Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election.
The BBC projects that Mr Biden has won the key battleground of Pennsylvania, propelling him over the 270 electoral college vote threshold required to clinch the White House.
The Trump campaign has indicated their candidate does not plan to concede.
The result makes Mr Trump the first one-term president since the 1990s.
The BBC’s projection of Mr Biden’s victory is based on the unofficial results from states that have already finished counting their votes, and the expected results from states like Wisconsin where the count is continuing.
The election has seen the highest turnout since 1900. Mr Biden has won more than 73 million votes so far, the most ever for a US presidential candidate. Mr Trump has drawn almost 70 million, the second-highest tally in history.
US vote count continues amid Trump legal challenge
Vote counting continues in a handful of key battleground states which will determine the outcome of the US presidential election
The final result hinges on the states of Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
The Trump campaign has launched legal bids to stop the counts in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia and Michigan
Protesters have taken to the streets of several cities to demand counting is allowed to continue, while others have called for counting to stop
Donald Trump has alleged fraud, without offering evidence
Democrat Joe Biden has racked up a record 71.5 million votes and has said he will win enough states to become president – but key results remain outstanding
Mr Trump is so far projected to win 23 states, including Texas, Ohio and Florida, having outperformed pollsters’ predictions
Overall turnout is projected to be the highest in 120 years at 66.9%, and we might not have a result for days
Knife-edge US vote hangs on a few key states
The race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is on a knife-edge, with no clear winner as vote-counting continues
Results suggest a tight contest in important battlegrounds: Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania
Trump is so far projected to win 23 states, including Texas, Ohio and must-win Florida, having outperformed pollsters’ predictions
The president makes baseless claims of fraud and says he will launch a Supreme Court challenge even though millions of votes are still to be counted
Biden could take Arizona, but is facing a much tougher fight than expected in Nevada. He says he is “on track to win”
His campaign calls President’s Trump statement “outrageous”, adding: “The counting will not stop”
The US is on course for its highest turnout in more than a century, and we might not have a result for days
US vote goes to wire as Trump falsely claims fraud
The outcome of the US presidential election is on a knife edge, with Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden neck and neck in key swing states.
Mr Trump, a Republican, claimed to have won and vowed to launch a Supreme Court challenge, baselessly alleging fraud.
Earlier Mr Biden, a Democrat, said he was “on track” to victory.
Millions of votes remain uncounted and no candidate can credibly claim victory as yet. There is no evidence of fraud.
More than 100 million people cast their ballots in early voting before election day on Tuesday – setting US on course for its highest turnout in a century.
With the nation on edge, the final result may not be known for days.
Trump declares ‘phenomenal’ results
Trump has taken the podium in the White House’s East Room.
He starts by thanking his family, and the millions of supporters who turned out for him tonight.
“We were getting ready for a big celebration,” he says. “We were winning everything.”
Taking a triumphant tone, Trump celebrates his big win of the night in Florida.
“We didn’t win it, we won it by a lot,” he says.
He also claims a lead in Pennsylvania – just like rival Joe Biden did earlier on election night. It is still too early to determine a winner in the state.
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