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Hello and welcome to NewsA from the BBC World Service.

We're coming to you live from London.

I'm James Menendez.

And coming up today, what will people in Spain learn about the attempted coup there in 1981?

Official documents relating to that historic moment have just been made public.

Also, why the rapper Snoop Dog is twirling his towel with the swans.

That's coming up later.

But we are going to begin today in Washington, D.C.

And the annual State of the Union address that the President gives to Congress.

For Donald Trump, it was a chance to reflect on his first year since his return to the White

House, and he did so at some length, a record-breaking one hour and 47 minutes in which it was

less reflection, more a combative hard sell of what he claimed was a turnaround for the ages, particularly when it comes to the economy.

But it's a message that he's struggling to land. Mr Trump's own approval ratings are in the doldrums,

and according to one recent poll, a majority of Americans say they feel worse off than a year ago.

We'll talk about that and what it means for a Republican

party with its eyes now on November's midterm elections in a moment. But first, here's a

flavour of the speech from our correspondent, Helena Humphreys.

Mr Speaker, the President of the United States.

A prime time pitched to the nation from a president not known for his brevity.

True to form, Donald Trump delivered the longest state of the union address in history.

As his approval ratings slide and concerns about affordability grow,

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