Referendum News

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  Demonstrators defended by Salmond in row with Ukip chief

  ALEX Salmond has launched an outspoken attack on Nigel Farage after the Ukip leader blamed "racist" and "anti-English" independence supporters for disrupting an event in Edinburgh.

• 190,000 viewers watch the first televised referendum debate

  NEARLY 200,000 viewers tuned in to watch the first live television debate of the referendum campaign, according to STV.

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  Salmond tells Nigel Farage to stay out of Scottish politics

  First Minister Alex Salmond entered the controversy surrounding Nigel Farage's chaotic visit to Scotland by telling the Ukip leader he knows "absolutely nothing about Scotland".

• Ministers under fire over EU legal advice

  MINISTERS are facing pressure to publish their legal advice on an independent Scotland's membership of the European Union.

• Independence business report move

  The UK Government is marshalling potentially dozens of Coalition ministers as it broadens its campaign against Scottish independence.

• Purdah discrepancy claim

  HOLYROOD ministers face a tougher legal sanction than their Westminster counterparts on the purdah period which bans announcements during the referendum campaign period, MSPs were told yesterday.

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  Scottish Ministers: we've now got official advice on EU membership

  The Scottish Government says it has now received legal advice about an independent Scotland's membership of the European Union.

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  Farrago as Nigel Farage is rescued by police from protesters

  Nigel Farage had to be rescued by a police riot van today after an attempt to relaunch the party in Scotland descended into chaos.

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  Ex-Canadian PM: indyref poll could tear families apart

  Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien has questioned the threshold that could allow the Scottish independence referendum to be won by a single vote, and warned the campaign could be emotionally divisive.

• Older Scots reluctant to vote Yes as they feel more British

  OLDER Scots are less likely to support independence because they have relatively strong feelings of Britishness, a new analysis has suggested.

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  Darling says No campaign needs to win well to avoid 'neverendum'

  Unionists must win a convincing victory in next year's independence referendum to settle the question for a generation, the leader of the No campaign has suggested.

• Business group launched under Yes Scotland banner

  MORE than 350 businessmen and women have launched a pro- independence campaign under the Yes Scotland banner.