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EU referendum :

BBC forecasts UK vote to

leave 23 minutes ago

UK Politics

The UK has voted by

52% to 48% to leave the

European Union after

43 years in an historic

referendum, a BBC

forecast suggests.

London and Scotland voted

strongly to stay in the EU

but the remain vote has

been undermined

by poor resultsim

the north of England.

Voters in wales and

the English shires have

backed Brexit in large

numbers.

The pound fell to its

lowest level against the

dollar since 1985 as the

markets reacted to the

results.