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US election 2016: Trump and Clinton complete final day of campaigning

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made a final push for votes on Monday before America goes to the polls to elect its next president.

Mrs Clinton made last-ditch appeals in Pittsburgh, Grand Rapids, North Carolina and Philadelphia - where she was joined on stage by her husband and daughter, President Barack Obama and rock star Bruce Springsteen.

Mr Trump, meanwhile, held rallies in North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Michigan.

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Trump and Clinton make passionate final pitches for votes

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have made their final pitches to voters as polls open across the 50 states in the US presidential election.

The candidates stuck to their campaign closing scripts as Trump pledged "we will make America great again" while Clinton closed with a promise of a "stronger, fairer America" before a final rallying sign off.

Addressing his supporters in Michigan, Republican candidate Trump urged them to "go to bed right now, get up and vote" and ended with the message: "Let's win."

Democrat candidate Clinton said a vote for her would "prove conclusively that love trumps hate", adding: "Let's go vote North Carolina."

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