Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic race while Donald Trump has won the Republican presidential primary in New York.

    With the majority of votes counted, Trump looks set to extend his lead over rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich.

    Former New York senator Clinton is on course for victory over Brooklyn-born Bernie Sanders. Wins will put Clinton and Mr Trump closer to securing their nominations. 

    With almost 95% of the results in, Trump is leading with just over 60% of the vote while Clinton has just under 58%.

Source: QNA