company is not "policy neutral" and it is his responsibility to defend its interests.

In an email sent to employees across the UK, Mr de Rivaz lists the key questions which will face the company in the event of a Yes vote.

They include the regulation of the nuclear industry, the future of Britain's single electricity market and who would pay for the eventual decommissioning of the power stations at Hunterston and Torness.

Energy minister Fergus Ewing said the Scottish Government has already set out its position on the issues raised.