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Donald Trump has secured a fourth battleground state in the race for the White House, confirming his victory in the US election. Mr Trump is projected to win the crucial swing states of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Democrat Kamala Harris hoped to become the first woman US president - but there is now no route for her to the White House, with Mr Trump also ahead in all three of the other battleground states.The pair went into the election neck and neck in the opinion polls and there were no major surprises in the early projected results.Follow live: Trump camp 'increasingly optimistic' Wins were predicted for Mr Trump in red states such as Florida and Texas and for Ms Harris in Democrat strongholds including New York, California and Massachusetts. ...

The US dollar has surged as Donald Trump secured a return to the White House - but there are fears the British and world economies will suffer from the president-elect's promises of new tariffs.Investors have returned to making "Trump trades" - when they bet on lower taxes and higher interest rates - on the belief he will increase tariffs on foreign imports to protect domestic industries. This will push up prices of imported goods and inflation - and increase borrowing and government debt in the US.A leading British thinktank said the UK's already slow economic growth rate is likely to be more than halved if Mr Trump imposes sweeping import tariffs.US election latest - world congratulates Trump The National Institute Of Economic And Social Research said growth in the British economy would ...

Donald Trump will return to the White House after claiming a stunning US election victory over Democrat opponent Kamala Harris.Mr Trump, who previously served as president between 2017 and 2021, picked up his first swing state after he was declared the winner of North Carolina. Around an hour later he was declared the winner of Georgia - taking back the state he narrowly lost to Joe Biden in 2020.He was projected as the winner of Pennsylvania shortly afterwards - touted as the most pivotal of the seven battleground states.Mr Trump's victory was confirmed when he surpassed 270 electoral college votes by winning the state of Wisconsin, and he remains on course to claim all seven swing states. Follow live updates: Trump wins US electionMs Harris' aides had earlier said she wouldn't speak unti...