Britons dash for euros and dollars as EU vote nears

By Andy Bruce and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Britons have flocked to swap their pounds for euros and U.S. dollars in the days running up to the European Union referendum, high street foreign exchange companies said on Wednesday. The Post Office said overall currency sales in its branches and online were up 74 percent year-on-year since the weekend, with Tuesday sales 49 percent higher in branch and 381 percent higher online than on the same day a year ago. Travelex said its online currency o