Joe Biden on election night at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware
Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP
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Biden ‘on track to victory’ as Trump launches tirade
Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s campaign said he was on track to win the 2020 election against President Donald Trump after a nail biting race today. His campaign manager Jennifer O’Malley Dillon said "we expect" him to break the crucial threshold of 270 electoral college votes today, giving him an insurmountable lead in the race for the White House. Stocks on Wall Street surged amid indications Mr Biden was ahead but as the US wakes up to a presidential race still on a knife edge, Mr Trump launched a Twitter tirade against mail-in voting suggesting his lead in some crucial states had "magically disappeared" as the votes were counted. Twitter immediately flagged the content as misleading. To claim victory Mr Biden needs to secure at least three more states, while Mr Trump would need at least four. Dominic Gilbert charts the candidates’ paths to victory. Mr Biden is set to address to the nation later. Our liveblog will have the latest on that and the results as they come in.
As uncertainty lingers, Janet Daley sets out why this is the worst possible outcome, and could very soon begin to look like civil war. Whoever wins, Dominic Green outlines six ways the Democrats got the election totally wrong, while Tom Harris examines why the Left still cannot fathom why ordinary Americans support Mr Trump.
World waits with bated breath for swing state results
Mr Trump claimed this morning he was winning Pennsylvania by a "tremendous amount" with the fate of both campaigns hanging on the key state. The President had already pulled off a key win in the swing state of Florida but unfortunately for both candidates — and the rest of the world — the count in Pennsylvania has been hampered by a last-minute legal stay and could take days. Josie Ensor tells how an army of election workers in downtown Philadelphia have worked furiously through the night and into the day to process uncounted votes, as the world watches with bated breath. Here are the other swing states to watch and read what happens if neither candidate secures a clear victory.
‘A Nation Divided’: World’s media on knife-edge vote
The US media captured the suspense created by the tight election, with the Washington Post showing a picture of a long queue of voters below the simple but stark headline: "A nation divided". The right-leaning New York Post ran the simple headline: "Nailbiter". Indeed, the US presidential election never fails to capture attention across the globe. Here is how the world’s media is reacting to the latest developments. Many global figures have given their views despite the result not being confirmed, with those congratulating Mr Trump including French far-Right politician Marine Le Pen. Read on for more world reaction.
At a glance: Latest coronavirus headlines
PM vs ex-PM | Theresa May savaged Boris Johnson’s lockdown strategy, as the Prime Minister walked out on the woman who used to be his boss. As the MP for Maidenhead got to her feet during a heated debate on the second lockdown, her one-time foreign secretary walked out of the Commons — to the disbelief of their colleagues. Ms May shrugged before going on to annihilate his plans. Watch the moment here as MPs have approved the new lockdown that comes into force from midnight.
- Death toll | UK records most Covid fatalities since May
- ‘Greater enforcement’ | Police to target rulebreakers, says chief
- First arrests | Alleged fraud over Eat Out and Bounce Back loans
- Travel surge | Britons make last-minute dash before lockdown
- Need a lockdown project? | 100-year-old puzzle few have solved
Also in the news: Today’s other headlines
- Vienna gunman | He was caught trying to buy ammunition in July
- Lucy McHugh | Missed opportunities to protect murdered schoolgirl
- Turkey | Man ‘forced’ to inform on fellow Uighurs for China is shot
- Black Lives Matter | Museums ‘can no longer be impartial’ says chief
- Penguins threat | Iceberg size of Somerset may hit British territory
Around the world: Ethiopia on the brink of civil war
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ordered the army to the northern region of Tigray after an attack on a military base, marking a dramatic descent into war in one of Africa’s most populous nations. The past months have dealt a blow to Mr Abiy’s standing, as the sweeping political reforms and efforts to broker peace with neighbouring Eritrea, which won him the Nobel peace prize, were overshadowed by a brutal crackdown on dissent and spiralling ethnic violence. Read on for details.
Wednesday interview
‘I hid my illness for fear of losing out on work’
Sheila Hancock
Credit: Warren Allott Photos
After suffering in silence for three years, Sheila Hancock tells Jasper Rees about her crippling arthritis – and why it won’t cramp her style
Read the full interview
Comment and analysis
- Patrick O’Flynn | Is seething America set for civil unrest?
- Douglas Murray | This election proves Trump is no white nationalist
- Robin Aitken | BBC’s Brexit bias has been proven beyond doubt
- Con Coughlin | Isil will stop at nothing in war to crush the West
- Dominic Cavendish | John Sessions was an erudite comic genius
You Are Not Alone: Getting you through lockdown
Business and money briefing
Jobs cull | John Lewis is swinging the axe on another 1,500 jobs at head office as it battles to restore profitability and streamline the business. Meanwhile, Lloyds Banking Group, Britain’s biggest high-street lender, has unveiled plans to axe another 1,000 roles as it slashes costs.
- Clarks saved | Shoe retailer says no jobs will be lost in £100m deal
- Malta timeshare loans | Barclays told to compensate customers
- On top of markets | Live stocks and shares updates 24 hours a day
Sport briefing
Keep Kids Active | Robbie Savage is an emotional man at the best of times, but he can barely contain his anger at the Government’s decision to shut down all grass-roots sport to try and limit the spread of Covid-19. Here the BBC pundit backs The Telegraph’s Keep Kids Active campaign.
- ‘You are confused’ | Mourinho’s fierce defence of Kane over ‘diving’
- Rob Bagchi | Man Utd to encounter familiar face in Rafael
- Six Nations | South Africa will not join after ‘patching up’ fallout
Tonight’s TV
The Disordered Eye, BBC Four, 9pm | Do you need good eyesight to make great art? Richard Butchins begins his absorbing documentary with a question to which the answer is an obvious and resounding: No! Read more.
And finally… for this evening’s downtime
The off-brand Bond | Sean Connery, the first 007, was lured out of retirement for the "unofficial" James Bond cash-in Never Say Never Again. He went rogue after the promise of more creative control but Tom Fordy retells why the actor soon regretted it.
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