Donald Trump has finally accepted that Barack Obama was born in the US.

The Republican presidential candidate had claimed for years that Mr Obama was born outside the country, and therefore was ineligible to be president.

In a statement, a spokesman said Mr Trump believes 'the President was born in the United States.'

Meanwhile, Mr Trump aired his medical history on TV, after his rival Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia.

Speaking at a rally in North Carolina, Hillary Clinton played down her illness: