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President Martin Schulz says speeding up of UK exit being considered after ‘continent taken hostage because of Tory party fight’

S&P 500 wipes out gains for the year on Britain's unexpected vote to depart the European Union

And other sad things.

EU chiefs want to be rid of Britain as soon as possible, if a statement from the European Council released in the wake of the UK’s shock Brexit is anything to go by.

As Donald Trump went to Scotland and attacked his political opponents on Friday, Vice President Biden returned the favor by hitting Trump during a speech in Ireland.

The UK has voted to leave the EU - a process that has come to be known as Brexit. Here is what is likely to happen next.

British PM to step down this year in wake of EU vote

"Today, on behalf of the 27 leaders I can say that we are determined to keep our unity as 27," Tusk said.

France's far right National Front party and Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders called for referendums in their own countries on European Union membership Friday in the wake of the UK vote to leave the bloc.

Though he would have preferred that the UK stayed in the European Union, US President Barack Obama said he respects the decision of the British people and reassures them that their special relationship with the US will remain.

Stock markets from Tokyo to London collapsed on Friday as Britons voted to leave the European Union and David Cameron announced plans to resign as prime minister. The British pound suffered its biggest plunge since 1985, while the euro saw its biggest fall ever.

DAVID Cameron announced he will step down as Prime Minister, share markets around the world went into free-fall and the possibility of other countries moving towards greater independence increased after the results of a referendum showed Brits wanted to leave the European Union.

LIVE: Vote Leave’s Boris Johnson and Michael Gove have paid tribute to Prime Minister David Cameron after his resignation following the shock referendum result that saw Britain vote to leave the EU 52 per cent to 48 per cent.

The UK and the EU entered uncharted waters Friday after the country voted to leave the bloc. Shortly after the result, Prime Minister David Cameron announced his intention to resign in three months. Follow all the events on our live blog below.

The UK's EU referendum is proving too close to call, with Leave getting more votes than expected in early results but Remain starting to gain ground.

Counting is under way in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union.

Opinion polls taken before the vote indicated the outcome is far too close to forecast.

Voting is under way in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave.

Aussies have their say in critical vote

In or out? Remain or leave? Economy or immigration? Freedom or security — the debate has been the talk of the UK for months.