EDINBURGH (REUTERS) - A leader of Scotland's independence campaign effectively conceded defeat on Friday after a historic referendum.
"Like thousands of others across the country I've put my heart and soul into this campaign and there is a real sense of disappointment that we've fallen narrowly short of securing a yes vote," Nicola Sturgeon, deputy leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, told BBC Television.
With most regional results now declared, a Reuters calculations put support for staying in the United Kingdom at 54 per cent. A final declaration is expected in the next hour or two.