Trump swipes at 'fake news media' during US midterm elections result event

A predicted Republican "red wave" appeared to have become a ripple as Democrats clung on in key races in the US midterm elections.

Democrats flipped a key senate seat while a number of Trump-backed candidates appeared to be heading for defeat.

Republicans still looked set to overturn a narrow Democrat majority in the House of Representatives, but projections of a big win appeared not to have materialised.