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0:00:16 > 0:00:16'she announced a new referendum on independence.'

0:00:17 > 0:00:19ALARM BUZZES

0:00:19 > 0:00:21NEWS ON RADIO 'The UK has voted to

0:00:21 > 0:00:25'leave the European Union by 52% to 48%.

0:00:25 > 0:00:29'Ukip leader Nigel Farage celebrated the result by declaring that

0:00:29 > 0:00:32'dawn was breaking on an independent nation.

0:00:33 > 0:00:36'Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to resign

0:00:36 > 0:00:37'later this morning.'

0:00:40 > 0:00:42MAN SINGS

0:00:44 > 0:00:47'The pound fell sharply as the referendum result became apparent,

0:00:47 > 0:00:52'and traders are bracing themselves for panic when the markets open.'

0:00:52 > 0:00:53Oh, f...!

0:00:53 > 0:00:56'Frosty conditions and wintry showers are expected

0:00:56 > 0:00:58'across the whole of Scotland today,

0:00:58 > 0:01:01'with temperatures dropping to a record low.

0:01:01 > 0:01:02'More bad news, I'm afraid.

0:01:02 > 0:01:06'There is a front of bad weather coming, so brace yourselves.

0:01:06 > 0:01:09'Far right National Front leader Marine Le Pen

0:01:09 > 0:01:13'has emerged as the front runner for the French presidency.

0:01:13 > 0:01:16'Experts are warning that the NHS will come under increasing

0:01:16 > 0:01:20'pressure after Britain has left the European Union.'

0:01:22 > 0:01:24ALARM BUZZES

0:01:24 > 0:01:27'Theresa May has declared that "Brexit means Brexit".

0:01:27 > 0:01:31'Opponents have criticised Mrs May for not setting out her plan

0:01:31 > 0:01:33'for Britain's new relationship with Europe,

0:01:33 > 0:01:36'and warned that leaving the European single market

0:01:36 > 0:01:38'will cost jobs.'

0:01:38 > 0:01:41'The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has lost a vote of no-confidence

0:01:41 > 0:01:43'from his parliamentary party,

0:01:43 > 0:01:47'with 172 of his MPs voting against him.'

0:01:47 > 0:01:50'The Government has been criticised over its reluctance to take in

0:01:50 > 0:01:52'child refugees from Syria.

0:01:52 > 0:01:55'Thousands of unaccompanied children fleeing conflict in the

0:01:55 > 0:01:58'Middle East are now stranded in Europe,

0:01:58 > 0:02:01'including the so-called Jungle Camp in Calais.

0:02:01 > 0:02:05'Theresa May has ruled out an early election,

0:02:05 > 0:02:08'saying that the country needs a period of stability.'

0:02:13 > 0:02:15ALARM BUZZES

0:02:15 > 0:02:18'Theresa May has called an early general election.

0:02:18 > 0:02:21'The U-turn follows weeks of calls from Conservatives for the

0:02:21 > 0:02:24'Prime Minister to capitalise on the weakness of

0:02:24 > 0:02:25'Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party.'

0:02:25 > 0:02:29'Nicola Sturgeon received a standing ovation from her party when

0:02:29 > 0:02:32'she announced a new referendum on independence.'

0:02:33 > 0:02:36Do you get deja vu? I don't know. I'll check the fridge.

0:02:38 > 0:02:42'Theresa May has rejected calls to scrap the so-called "rape clause",

0:02:42 > 0:02:46'which forces women to prove their child was conceived by rape

0:02:46 > 0:02:49'in order to claim tax credits for a third child.'

0:02:50 > 0:02:52ALARM BUZZES

0:02:52 > 0:02:54'If you feel uncertain or anxious

0:02:54 > 0:02:56'about the way our country and our world is going,

0:02:56 > 0:03:00'if you worry that the Conservatives are embarking on the most extreme,

0:03:00 > 0:03:02'divisive version of Brexit possible,

0:03:02 > 0:03:05'if you are fed up with the Labour Party fighting with itself

0:03:05 > 0:03:08'instead of holding the Government to account,'

0:03:08 > 0:03:12then this is YOUR chance to change Britain's future.

0:03:12 > 0:03:16You can change the direction of our country.

0:03:16 > 0:03:19Theresa May has called this election because she thinks it's

0:03:19 > 0:03:20a foregone conclusion.

0:03:20 > 0:03:24She's looked at Jeremy Corbyn and thought this is her chance to

0:03:24 > 0:03:25win a landslide.

0:03:25 > 0:03:28Don't let her. Don't give her a blank cheque.

0:03:28 > 0:03:32Don't give her a huge majority or she WILL just take you for granted.

0:03:32 > 0:03:35The Liberal Democrats will be the strong opposition that Britain

0:03:35 > 0:03:40needs, fighting for a Britain that is open, tolerant and united.

0:03:40 > 0:03:44Vote for the Liberal Democrats, and YOU can change Britain's future.