United Kingdom's break-up looks increasingly likely as country comes to terms with shock results of EU vote.

Like millions of people around the world, Italian immigrant Alejandro Majnoler was trying to make sense of a British exit from the European Union.

COMMENT: I am convinced markets have over-reacted to the Brexit vote. There should have been a negative reaction. Markets were not expecting this outcome.

Investors are bracing for more fall-out as trading resumes tomorrow after Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union sparked market chaos on Friday.

Just days after voting to leave the EU, more than 2 million Britons and UK residents have signed a petition calling for a second vote.

COMMENT: If this was a romcom, Britain would be the hunky guy, NZ the clingy ex-girlfriend and Brexit the nadir - when friends finally stage an intervention.

COMMENT: All those Facebook shares, Twitter hashtags and Snapchat videos couldn't save Britain's youth from being the big losers in the Brexit referendum.

After ten weeks of intense and often bitter rivalry between opposing camps, many reputations were made - and lost.

What have we done? Brits frantically Google 'what is the EU?', hours after voting to leave it as Brexit remorse spreads.

Say hello to curvy bananas and crooked cucumbers - Leave voters are celebrating changing the course of history and breaking free from the EU laws and regulations.

David Cameron reportedly told members of his inner circle he would rather hand over control sooner than spend time negotiating Britain's tricky exit from the EU.

Eurosceptic parties across the continent are intensifying demands for their own referendums in the wake of the Brexit vote.

New Zealand First is pushing for Closer Commonwealth Economic Relations (CCER) between New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

The NZ dollar tumbled more than US3c, or 4.4 per cent, and swap rates dropped as the UK voted to leave the EU.

The result was clearly for "leave", but a huge majority of those under 25 wanted to stay in Europe.

The risk of another recession has escalated after Britain's decision to leave the EU plunged markets into freefall.

Britain must begin exit talks "as soon as possible", EU leaders said as they battle to prevent copy-cat referendums.

New Zealanders stand to gain from possible interest rate cuts and cheaper travel in Britain and Europe.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron resigned last night hours after the UK shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union.

David Cameron last night fell on his sword, announcing there will be a staged exit from Number 10 and a new prime minister by October.

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon said a second vote in just two years on whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom in now "highly likely".

COMMENT: Despite the views of David Cameron, a majority of MPs, the UK business community, Britain's voters have defied them all to return a Leave vote.

David Cameron had supreme confidence in his leadership when he called the Brexit vote. He over-estimated, writes Audrey Young.

European stock markets dived when they opened tonight after Brexit vote.

More than £100billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 - the biggest fall in UK history - as Britain's decision to leave the EU caused panic across the globe.

Global financial markets were thrown into turmoil yesterday after Britons voted to exit the European Union (EU).

COMMENT: If ever John Key was in a position to help his political "bestie" this is it.

COMMENT: The political fallout will be equally dramatic as Britain and the EU work through whatever plan they have for the break-up.

"The will of the British people must be respected" - British PM announces his resignation after the historic EU referendum delivered clear backing for Brexit.