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And that brings our live coverage to an end for today. It all begins again at 08:00 on Monday morning.

On a sunny morning in Edinburgh, the bells of St Giles' Cathedral rang with optimism.

A service of reconciliation was held not just for Scotland's capital city, but the whole nation.

Read Vanessa Barford's reflections from the church service in Edinburgh this morning following the independence referendum result.

Deputy Editor, The Scotsman & Scotland on Sunday Kenny Farquharson @KennyFarq, external: All the Scottish Sunday papers excellent today. Insight, intelligence, emotion, analysis and great photography/design. Well done us.

George Square is a completely different sight now compared to the trouble that occurred there on Friday, as people continue to donate bags to food banks, as they have been doing all afternoon.

Image source, Hannah Rodger

Steven Ferry: If we look at the question of Scottish independence in isolation from the rest of the UK we are in danger of forgetting that it is only a small part of the economy and the people. My time in business has shown me that you focus on the most important things first and I feel that this is now ensuring that all the people of the UK have the same level of democratic representation. Unless this is achieved there will always a section of the people who feel slighted or under represented.

We need a full review of the way that we are represented and who has what powers. You cannot have one group having an extra assembly with extra powers without these being spread to the whole country.

Alan Brophy: Alex Salmond is 100% correct. Like him or not he is 100% correct. The Westminster politicians promised immediate and sweeping additional powers. Gordon Brown barnstormed about powers and programme. Today David Cameron is struggling to provide anything concrete for the people who voted 'No' and is now swinging towards English powers instead.

Gordon Brown has been backstabbed by Ed Milliband, and he is having to remind his own party that the world is watching! 'Such a parcel of rogues in a nation.'

Dianne S Miller: Wish the politicians on ALL sides would stop the bickering and get on with the job in-hand. My greatest disappointment during this referendum process has been the TOTAL LACK of forensic examination of the claims and counter claims on both sides of the argument - particularly in the media who have wheeled out 'economic' and 'political' experts that merely backed one side or the other.

Watch again: Scotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney told BBC Sunday Politics Scotland's Gordon Brewer that the promise of more powers had persuaded some Yes voters to stay with the Union.

Church of Scotland, external: The Moderator's sermon from the referendum service at St Giles is now available as a link at the bottom of this... fb.me/6S2OikvHh, external

Ed said: All three party leaders promised something in the event of a No vote. The SNP and Alex Salmond promised a referendum and kept their promise. Westminster must keep their promise or the result is null and void.

Mark said: Sad to see Alex Salmond reneging on his promise to respect the result.

John from Airdrie wrote: What do the Yes campaign not understand? Over 2 million of us are proudly Scottish AND British. The vote had nothing to do with promises or lack of ambition. We were born that way and will die that way. Following Jim Sillars' and Alex Salmond's comments earlier today I have one word for them. NEVER!!!

Former SNP MSP Andrew Wilson, who co-presented the BBC Radio Scotland referendum programme Crossfire, has implored those who voted for independence not to waste their referendum passion, external.

Mr Wilson writes in the Scotland on Sunday: "As this weekend ends, so must our mourning of last week's result. We have had our vote. We now have to find a way to unify the energy in it to reach for the highest common den­ominator that will lift our country's sights to the next summit on our horizon."

Beth Cameron: Can I just say what a lovely comment from Brian Wilson, which speaks of unity and hope for us all.

Margaret Corrigan: Whatever you voted and whatever the reasons surely the overriding issue at the moment is the credibility of the three main Westminster parties? Is it any wonder that people generally are totally disillusioned with politicians? A definitive vow was made to the Scottish people (leave aside the diverse motives and premises behind this pledge - and indeed the feasibility of fulfilling it) and that vow must be honoured. It's as simple as that.

Mark, Fife: Alex Salmond going without good grace, Jim Sillars still mouthing off like Father Jack... Fair enough Jim, you get the SNP conference to agree to declaring a republic and let's see who wants to be leader of that party and what happens at the ballot box in the next Scottish election.

Can we please accept we are now in a post vote phase? A little enlightened debate and discussion please?

Watch again: The first minister of Scotland said he was not going away and planned to "be part of the political process in Scotland if people in Aberdeenshire wish to keep electing me".

Alex Salmond was speaking to Andrew Neil.

Andrew Marr amused Labour leader Ed Miliband when he impersonated Gordon Brown this morning.

His impression came as he asked Mr Miliband if Mr Brown might return to frontline politics, after his successful role in the Better Together campaign.

You can watch it here.

Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, external tweets: On #c4news Alex Salmond now says referendum was a once in a POLITICAL generation opportunity - talking up other routes to independence. But Salmond ducks whether SNP winning Scotland in 2015 would be new mandate to negotiate with Westminister - that's one for new leader

It's Labour party conference time, which also means it's time for the 'Labour vs. lobby journalists' charity football match.

And if you thought Labour had been through a difficult battle against Scottish independence, spare a thought for Northern Echo reporter Rob Merrick, who was up against Ed Balls and his flailing elbows.

Image source, Getty Images

Mr Merrick, external tweeted about the incident: Starting #Lab14 at Manchester Royal Infirmary....but worth it! @LobbyXI 3-1 victory. Injury a complete accident

Jackson Carlaw, deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has hit out at Alex Salmond's comments to the BBC on the result of the independence referendum.

