LIVE: BRITAIN IS ABOUT TO VOTE IN THE HISTORIC EU REFERENDUM

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• Britons go to the polling stations to decide whether the UK will "Remain" or "Leave" the European Union.
• Polling starts at 7 a.m. BST and ends at 10 p.m. BST.
• The latest polls conducted before June 23 showed that the "Remain" vote is narrowly in the lead, after a two-week period of "Leave" surging ahead.
• However, one TNS poll conducted online between 16 - 22 June puts Remain at 41% (+1) Leave: 43% (-4). 

0619 - WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE EVENT OF A BREXIT OR A REMAIN VOTE

By this time tomorrow, we will have the result of whether Britain votes to stay in the EU or not. 

Business Insider has written a couple of reports that include forecasts on what will happen. Check them out here:

• Here is what will happen on Friday if Britain votes to remain in the EU
• Here's what will happen on Friday if Britain votes to leave the EU

0614 - POLLS ARE PRE-JUNE 23 ARE TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Polls published the day before today show how close the race is. 

A SurveyMonkey poll (June 22) had 50% of the 4,000 respondents opting for Remain, compared to 47% for Leave. Only 24 hours prior to that, another SurveyMonkey poll had Leave leading with a 1-point lead over Remain.

Late on Wednesday, TNS released the results of another poll:

0600 - BRITONS HIT POLLING STATIONS IN ONE HOUR

Welcome to part one of our live coverage of the Britain historic EU referendum. Voting starts at 7 a.m. BST and ends at 10 p.m. BST. 

We will deliver all developments throughout the day but under nationwide reporting restrictions, we are unable to give an indication of how people are voting throughout the day until 10 p.m. BST.

At 10 p.m. BST when voting closes, we will bring you any opinion polls as soon as we have them, as well as the actual results as they come in throughout the night and into tomorrow.