Scottish independence: voters turn out for Scotland's historic referendum - live

Rolling coverage throughout the day as Scotland votes to decide whether to stay part of the United Kingdom

• Read the latest summary
• Final poll puts yes on 47% and no on 53%
• Andy Murray: ‘Let’s do this!’
• Are the Scots independent yet?
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Claire Phipps and Paul Owen in Edinburgh, and Richard Adams in London-Thursday 18 September 2014 

Voters walk past campaign posters outside a polling station in Edinburgh. Photograph: Leon Neal /AFP/Getty Images

David Cameron and Alex Salmond. Photograph: Pool/Getty Images

And as we covered a little earlier, the pound has also rallied in the currency markets.

It hit a two-year high against the euro of €1.273 this afternoon, and a two-week high against the US dollar, after a volatile couple of weeks:

This chart shows the pound vs US dollar this month Photograph: Thomson Reuters

Economist Sean Richards remarks:

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