Pound slumps to 10-month low after Scottish yes campaign takes poll lead

The pound has slumped to a 10-month low after the yes campaign took the lead in the opinion polls just 10 days before the Scottish independence vote.

Blow for Scottish nationalists as BAE says split would destroy jobs

The defence giant BAE Systems has finally warned that Scottish independence could threaten thousands of jobs north of the border, after months of refusing to comment on September's vote.