The 2016 US election has officially begun, with Hillary Clinton coming out on top in the first results to come back - the nine-person community of Dixville Notch.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump released their final campaign ads on Monday night ahead of America going to the polls on Tuesday. The videos are remarkably different from one another.

Bitter, divisive and utterly fascinating, the presidential election will be decided today as millions go to the polls. Both candidates will be in New York to vote and await the results.

In an exit poll by Fox News, Clinton just edges out Trump as a better commander in chief, at 49 per cent to his 46 per cent. But the Republican wins on the economy, at 48 per cent to 46.

Clinton supporters were reduced to tears as their candidate's doom became inevitable on Election Night, while Trump's party became more and more raucous as he swept to victory.

Bookmakers have made Donald Trump the resounding favourite to win the US Presidential Election with key states still to declare their results.

After slack-jawed Clinton supporters watched Donald Trump turn huge swaths of the map red on a tense election night, Hillary Clinton got a break when she was declared the winner in Virginia.

After learning about her shocking loss to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton reportedly was 'crying inconsolably' and 'couldn't stop'.

The losing presidential candidate said she 'wanted to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house again' after conceding to Donald Trump a week ago today.

Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump in the popular vote count has increased. The Democrat is now ahead of the president-elect by more than 1.5 million votes.

President Barack Obama said he's confident he won't be the last Democrat to be elected to the highest officer in the U.S. in his last-ever foreign address, on Sunday night.

The monarch, 93, was accompanied by Kate, 37, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 71, for the traditional carriage procession, which marks the official start of the day's races.

The Duchess of Cambridge looked elegant as she arrived at Buckingham Palace to welcome NATO leaders for dinner with the Queen today.

Kate Middleton, 37, has a 'very easy relationship' with the Queen, which has continued to grow since the birth of her three children, royal commentator Katie Nicholl has claimed.

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, 69, from Devon, claimed on Lorraine this morning that the Queen 'admires' Kate Middleton, but hinted that Sophie Wessex if her favourite.

The @RoyalFamily and @ClarenceHouse accounts posted birthday messages today, while Kensington Palace released a new photograph of Kate to mark the occasion.

The Duchess of Cambridge (pictured this afternoon) has remained in London while Prince William faced his brother at the Norfolk estate with the Queen and Prince Charles.

Several customers suffered cuts when the man, said to be in his 80s, smashed into the window of the in-store cafe at Tesco in Princess Alice Drive retail park, just before 11am on Saturday.

Half wheels of Stilton are now 50% reduced in Tesco at £1.50, while you can even get your hands on a whole cheeseboard with five varieties for £1.75.

Chief executives of FTSE 100 companies earned £3.46million on average in 2018, or the equivalent of £901.30 an hour. The shocking wage disparity was revealed by an institute and a think-tank.

X Factor's 'Tesco Mary' Byrne has showed off her incredible six stone weight loss and brand new look. 

Nestle announced they would be rolling out Smarties button in three new flavours in UK shops this week. The treats will now be available in milk, white and orange, and are filled with Smarties bits .

The new diverse range of plasters come in dark, medium and light shades and will be available online and in all 741 Tesco UK stores nationwide from Monday, costing £1.

The Love Island beauty shared a sweet message tweeted by a fan who saw her in Tesco and admitted she is feeling 'anxious.' 

Bette Williamson, 90, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, couldn't believe it when her son told her she was on one of the VE commemorative stamps. It features a shot of her celebrating in 1945.

SIMON JONES: The ugly row behind Charlton Athletic's ownership has taken another twist after police were called in to recoup two club cars from former chairman Matt Southall.

Michael Middleton, pictured right alongside his TV hardman brother, was one of three men charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

She made a very stylish appearance at the Saint Laurent fashion show in Paris on Tuesday night.

She revealed her braless decolletage in a fitted white blouse which was unbuttoned to the navel, with a £185 necklace from her eponymous line adding a touch of sparkle.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 31, didn't even need to be on the catwalk as she showed off her model prowess front row at the Loewe show in Paris Fashion Week on Friday.

Sophie Turner looked fashion forward as she joined fiancé Joe Jonas at the Louis Vuitton Paris Fashion Week show on Tuesday.

The actress, 22, and her co-star beau, 25, looked striking as they dressed to impress as they hit the red carpet for the glamorous event.

Victoria Pendleton's relationship with coach Scott Gardner sparked such an outrage with her management and teammates that he was forced to resign.

Shane Sutton wants his British cycling team to be ‘Rio ready’ by January 1, 2015, which makes this weekend’s track cycling World Cup in London perfectly timed.

Paris Hilton was seen wiping away a tear as she visited the Bataclan theatre in the French capital to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the terror attack almost a month ago.

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has learned the hard way that even the best intentions can be woefully misconstrued. She made a sombre visit to France's capital this week to pay her respects.

An American Mormon missionary, Mason Wells, 19, was injured in the Brussels airport terrorist attack after having previously survived the Boston bombing and the Paris attacks.

Diners who barbecued food on top of tombstone in a Leeds graveyard have been branded disgraceful after a passerby shamed them on social media.

Dual Grand National winning jockey Leighton Aspell will retire after riding at Fontwell on Sunday. Aspell, 43, will ride Ventura Dragon (4.20) and Itsnotwhatyouthink (5.20) for two of his biggest fans.

Presenter Ed Chamberlin says he hopes ITV broadcasting racing from Ireland on Saturday will be a tonic for sports fans in a barren live sporting landscape.

Northern Ireland's Euro 2020 qualifying hopes survived a scare as substitutes Conor Washington and Josh Magennis scored twice in four minutes to snatch a 2-1 win in Estonia.

The Real Madrid man is in line to make his 95th international appearance after a muscle tear ruled him out of the friendly draw with Argentina and qualifying win over Estonia in September.

Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness' latest Top Gear challenge sees them parked at a popular dogging site in Bolton where they're then locked in cars for 24 straight hours.

After a month's worth of rain hit London on Tuesday, forecasters are warning that more storms and potentially deadly floods could batter the UK up until next month.

Hundreds have been evacuated from their homes since Storm Dennis hit on Sunday and five people have died after being struck by fallen trees or swept away in the deluge.

More than 170 Environment Agency flood alerts or warnings are still in place for England with further rain and hill snow on the way for some areas after temperatures fell to -3C (27F).

The atrocious weather shows little signs of abating, with Brits suffering a fifth consecutive wet weekend. Some areas will three to four inches of rain in heavy downpours and winds up to 50mph.

Heavy rain will fall over Wales and North West England between 3pm today and 12pm tomorrow with homes likely to be flooded in Mid Wales between 6pm tonight and 10am tomorrow.

The UK faces much-needed warm and lovely sunny weather this weekend after a -6C chill tonight, as the country sinks into a gloom amid the raging coronavirus crisis (St Anne's Beach).

Temperatures are expected to be warmer than Ibiza in Britain today, with highs of 77F (25C) forecast in the south compared to 64F (18C) in the Spanish holiday hotspot.