Ms Sturgeon says she is "not going to look into the future" and predict Alex Salmond's future role in Scottish politics. But she says she welcomes his decision to seek to stay an MSP at Holyrood.

Ms Sturgeon says there are some "worrying signs" that the promise of more powers won't be delivered.

She adds: "My focus right now is on respecting the outcome of the referendum and moving forward."

Ms Sturgeon says that if promises made by UK parties "are not delivered, then I think the UK parties will encounter a very angry reaction from the public".

She adds: "My focus right now is on respecting the outcome of the referendum and moving forward to ensure the implementation of what I think is the will of the people as expressed in it."

Scotland will only become independent if the people of Scotland vote for independence in a referendum, Nicola Sturgeon says.

"There is no shortcut to independence."

On the possibility of another referendum, Ms Sturgeon says "opinion and demand" will dictate future decisions.

Speaking about Scottish independence, Ms Sturgeon said: "I believe as strongly now as I did before the referendum."

She adds that there is a majority for change, including many who voted No.

Ms Sturgeon added: "I can't wait to get to work. For now, I very much look forward to subjecting myself to the democratic process of my party."

Nicola Sturgeon says it is time to make "genuine participative democracy a reality".

She pledges to tackle the "poverty and inequality that blights the lives of so many people".

Nicola Sturgeon: "As First Minister my responsibility will be to use those powers we already have. Any government I lead will always make best of the limited powers at Holyrood."

Sturgeon: "Alex Salmond transformed the SNP and as First Minister he has made Scotland a better place. He also helped make me the person and politician I am today. The personal debt I owe him is immeasurable.

"I am not Alex Salmond. His are big boots to fill, but if given the opportunity to lead I will wear my own shoes and they will have higher heals."

Andrew Black
Political reporter, BBC Scotland

.@NicolaSturgeon says she hopes she will send a message to every young woman in Scotland that "there's no glass ceiling on ambition"

Andrew Black
Political reporter, BBC Scotland

@NicolaSturgeon, external to launch her SNP leadership bid. "Moving Scotland Forward" is the slogan she'll be speaking to

Sunday Herald Scottish Political editor Tom Gordon, external: Very English nosh on offer at @NicolaSturgeon SNP leadership launch. Hands across the border?

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Nicola Sturgeon is officially launching her leadership campaign in Glasgow. She says: "I am putting myself forward for two simple reasons: I want to serve my party and my country and I believe I am the best person for the job."

Laura Kuenssberg
BBC Newsnight

A senior Labour figure has told me that private polling towards the end of the referendum campaign put 'Yes' on 53% - it was that number that panicked them, rather than the YouGov poll.

The Evening Times

The paper reports: Uncertainty over the outcome of the vote led to a growth in the sector as cautious potential property owners delayed purchases and turned to renting as a stop-gap, according to the latest Scotland Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move.

The lettings agent found the average Scottish rent now stands at £537 a month, a £14 (2.7%) increase in the year to August.

Read the full story here, external.

Finance secretary John Swinney tweets, external: "Delighted @NicolaSturgeon, external will contest @theSNP, external leadership. She has all the fine qualities to take Scotland's cause forward. #TeamSturgeon"

A poll, external conducted on the day of the referendum suggests the majority of people aged 16 to 24 voted No.

YouGov's analysis indicates that 51% of people in the age group rejected independence, with 49% voting Yes.

The only group in the study that backed independence on the day were those aged 25-39, with 55% backing Yes compared to 45% saying No. Some 66% of people aged over 65 voted No, it also suggests.

The Herald has picked up on the story here, external.

On votes at 16, Richard Haynes says: I wouldn't let a 16 year old do the shopping. Elect a government is suicidal.

In contrast, Daisy Cluck says: absolutely. Informed young voters, unlike some adults who only rely on media for information.

Away from Scotland, a poll for the BBC suggests support for Welsh independence has fallen to just 3% there.

Some 49% are in favour of more power for the Welsh assembly, the poll indicates.

The survey also found 12% wanted to see the assembly abolished.

ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,006 people in Wales over the telephone.