4 h. ago BBC to fight Trump’s $10bn lawsuit, saying it should be dismissed

Corporation will argue it did not have rights to air film in US and it did not cause serious reputational harmThe BBC is preparing to argue Donald Trump’s $10bn court case against it should be dismissed, arguing it has no case to answer over the US president’s claims he was defamed by an episode of Panorama.The development comes after Trump filed a 33-page complaint to a Florida court on Monday, accusing the broadcaster of “a false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory and malicious depiction” of the president in the documentary. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Why Donald Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against the BBC is doomed to fail

The BBC is accused of misleading viewers by editing a speech Donald Trump delivered on 6 January 2021

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6 h. ago Trump v BBC: broadcaster to fight $10bn lawsuit | The Latest

The BBC has vowed to defend itself against the $10bn lawsuit that the US president, Donald Trump, filed against it. Trump alleges the broadcaster “intentionally, maliciously and deceptively” edited the 6 January speech he gave before the attack on the US Capitol. On Tuesday, a BBC spokesperson said: “As we have made clear previously, we will be defending this case. We are not going to make further comment on ongoing legal proceedings.”Lucy Hough speaks to the head of national news, Archie Bland Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump sues BBC for up to £7.5bn over Panorama speech edit

The US president’s lawyers argue part of the documentary was ‘false and defamatory’.

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11 h. ago Hegseth and Rubio to brief members of Congress on boat strikes as questions mount – live

On Monday night, the US military said it attacked three more boats believed to have been smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing eight peopleUS military says eight killed in strikes on three boats in eastern PacificAcross the pond today, Keir Starmer’s office has said that any legal action against the BBC was a matter for the broadcaster but the UK government supported its independence.It comes after Donald Trump finally filed his lawsuit demanding damages worth up to to $10bn for the way a BBC Panorama documentary – which aired over a year ago – edited a speech he gave to supporters on 6 January 2021 before they attacked the US Capitol. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Starmer under pressure to tell Trump to call off ‘outrageous’ $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Sir John Whittingdale, the former culture secretary who led the last charter renewal negotiations with the BBC, had told The Independent that Sir Keir Starmer should have already intervened to dissuade Trump from taking legal action

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13 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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13 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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13 h. ago Donald Trump files $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over Panorama speech edit

The BBC said documents filed at a court in Florida asked for five billion dollars (£3.7 billion) for each of two claims

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14 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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17 h. ago Donald Trump files $5billion defamation lawsuit against BBC over Panorama speech edit

The defamation lawsuit claims the BBC broadcasted a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump”.

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17 h. ago Donald Trump files $5bn lawsuit against the BBC over Panorama speech edit

The BBC said documents filed at a court in Florida asked for five billion dollars (£3.7 billion) for each of two claims.

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21 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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21 h. ago Trump files lawsuit against the BBC over Panorama speech edit

The BBC said documents filed at a court in Florida asked for five billion dollars (£3.7 billion) for each of two claims.

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23 h. ago Trump files $10bn lawsuit against the BBC for defamation over its Panorama edit

The US president accused the broadcaster of ‘putting terrible words in my mouth that I didn’t say’

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23 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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23 h. ago Donald Trump sues BBC $5 billion for Panorama speech edit: 'They put words in my mouth'

The US president is requesting damages of $5 billion from the media company for the speech they broadcast on Panorama which edited sections of his speech together

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23 h. ago BREAKING: Donald Trump sues BBC for at least $5bn over Panorama speech edit

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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23 h. ago Donald Trump sues BBC for at least $5bn over Panorama speech edit

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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26 h. ago Donald Trump says he will file lawsuit against BBC in coming hours

It comes after Mr Trump threatened the BBC with a billion-dollar litigation

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