US President Donald Trump confirmed the agreement in a call with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer which was broadcast live.

There has been a sense of whiplash from Mr Trump’s back-and-forth tariff threats and responding retaliation seen over the last few months.

The secret conclave meeting – steeped in tradition and mystery – had only just begun some 24 hours before white smoke appeared.

IT was a historic day as school children made the initial crossing over the first-ever opening road bridge on the River Clyde.