Nicola Sturgeon writes letter requesting Scottish referendum
Nicola Sturgeon was pictured writing the letter requesting a second Scottish referendum (Picture: Scottish Government)
Nicola Sturgeon has written a letter to Theresa May formally requesting a second Scottish Independence referendum. 
The First Minister was pictured sat on the sofa at her Bute House residence as she completed the Section 30 letter on Thursday evening.

It comes after Scottish MSPs voted by 69 to 598 in favour of seeking permission for an independence referendum to take place between autumn 2018 and spring 2019.
The Scottish leader said the mandate for another vote was now ‘beyond question’ and said it would be ‘democratically indefensible and utterly unsustainable’ to stand in the way.
However, Scottish Secretary David Mundell has said the UK Government would decline the request.
The Scottish Government tweeted out the picture of the First Minister earlier today.
It is expected the letter will be sent to Downing Street on Friday.