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Defiant Harris Vows to fight for democracy as she accepts defeat

Kamala Harris struck a defiant tone last night, saying she conceded the US election but not the fight for freedom, fairness and dignity of all people.

At the polls Few glitches except for bomb threats from Russia

US voting on this year largely went smoothly, despite a few glitches, typical of any election, that some Republicans used to sow distrust in the voting process.

'I can't even imagine' How Democrats' hopes of history melted away

In the end, Kamala Harris never took the stage at her election night watch party on the Howard University campus in Washington DC.

Fox News Station's stars hail 'greatest comeback in history'

By 11pm on election night, Fox News was hailing Donald Trump's victory. \"[He's] the biggest political phoenix from the ashes that we've seen in the history of politics,\" said the anchor Bret Baier.

Racism, men and 'garbage' Ten key waypoints of winning campaign

Donald Trump's shock return to the White House has delighted his tens of millions of supporters in the US but stunned the rest of the country and much of the world.

Republicans take Senate as Democrats hope for House majority and a check on Trump's agenda

Republicans have won a majority in the US Senate but control of the US House of Representatives remained unclear last night, with many of the most competitive races still uncalled.

Court actions Legal delays and immunity ruling likely to put a stop to criminal cases

Donald Trump's victory immediately spurred questions about the viability of the various criminal cases against him, including whether he will be sentenced as planned this month and whether he could pardon himself.

'Weird' Vance was mocked by his political opponents - but none of them is laughing now

He was written off as a drag on the presidential ticket, mocked by political opponents as \"weird\", falsely rumoured to have had sex with a couch and pilloried as a misogynist for describing women without children as \"childless cat ladies\".

'Dream big again' Roars of delight from the faithful as their idol does the unthinkable

The news came at 1.20am. Playing on a giant TV screen, Fox News declared that Donald Trump had won the all-important state of Pennsylvania. The room erupted in roars and shrieks of joy.

Star of his own show Trump's path back to power

Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 US presidential election was described as a leap into the political unknown.

American dread

Americans woke up to a transformed country and a rattled world yesterday after the realisation of Donald Trump's stunning return to power.

Edu's Arsenal exit will not stop progress, insists Arteta

Mikel Arteta has insisted Edu's departure as sporting director will not stop Arsenal's upward trajectory but admitted that losing one of his key allies came as a surprise.

Nothing to hide in my England setup, says Borthwick

Steve Borthwick has insisted he has nothing to hide about his England setup and believes his players are empowered to speak up after claims from Danny Care that Eddie Jones's regime was like \"living in a dictatorship\".

Kühn doubles up to spark Celtic triumph

Brendan Rodgers used pre-match media duties to call for Celtic's supporters to refrain from using pyrotechnics during the visit of RB Leipzig.

Gyökeres piles on pain for City and raises the Amorim expectation

When does a blip become a slump? Pre-game, Pep Guardiola was asked this and pointed to Manchester City's supreme run of success.

Diaz treble dashes Alonso's hopes on return to Anfield

The finest compliment to Xabi Alonso, Arne Slot wrote in his programme notes, \"is to be the best Liverpool that we can possibly be with no quarter asked and no quarter given.\"

Emery sets Villa top-eight Champions League target

Unai Emery has challenged his Aston Villa players to cement their surprise status as favourites to automatically qualify for the Champions League last 16.

Joorabchian connection key to Edu's Arsenal exit

Director's decision to join Marinakis setup has raised eyebrows but the dynamic had changed at the Emirates

Care's belated whistleblowing reveals toxicity of the silence that underpinned Jones regime

According to Care, Jones's players felt 'like characters in a dystopian novel'

United fans prefer new stadium over redevelopment

A majority of Manchester United fans favour a new stadium rather than the redevelopment of Old Trafford, a survey has found.

England must finish strong with new bench

Need to improve in later stages of tight games puts focus on Borthwick and his use of replacements

Gauff storms to second career win over Swiatek

At 20, Coco Gauff has achieved a considerable amount. She has established herself as a perennial top-five player, won a grand slam title, and lived up to the hype that followed her since her preteens.

No plans for Hamilton to skip Las Vegas GP, say Mercedes

Mercedes have said there are no plans for Lewis Hamilton to be absent from the next race in Las Vegas after the seven-time world champion's radio message at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

ATP Finals to be without big three for first time since 2001

Novak Djokovic has announced his withdrawal from ATP Finals due to an unspecified injury, marking the end of his 2024 season.

Melbourne Cup taken by 90-1 outsider Knight's Choice

Knight's Choice, a 90-1 outsider ridden by the Ireland-born jockey Robbie Dolan, caused a major upset as the local ride stunned the rest of the field to win the Melbourne Cup in a photo-finish from Warp Speed in second and Okita Soushi in third.

Vodafone-Three merger Does £15bn deal mean customers will see their bills rise?

The competition watchdog has said it could give the proposed £15bn merger between the telecoms companies Vodafone and Three the green light, provided they agree to certain conditions.

AstraZeneca value falls after China unit 'linked to insurance fraud'

AstraZeneca shares tumbled yesterday, wiping £14bn off the value of Britain's biggest drug maker, after a report that dozens of executives at its China unit could be implicated in an insurance fraud case in the country's pharmaceutical sector.

Competition Watchdog makes a fair call in backing major tie-up between mobile firms

Compare and contrast. Back in September, the Competition and Markets Authority had a big grumble about Vodafone and Three's plan to merge their UK mobile operations. A combination of the third and fourth largest operators could result in \"a substantial lessening of competition\" and \"tens of millions of mobile customers having to pay more\".

Boeing workers end strike after winning pay deal

Boeing's US west coast factory workers have accepted a new contract offer, ending a bitter seven-week strike that had halted most jet production and deepened a financial crisis at the aircraft manufacturer.

Trump's tariffs would cut UK growth by half, say experts

UK growth would be halved in the event that Donald Trump wins the US presidential race and imposes the swingeing tariffs he has threatened, a leading thinktank said yesterday.