Polls opened in the referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave, the BBC reported on Thursday.

Nigel Farage arrived at a polling station in Biggin Hill, south London, to cast his vote in the EU referendum.

Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn has been to a polling station in Islington to vote in the EU referendum.

Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, voted at her local polling station. 

David and Samantha Cameron have cast their EU referendum votes in London.

While voters in some parts of the UK are braving heavy rain to get to the polling stations, conditions look a bit better in Gibraltar.

The UK overseas territory has 24,117 people registered to vote in the referendum, according to the local public broadcaster, the GBC.

An estimated 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part in the vote on EU membership - a record number for a UK election.

It is only the third nationwide referendum in British history. 

Source : MENA