The SNP leader and first minister Nicola Sturgeon tells her party conference that Scotland can make independence a success. "Never let anyone tell us otherwise", she adds
However, she says there will need to be "hard work and good judgement" to overcome the "many challenges along the way"
Ms Sturgeon believes that for Scotland, "the problem is not just which party is in power at Westminster - the problem is Westminster".
In her speech she says that while Aberdeen is the oil and gas capital of Europe she wants to make it the "net zero capital of the world"
Ms Sturgeon goes on to announce that 22 schemes will share more than £50m for green projects including hydrogen, wave and tidal technology
The economic case for Scottish independence will be made in a document to be published on Monday, 17 October. says the SNP leader
Earlier, party members backed plans to raise the primary school starting age to six
Image source, Getty ImagesIndependence campaigners haven't back down since the referendum in 2014
It feels like Scottish independence is firmly back in the spotlight but, in truth, it has never gone away.
With the UK Supreme Court set to decide if the Scottish government has the legal powers to press ahead with a second referendum, we ask is indyref2 inevitable?
Nicola Sturgeon has said she will "never, ever give up on Scottish democracy" if UK ministers continue to reject plans for an independence vote.
The first minister wants to hold a referendum on 19 October 2023, but Prime Minister Liz Truss opposes this.
The Supreme Court is to debate whether MSPs could set up a vote alone, and Ms Sturgeon has said she could use a future election to settle the issue.
Ms Sturgeon said the "vast majority" of Scots would take part in any vote.
Image source, BBcDeputy First Minister John Swinney
There's just a couple of hours now until the first minister delivers her speech at the SNP conference in Aberdeen.
John Swinney tells BBC News that the people of Scotland want a choice about their constitutional future.
The deputy first minister points out the SNP won the last Holyrood election with the largest number of votes any party has commanded under devolution.
"There is a majority in the Scottish Parliament in favour of a referendum on independence."
Swinney says "strong polling has emerged" which shows "there is an appetite in Scotland to consider our constitutional future.
This provides the opportunity to address some of the fundamental challenges facing the country, caused by the UK government, he argues.
Scotland's environment minister tells BBC Politics Live the Tories have "pretty abhorrent policies", as she defends the FM's comment about detesting the Tories.
Mairi McAllan cites the so-called "bedroom tax" and "rape clause", as well as the "rendition" of asylum seekers to Rwanda as examples.
She says: "We haven't voted for the Tories in 60 years."
McAllan insists the first minister's language was not too strong as she has clarified it was about policies rather than individuals.
SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford spoke to delegates on Saturday
Here's a recap of what's happened at the SNP conference so far.
Ahead of the Aberdeen event beginning, Nicola Sturgeon did a round of TV and radio interviews in which she revealed that she had still not had a phone call with Liz Truss more than a month after she became prime minister.
On Saturday, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford described Tory economic plans as a "nightmare".
During his speech in Aberdeen, he said: "What was once 'fairytale economics' - used to bribe votes from Tory members in the summer - has become everyone else's nightmare this autumn and winter."
Earlier, deputy leader Keith Brown also took aim at the UK government, saying that Liz Truss was a "symptom of the dysfunction at Westminster".
On Sunday, Scotland's Deputy First Minister John Swinney branded the Conservatives a "bunch of reckless hypocrites" as he condemned the "harsh fiscal constraints of devolution".
The interim finance secretary told delegates that "perhaps the most predictable, if depressing" action following the UK mini-budget announcement was the "chorus of calls from the Scottish Conservatives, urging me to match the UK government's reckless tax cuts".
Earlier in the day, SNP president Mike Russell said the Supreme Court will "fail the people of Scotland" if it does not allow Holyrood to hold an independence referendum.
But the comment that attracted the most attention on Sunday came from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in a BBC TV interview.
When asked if she would prefer a Labour or Tory government, Ms Sturgeon said: "I detest the Tories and everything they stand for so it's not difficult to answer that question."
Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent
In between the keynote speeches, SNP members have been debating some policies – and there are a few things for MSPs to take back to Holyrood.
On Sunday, members endorsed reforms to how council elections are run, with a change to the current system where ballot papers are laid out in alphabetical order.
