98 m. ago BBC seeks dismissal of $10bn Trump lawsuit over Panorama ‘fight like hell’ clip

Broadcaster’s submission calls on Florida court to throw out defamation case where US president is suing over editing of 6 January 2021 speechThe BBC will take legal steps to have Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit over a Panorama programme edit dismissed, court documents have shown.Panorama faced criticism in 2025, over an episode broadcast in 2024, for giving the impression the US president had encouraged his supporters to storm the Capitol building in 2021. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Donald Trump lawsuit to be dismissed by BBC according to court documents

The broadcaster are set to dismiss Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit new court documents reveal

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5 h. ago BBC to file motion to dismiss Donald Trump $10 billion lawsuit over Panorama edit

The BBC will file motion to dismiss Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit after "error of judgement" Panorama edit according to court documents which could mean the case may not continue

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6 h. ago BBC to file motion to dismiss Trump lawsuit over Panorama edit – court documents

The US president is seeking up to 10 billion dollars (£7.5 billion) in damages.

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6 d. ago Turkish woman, 55, files bizarre paternity lawsuit after claiming to be Donald Trump's illegitimate daughter

The claimant, Necla Ozmen, 55, lives in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and is reported to have lodged the case at the Ankara 27th Family Court on September 25/

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin backs Donald Trump over $10 billion BBC lawsuit as he insists US President 'is right' to sue broadcaster over Panorama edit: Live updates

LIVEBLOG: Follow the latest developments as Vladimir Putin insists he is 'ready and willing' to discuss peace in Ukraine at his annual end of year press conference.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump's BBC lawsuit 'puts him on the stand' where 'he must tell the truth'

Donald Trump, the US President, is seeking up to $10billion (£7.5billion) in damages in response to the editing of a speech he made which was featured in a Panorama episode

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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