Donald Trump was booed as he arrived to vote in the US presidential election, joining tens of millions of Americans heading to polling stations across the country.
The Republican waved to onlookers despite being jeered outside Public School 59 in Manhattan, a short distance from Trump Tower, where he was accompanied by his wife Melania and daughter Ivanka.
His Democratic rival Hillary Clinton had earlier voted in her home town of Chappaqua, New York, along with her husband Bill.
Long queues were reported at polling stations across America with a high turnout expected, while almost 45 million people cast ballots before election day.
Both candidates will be in New York on election night, with Mr Trump billing his planned event at a Hilton hotel as a “victory party” – despite Mrs Clinton leading in the polls.
Where to watch
Viewers in the UK will be able to watch as the result unfolds live on Sky News, BBC News and a host of live streams on YouTube and other video sharing platforms.
The results will also feature on social media with Facebook Live broadcasts from those in key states and applications such as Twitter and Snapchat compiling the scores into bite-sized chunks throughout the evening.
Press and Journal readers can follow the results as they come in throughout the night on our live blog.
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Key moments to look out for
11pm: Polls close in Indiana and Kentucky. Both are staunchly Republican. US networks will quickly declare such “safe” states.
12am: Voting ends in Florida, one of the most crucial battlegrounds. A Trump victory is seen as unlikely if he does not secure the 29 college votes from the state which backed the last five winners.
12.30am: Polls close in Ohio – another state with a near-perfect recent record of choosing the eventual winner – and North Carolina, which polls suggest is on a knife-edge. Electoral maths dictate that Mr Trump needs to take most swing states to secure the White House.
1am: Pennsylvania, where Mrs Clinton made her final campaign stop, starts counting. In 2012, Barack Obama was declared the winner there after about two hours. Lots of “safe” states will start to be declared by the American TV networks.
2am: Arizona and Colorado polls close.
3am: Iowa and Nevada polls close.
4am: By this time it will be becoming clear whether or not the tight polls were wrong and one of the rivals has won convincingly.
5am: Around this time in 2008 and 2012, the Republican nominees made speeches conceding victory to Mr Obama.
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