UK to extend voter registration for EU referendum after website crash

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will extend the voter registration period for its June 23 referendum on EU membership by 48 hours after a late surge in applications crashed a key website shortly before the Tuesday night deadline. Matt Hancock, a minister in the government department responsible for registration, said on Wednesday the government would legislate to extend the deadline. "We think it is right to extend to midnight tomorrow (Thursday) to allow people who have not yet re