Nearly 60 per cent of Scots now support Scottish independence after Britain voted to leave the European Union this week, according to an opinion poll.
The Sunday Post on Saturday said 59 per cent of respondents in the poll backed independence from the United Kingdom.
That was sharply higher than the 45 per cent of votes cast in favour of independence at a referendum in 2014 which resulted in the country staying in the UK.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said earlier on Saturday that a fresh independence referendum was possible.
Many Scots voted in favour of remaining in the UK in 2014 because of concerns that breaking away might leave them outside the bloc.
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Scots voted by 62-38 per cent to remain in the EU in Thursday's EU membership referendum but British voters as a whole voted by 52-48 per cent to leave.
The Sunday Post reported the poll finding on its front page which was pictured and posted on Twitter by editorial staff. The newspaper declined to provide further details of the poll.