And on Monday, they backed raising the formal school starting age, with a play-based kindergarten stage for those aged three to six.
In theory, if something is SNP policy it should become law sooner or later, given the party is in power.
But Nicola Sturgeon’s last programme for government stressed that many things which are not directly linked to tackling the cost of living crisis will need to be put on the back burner.
So it will be interesting to see what happens next, and whether ministers feel pressure from the membership to follow through on their demands swiftly.
Image source, gettySticking with the schools theme, the education secretary has been outlining her priorities to conference.
Shirley-Anne Somerville insists "we do have a world class education system here in Scotland".
She says the priority is to eliminate the poverty-related attainment gap.
Image source, ReutersSNP members have backed plans to raise the school starting age to six.
The proposals, brought by SNP policy development convener Toni Giugliano, would also see ministers create a statutory play-based kindergarten stage for children aged three to six.
Giugliano told the conference: "The UK is one of the few countries in the world that sends four and five-year-olds to formal education.
"It is not the norm. It’s a Westminster policy that dates back to the 1870s – Victorian politicians who chose an early school start so that children’s mothers could provide cheap labour in factories."
He pointed to research that shows four and five-year-olds are not “developmentally ready to face the pressures and the structures of an early school start".
The resolution passed after no objections were tabled.
Image source, Getty ImagesHealth Secretary Humza Yousaf addresses the Aberdeen conference
To the conference hall, and the health secretary tells delegates his biggest priority is the recovery of the NHS and social care.
Humza Yousaf says: "The NHS is our most treasured asset bar none."
He says the NHS has been hit by the biggest shock in years.
The cost crisis is also a public health crisis, he warns.
Yousaf also pledges the creation of the National Care Service will cement Anne's Law, which secured the right of people who live in adult residential settings to have visits from a loved one.
Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent
Perhaps it’s a position that Liz Truss would be jealous of. The only person who could make trouble for Nicola Sturgeon in the loyal surroundings of the SNP conference was Nicola Sturgeon.
The first minister clarified her remarks about detesting the Tories when she just happened to stumble across some cameras – twice – while touring the conference exhibition.
She insists she was talking about Conservative policies, rather than voters.
It’s a rare slip for a leader who usually chooses her words carefully, and her demeanour while watching speeches in the hall later in the day suggested that she was annoyed with herself.
But of course it’s not a position that many delegates here in Aberdeen would necessarily disagree with.
And the SNP will likely be happy enough to go away from this conference with the only drama having been over their dislike of the Conservatives.
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson was not impressed with Nicola Sturgeon's statement
Nicola Sturgeon's statement that she detests the Tories may appeal to some of her supporters - but it could raise eyebrows for others, with many Scots worrying about the prospect of a vicious independence debate.
There was certainly no shortage of outrage from her political opponents.
In a tweet, former leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, external, said the comment was "clearly a rhetoric-raising strategy" ahead of Ms Sturgeon's conference speech.
Conservative MP Andrew Bowie, external also tweeted to suggest the language was no way to win over voters who voted against Scottish independence in the 2014 referendum.
And Conservative MSP Annie Wells, external wrote in a tweet that the use of "detest" was "irresponsible language" from someone in Ms Sturgeon's position.
Nicola Sturgeon hasn't wasted any time ruffling Conservative feathers during this party conference.
The first minister was accused of using divisive rhetoric after she said "I detest the Tories" in a BBC interview.
She didn't hold back when asked by Laura Kuenssberg if she would prefer a Labour or a Tory prime minister.
Cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi said her language was "dangerous".
But Sturgeon refused to back down - saying her statement was about Tory party values rather than individuals.
Image source, Getty ImagesWelcome to our live coverage of the SNP conference in Aberdeen and Nicola Sturgeon's keynote speech.
It comes a day before the Scottish government will put its case to the Supreme Court that a second independence referendum should be held next year.
The UK government has continually refused to give Holyrood the legal authority to hold a vote again.
The first minister's address is due at 15:15 BST.
We’ll bring you the build-up and key news lines from the speech, as well as analysis and reaction.
You’ll also be able to watch Nicola Sturgeon by clicking the play button at the top of the page.