UK votes to leave European Union

LONDON (AA) – Britain has narrowly voted to leave the European Union, according to U.K. broadcasters’ forecast of the country’s historic referendum.

ITV News, Sky News and the BBC early Friday all projected that the pro-Brexit Leave campaign’s lead over the Remain camp was now unassailable.

With more than three-quarters of voting districts reporting, Leave had gathered 52 percent of the vote while Remain trailed at 48 percent.

The results sent the pound sterling plummeting against the dollar in overnight trading.

By 4 a.m. local time (0300GMT), the currency was worth $1.37, down from more than $1.50 just five hours earlier.