Hillary Clinton: 'On the brink of a historic moment'

Hillary Clinton has clinched the Democratic Party nomination for US president after reaching the required number of delegates, according to AP.

The news agency's tally puts Mrs Clinton on 2,383 - the number needed to become the presumptive nominee.

Speaking to supporters in Long Beach, California she said:

"We are on the brink of a historic and unprecedented moment but we still have work to do."