Hillary Clinton seizes historic primary win

Powered by a solid triumph in California, Hillary Clinton has declared victory in her year-long battle for the heart of the Democratic party, seizing her place in history and setting out on the difficult task of fusing a fractured party to confront Donald Trump.

Mrs Clinton cruised to easy victories in four of the six state contests on Tuesday - including delegate-rich New Jersey. With each win she further solidified Senator Bernie Sanders's defeat and dashed his already slim chances of using the last night of state contests to refuel his flagging bid.