European Union

From comparisons to cats for the shadow cabinet to Corbyn in an empty room, here's the best social-media reactions.

President of the European Parliament Martin Shultz has urged PM Cameron to trigger Article 50.

Human Rights Watch calls for prosecution of former banditry controller Robert Yékoua-Ketté.

Budget airline forced to cancel 700 flights in June because of strikes and congestion issues at London Gatwick.

Former work and pensions secretary denies major Leave campaign's promise

Pro-Biafrans call for independence of territories forcibly annexed to Nigeria during British colonisation.

German politician Martin Schulz wants the two-year process of leaving to get started as soon as possible

Farron promises to hold a new Brexit vote if it gets into power in a general election.

Brexit Brides dating website created days after UK voted to leave European Union in historic referendum.

SNP leader believes Scotland Act 1998 might give Holyrood power to stop the UK leaving the EU.

The volume of signatures caused the UK petition website to crash.

German chancellor says there is no need to rush UK's exit from the EU.

Billionaire predicts significant financial pain for UK over the near future.

Tim Farron says thousands of people have joined his party after the Brexit result

Backlash to controversial referendum vote is growing throughout the UK

Head of the French Central Bank is predicting that the City will lose its all-important access to Europe

Resignation comes as founding members of EU push for a quick exit for the UK

Tens of thousands of UK citizens are signing the petition every few minutes.

Move comes after a majority of the Scottish electorate backed Remain in the EU referendum

Britons took to social media to mock the EU referendum result.

The Turkish leader said 'rising Islamophobic trends' are delaying the country's entry to the EU.

Read Labour leader's full speech as Corbyn reacts to the UK's decision to split from the EU

The Northern Irish captain did admit he was surprised by the result of the 23 June vote.

O'Grady campaigned for a Remain vote at the referendum alongside major trade unions Unite and Unison

Top aide to Labour leader tells IBTimes UK that Corbyn will 'definitely not' be making a resignation speech

For some the UK's historic decision to leave the EU translates into a rise of far right sentiment.

Revellers awoke to find that Britain had voted to leave the EU and that David Cameron would be resigning.

Thousands have woken up at the Worthy Farm to the news of the Leave vote in the referendum.

Justice Secretary and leading leave campaigner says Brexit in line with 'our best traditions'.

Merkel said Britain's decision to leave the EU should not lead to 'hysterical reactions'.