Mr Carlaw said: "The first minister's grace in defeat barely lasted a day. He claimed on Friday that he accepted the outcome of what was the largest democratic vote in Scottish political history, yet going by today's ‎extraordinary outburst there is anything but acceptance in the Salmond household.

Image source, ALLAN MILLIGAN

"Instead there is petulance, bravado and a crass finger cocked at the majority of Scots.

"Scotland spoke very clearly and quite decisively, the majority made clear that the "sovereign will" of the people of Scotland is to remain in a UK in which further responsibilities are devolved to Holyrood. Mr Salmond misunderstood the will of the majority during the campaign and now he seeks to misrepresent it in defeat.‎"

Scottish Labour is also critical of Mr Salmond's comments.

James Kelly, the MSP for Rutherglen, said: "Alex Salmond has created divisions in Scotland where there was none. Now when the nation should be healing, the retired Salmond seeks to divide Scotland further. He should be true to his word and accept the result. Let Scotland move on without him rather than allow him to ferment division.

"Rather than speculate on how individuals voted he should accept Scotland's settled will. Instead of talking about tricks he must accept that Scotland refused to be tricked into separation. Scotland has spoken. Scotland will move on. The silent majority has spoken and it befits Salmond now to fall silent if he has any regard for his country at all."

Robert Reid, Glasgow: That Scotland are in the unique position of voting against independence and being the first country to do so says something important about we Scots. My feeling is that a large proportion of voters were either ill-informed, confused or both and fear of the unknown prevailed.

Yes, the issues were complex. However, no attempt was made to present any integrated economic argument by the independence campaigners. Scotland is not a country where most folk could feel that they were well off and the possibility of significantly (worse) austerity put off a large proportion of voters.

Politicians need to find a way of improving their engagement with the public and properly representing their need. I feel that the referendum has highlighted clearly the great need for this. Rather than having reactive knee jerk politics, please let us have a time of reflection, investigation and analysis before parties make profound changes. It is a time for clear thinking and consultation... the UK people deserve that much.

Alan Skinner, Shetland: Having watched the "Politics" programme, it is very obvious that Messrs Salmond and Swinney are set on a course of immediate historical revisionism.

I am not remotely political, and actually think the SNP are doing a decent job of running Scotland. However, the reasons that I voted "No" had nothing whatsoever to do with promises from the three main parties.

Incidentally, I was reminded that we do have some very impressive and credible Scottish politicians, but, unfortunately, they are plying their trade at Westminster. It would really bring credibility and gravitas to Holyrood, if we could persuade Messrs Brown, Darling and Alexander to forsake Westminster and bring their considerable skills and experience to the benefit of Scotland.

Labour politicians from Wales will urge party leaders to back a fair deal over funding and powers in any discussions on further devolution within the UK.

Scotland's vote to reject independence is dominating the Labour conference beginning in Manchester today.

Party leader Ed Miliband has proposed a constitutional convention to discuss the future pattern of powers in the UK.

Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones has called for a "fair share" of Treasury funding and more power in matters like energy.

Jim Gray: The Scottish people voted No - not only because of the so-called promises of the main Westminster parties, and not because, as one of your correspondents has expressed as being unambitious, but because it was the right thing to do. I exercised my right in Thursday's historic referendum, based on what I thought, not because it was the preference of an MP or MSP. Like so many others, I do not trust Westminster, but trust them slightly more than their Edinburgh counterparts. Now is the time for all our Parliamentarians to stand up and be counted - forget the playground squabbling - and be paid for the job you are supposed to be doing - running our proud country in a manner befitting the millions who voted on Thursday.

David Kerr: Interesting to note that Mr Salmond was the only Scottish parliamentary leader not to attend the service in St Giles, leaving it to John Swinney to represent the SNP. He seems to be more interested in continuing to foment division and grievance than national reconciliation.

Robin Holland: I have a nagging worry that the UK is going to be 'bounced' into a rushed, unsatisfactory and, potentially, divisive settlement following the referendum in Scotland. The struggle should not be a 'nationalist' struggle. It should be all of us, together, fighting to maintain and improve the lot of all the people in the UK.

Brian Wilson: After the initial disappointment of the No vote, I have had to accept that I am both Scottish and British. I had never in my whole life said "I am British" until 5:30am on Friday when I went to bed and my wife asked 'well?'. I ,like so many of my countrymen have a contrast between the romantic, passionate, honour driven Scottish ideals and the pragmatic politics and reserve of our British nature. I am now coming to terms with this contrast and becoming happy with it. The wonderful thing about this process has been the education of a nation like I have never witnessed or known. We now need to make sure that the momentum gathered helps to change our political system within the UK for the better to represent all areas of Scotland, England, Wales and N. Ireland.

Alastair: The SNP just lost a referendum that might never have been afforded them. Their enthusiasm for their conceited and divisively motivated and argued cause has not been in doubt since their rise over recent decades. There has never been a realistic economic analysis that even approaches their assertion that an independent Scotland would maintain or benefit its residents. The opposite is far far more probable. The UK government should take a reasonable space to consider constitutional reform based on reasoned probabilities of outcomes for the entire union. The old allegiances need to be confronted as they have never been before.