Despite spending enormous sums of money on building up the military capacity of both nations, they ultimately folded without US support - writes Tom Bradby.

Why US are downplaying comparisons between the fall of Kabul and fall of Saigon

There are still results to come in, but it looks like Sturgeon could put together a majority for an independence referendum, says ITV News Presenter Tom Bradby

Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of the UK?

A woman walks past a voting sign painted on a wall Monday, November 2020, in the Venice Beach section of Los Angeles.

ITV's election night presenter Tom Bradby's guide on the key results to look out for - and why we might not get a result by the end of the night.

US election: The key moments to watch out for - and when we might get a result

Volunteer election poll worker Cecilia Chaboudy-Dow joins demonstrators as they stand across the street from the federal courthouse in Houston, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, before a hearing in federal court involving drive-thru ballots cast in Harris County.

Millions of Americans are praying for a decisive victory, one way or another - but what happens if a clear winner doesn't emerge on election night?

How this US election result could be contested like no other in living memory 

Donald Trump has been written off by many pollsters but he still has a huge following in the US and could secure a second term.

Can Donald Trump still win the US election? Absolutely, yes

ITV News at Ten presenter Tom Bradby speaks to journalist and author Bob Woodward about his blistering new book on Donald Trump.

Full story of Trump and Kim Jong-un features in new Woodward book

David Cameron uses "regret" and "failure" more than I can recall any ex-leader ever doing in any period after their departure from power.

Cameron's use of 'regret' and 'failure' suggest he wants to drain Brexit anger

ITV News' Tom Bradby swears 'you sure as hell wouldn’t want to fight a war' in northern Norway after filming there in minus temperatures.

Could Britain really defend itself if conflict broke out?

She may decide to sign up to the customs union as she faces a Commons defeat - but it won't be the end of her Brexit problems if she does.

PM precarious as negotiations reach critical juncture

The Irish question remains unanswered - and indeed is just as difficult to answer as it has always been.

Stalled Brexit talks kick the border issue down the road

You could argue this is 'the Ukip election' as the decisions of the party's former backers could largely shape the result.

Why former Ukip voters could shape this election

Germany mines and burns coal on a scale seen nowhere else in Western Europe, but is targeting net zero carbon emissions by 2045

Germany's climate contradictions: the coal-mining nation with 'net zero' goals

The Housing Ombudsman has called for a "culture change" in a report compiled in the wake of a series of ITV News reports into the state of social housing.

'There needs to be change': Damning housing report after ITV News investigation 

The living wage, a minimum rate of pay for adults older than 23 years old, will increase by £0.59.

UK living wage set to rise to £9.50 in upcoming Budget

Cumbrians, still recovering from the disastrous 2015 Storm Desmond, are terrified of more floods impacting their communities.

The county where they’ve moved a river to try to prevent flooding this winter

It comes after the monarch last week had her first overnight hospital stay in eight years.

Queen misses church after hospital stay a week ahead of Cop26 duties

Former Dyfed Powys Police Chief Inspector Phil Davies has been suspended as a member of the UK Priority Delivery Groups.

Countryside Alliance National Wildlife Crime Unit membership under review

'This report will say the target may be hit in 2022 or more likely in 2023, but that it hasn't been met in 2020 or 2021,' writes Robert Peston.

Climate change report will show $100bn target both hit and missed

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A 911 emergency call has revealed more about the circumstances under which a woman was fatally shot on set after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun.

Tom Bradby

Presenter, ITV News At Ten