Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon to seek second referendum

  

    Ms Sturgeon said she wanted a vote to be held between the autumn of 2018 and the spring of the following year.

   The Scottish first minister said the move was needed to protect Scottish interests in the wake of the UK voting to leave the EU.

   She said she would ask the Scottish Parliament next week to request a Section 30 order from Westminster.

  The order would be needed to allow a fresh legally-binding referendum on independence to be held.

BBC