45 h. ago Watch: BBC faces fresh allegations over Trump speech edit broadcast on Newsnight

The BBC has been plunged into a fresh row over the selective editing of Donald Trump’s Capitol speech, after allegations of a misleading Newsnight broadcast resurfaced.

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55 h. ago BBC awaits response from Donald Trump after apologising for Panorama speech edit

Mr Trump’s lawyers threatened to sue the BBC for one billion dollars.

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57 h. ago BBC apologises to Donald Trump over Panorama edit and rejects defamation claim

The episode, Trump: A Second Chance?, has been taken down and a retraction published.

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58 h. ago BBC apologises to Donald Trump over edit of speech for Panorama

Corporation rejects demands for compensation after US president’s lawyers threatened to sue for $1bnThe BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a Panorama that led to the resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, and the BBC News chief, Deborah Turness.However, the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation, after lawyers for Trump threatened to sue for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the BBC issued a retraction, apologised and settled with him. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim

‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episodeThe BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a Panorama documentary that led to the resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, and the BBC News chief, Deborah Turness.However, the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation, after lawyers for Trump threatened to sue for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the BBC issued a retraction, apologised and settled with him. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago BBC apologises to Donald Trump and makes fresh vow after doctoring speech

The BBC has issued an apology to Donald Trump after it was revealed that the broadcaster had edited out a key phrase from the former US president's speech on January 6, 2021

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58 h. ago BBC apologises to Donald Trump over Panorama edit of his speech

The broadcaster has rejected the president's request for compensation

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58 h. ago BBC apologises to Donald Trump and makes fresh broadcast vow after Panorama drama

The BBC apologised over the edit that spliced together two parts of a speech Donald Trump made during an event in Washington DC that were more than 50 minutes apart

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3 d. ago BBC prepares to grovel to Donald Trump TODAY before president's billion

Director-General Tim Davie dramatically resigned on Sunday alongside CEO of News Deobrah Turness following criticism viewers had been misled.

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3 d. ago Readers' Letters: BBC should not apologise to Trump over Panorama

BBC should apologise to licence payers, not Donald Trump, for dodgy editing, says reader

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5 d. ago Donald Trump tells BBC to apologise by Friday or face billion

BBC chairman Samir Shah apologised for an ‘error of judgment’ over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump for Panorama.

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6 d. ago Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage

Davie tells staff departure was “my own decision” but it comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way it edited a Trump speechTim Davie, the BBC’s director general, and the head of BBC News have resigned after a former adviser to the corporation accused it of “serious and systemic” bias in its coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans rights.In a shock move, Davie said his depature was his own, but comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way the broadcaster edited a Donald Trump speech. Continue reading...

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