29 h. ago BBC braces for £75million legal bill as Trump launches $10billion lawsuit over doctored Panorama clip

The lawsuit includes one count of defamation and one count of violating Florida trade practices law, after the BBC apologised for doctoring a clip of the US President in a Panorama episode.

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37 h. ago I spent a month trying to smile like Zohran Mamdani – it’s no easy feat | Arwa Mahdawi

While the New York mayor-elect is constantly smiling in the face of his detractors, having a perma-grin didn’t come so easily to meAs a big fan of citizen science, I have spent the past month conducting a very important experiment. While I am not quite as hardcore as the American virologist Jonas Salk, who injected the polio vaccine into himself and his family before large-scale trials, this scientific inquiry has involved some personal pain. You see, I have spent the last month trying to smile like Zohran Mamdani. This is not, as I have discovered, an easy feat.Ever since the incoming mayor of New York became a household name, I’ve been intrigued by his perma-smile. His detractors call him a “jihadist”, and he smiles. He meets Donald Trump, and he smiles. Some Republican lawmakers launch a campaign to investigate his path to citizenship and deport him? He keeps on smiling. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him look angry. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago BBC vows to fight Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit over Panorama edit

President Trump claimed the broadcaster ‘intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively’ doctored a speech he made in a Panorama edit

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42 h. ago BBC vows to fight Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over Panorama edit

President Trump claimed the broadcaster ‘intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively’ doctored a speech he made in a Panorama edit

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42 h. ago Starmer urged to defend BBC after Trump’s $10 billion dollar lawsuit

President Trump claimed the broadcaster ‘intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively’ doctored a speech he made in a Panorama edit

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49 h. ago Donald Trump files his $10BILLION lawsuit against the BBC over doctored Panorama speech

Attorneys for the president accused the BBC of publishing a 'false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction' of him

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51 h. ago Donald Trump has filed his $10BILLION lawsuit against the BBC over doctored Panorama speech

Attorneys for the president accused the BBC of publishing a 'false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction' of him

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54 h. ago Donald Trump says he will sue the BBC in a matter of hours after they 'put terrible words in my mouth' in doctored Panorama speech

The US president said he would file a libel lawsuit 'probably this afternoon or tomorrow evening' after the corporation doctored one of his speeches.

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3 d. ago Dem senator who backed Sandy Hook reforms says Trump launched ‘dizzying campaign’ of violence

White House fires back at Chris Murphy and accuses Democrats of stoking violence against ICE agents

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3 d. ago Why celebrities are loving crypto again in Trump’s second term

From athletes such as Tristan Thompson to artists such as Iggy Azalea, celebrities have returned to hawking cryptoFollowing the numbers suggests Tristan Thompson is nearing the end of his basketball career. While the 6ft 9in center once regularly played more than 80 games in a regular season, he’s hit new career lows, appearing just 40 times on court during the 2024-2025 season. Following the money, however, suggests Thompson is pivoting into a new career. He’s rebranded as a crypto investor, consultant and brand ambassador, bringing his relative cultural cache to the blockchain. Now the host of his own podcast, Courtside Crypto, he has made frequent appearances with other crypto celebrities, such as at the Nasdaq in September, when he celebrated the IPO of an explicitly nationalist Bitcoin mining operation alongside Eric Trump; Thompson has also developed a crypto startup slated to launch in 2026.In 2025, crypto is back in style in Washington and among a growing set in Hollywood, w...

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6 d. ago ‘Somalis are the scapegoat’: fear rises as Trump targets Minneapolis community

Residents have had to adjust how they’re living – staying home, carrying passports – since Trump launched his attackOn Tuesday morning, just a few stalls were open among the dozens that normally sell food, rugs, clothing and jewelry at Karmel mall, a Somali community hub in Minneapolis. Longtime Minnesotans said they had never seen the mall as quiet as it has been in recent days, almost jarringly still.The bustle was replaced by unease and fear over the Trump administration’s menace toward Somalis and increased immigration agents in the city, tasked with targeting Somalis for deportation. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump launches website for his $1M Gold immigration card — and it’s just as Trumpified as you imagine

The president promises a ‘direct path to citizenship’ with a six-figure ‘gift’ to the US government

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7 d. ago Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ visa scheme amid immigration crackdown

Wealthy immigrants will be able to buy residency, and $5m ‘platinum card’ will exempt holders from some US taxesDonald Trump launched a new program that will allow wealthy foreign individuals to buy a US “golden visa” for $1m, and trailed a “platinum” version for $5m.“A direct path to Citizenship for all qualified and vetted people. SO EXCITING! Our Great American Companies can finally keep their invaluable Talent,” Trump wrote on Wednesday on social media. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump launches extraordinary attack on NYT over health reporting after affordability speech goes off the rails: Live

President Donald Trump meanwhile dismisses ‘affordabilty hoax’ at Pennsylvania rally and launches into vicious anti-immigrant rhetoric

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7 d. ago Trump suffers yet another election defeat after Miami elects first Democratic mayor in nearly 30 years: Latest

President Donald Trump meanwhile dismisses ‘affordabilty hoax’ at Pennsylvania rally and launches into vicious anti-immigrant rhetoric

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8 d. ago Sadiq Khan hits back at Donald Trump after US president calls him 'disgusting mayor'

‘He’s doing a terrible job’: Donald Trump launches fresh verbal attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan

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8 d. ago US citizens flocking to London from Trump's America says Sadiq Khan in hitback at US president's latest attack

‘He’s doing a terrible job’: Donald Trump launches fresh verbal attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan

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8 d. ago Donald Trump renews war of words with Sadiq Khan: 'He's a horrible mayor'

‘He’s doing a terrible job’: Donald Trump launches fresh verbal attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan

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9 d. ago Thailand launches fresh airstrikes on Cambodia threatening Trump

Thousands evacuated from Thai-Cambodia border as Thailand launches airstrikes on military targets

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9 d. ago Thailand launches airstrikes along Cambodia border in latest Donald Trump humiliation

Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia as both sides accused each other of violating a ceasefire signed in October, negotiated by US President Donald Trump

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