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Ten years ago today, on 23 June 2016, the UK narrowly voted to leave the European Union in a referendum that sent shockwaves across Britain and the rest of Europe.

The Independent relives the EU referendum night 10 years ago – from the moment the polls closed to the dawning realisation that the Leave campaign had won

The survey, conducted by Merlin Strategy for The Independent, found that 55 per cent of people want a return to freedom of movement, while just 16 per cent said they oppose it

The Met Office has issued a rare ‘red warning’ for temperatures which are expected to reach 39C

Andy Burnham is preparing for a Labour leadership contest that could make him Britain's prime minister within weeks

The watchdog discovered that the ticket resller was employing an unlawful method known as ‘drip pricing’

Wes Streeting backed out of the Labour leadership race, clearing the path for Andy Burnham’s No 10 coronation

Relive the EU referendum night 10 years ago – from the moment the polls closed to the dawning realisation that the Leave campaign had won

Our community reflects on the night of the Brexit referendum ten years on, sharing sharply contrasting memories shaped by shock, celebration and everything in between as the result came in and a country changed overnight

Northern leaders say the Tory government’s post-Brexit Levelling Up programme to spread wealth across the UK has failed

Charities have also warned about caring for cats in the heat

Brexit fractured the European Union, and it broke British politics

A new survey has revealed that 27 per cent of UK families do not have a summer holiday booked

Gas prices for winter are more volatile than in recent years following the conflict in the Middle East and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz

The letter set in motion the negotiations that led to the 1783 Treaty of Paris, when Britain formally recognised the independence of the United States

The Met Police hailed a six-month pilot programme in Croydon as a success