15 h. ago Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit

US president sets Friday deadline for corporation to respond to billion-dollar legal threatTrump to sue BBC – latest updatesDonald Trump has said he feels he has “an obligation” to sue the BBC over its editing of one of his speeches, as a deadline looms for the corporation to respond to his billion-dollar legal threat.The US president accused the broadcaster of having “defrauded the public” with an edition of Panorama last year that spliced together two parts of a speech he made on 6 January 2021 and has given it until Friday to respond. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit – latest updates

US president claims broadcaster has ‘defrauded the public’ and reiterates his threat of launching a $1bn legal actionDonald Trump has grabbed the headlines after threatening to sue the BBC for $1bn (£760m) for what the corporation has accepted was a misleading edit of his speech on 6 January 2021 during the Capitol Hill insurrection.I wouldn’t want a board that’s guilty of groupthink, but the opposite of groupthink is different points of view. That makes the job of the chair challenging to try and organise and get consensus, but it’s important that people have a diversity of opinion on the board. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Trump doubles down on billion dollar BBC threat and claims it 'defrauds public'

US President Donald Trump reiterated his threat of legal action against the BBC over the editing of a speech just days after Tim Davie resigned over the chaotic situation

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28 h. ago Venezuela ‘preparing guerrilla response in case of US attack’ as world’s largest aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean

Government officials publicly have been dismissive of a U.S. military threat, though they have called for peace

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35 h. ago TikTok influencer publicly executed in Mali as jihadist crisis worsens

Mariam Cissé, who posted videos in support of ruling junta, received death threats before being abducted and killedA TikTok influencer has been publicly executed by suspected jihadists in Mali, underlining how state control has been eroded in the west African nation.Mariam Cissé often wore combat attire to post videos in support of the country’s military to more than 100,000 followers on TikTok. According to Yehia Tandina, the mayor of Timbuktu region, she was abducted in a market on Friday by unknown gunmen. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Today's rugby news as England star 'fooled' by Wales hope and popular Welsh player dies

The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world

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59 h. ago Reform UK council ‘chaos’ creates threat to public safety – Fire Brigades Union

Reform UK councillor suspensions include the chair and vice-chair of the Kent and Medway Fire Authority which has left it in ‘disarray’.

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3 d. ago Steve Tandy Q&A: Today is a marker for us but I'm excited by this group

Steve Tandy spoke to the press following the defeat to Argentina in Cardiff

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3 d. ago Today's rugby news as Welsh rugby's new era begins and 'gutted' star left fighting back tears

The latest rugby headlines from Wales and around the world

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4 d. ago Reform chaos in Farage's flagship council 'threatens public safety'

Reform UK won a majority on Kent County Council in May but have since suspended nine councillors, imposing limits on Kent’s fire and rescue service Chief Executive ability to spend

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4 d. ago Wales explain Principality Stadium decision as Jones puts forward seismic change to rugby

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond today

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4 d. ago Rugby today: TV channels, live stream, radio coverage for Ireland, Scotland and England clashes

All four home nations are in action this weekend with three of them all playing on Saturday in the autumn internationals

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9 d. ago Police make urgent plea to public as Welsh primary school is closed following threats

Officers remain at the primary school while enquiries into the incident continue

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9 d. ago Today's rugby news as South Africans consider legal action and star ruled out of Wales clash

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1 week ago Wales international sends message to WRU with picture and English star in court

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond today as the autumn internationals begin

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1 week ago Maryland state senator indicted in federal court on extortion and conspiracy charges

A Maryland state senator has been indicted on federal charges of extortion and conspiracy related to her 2022 campaign for a state House seat for allegedly conspiring to try to silence a former consultant by threatening to make public a video of her in bed with a married man

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2 w. ago Today's rugby news as Tandy clear on Faletau's Test future and Wales star reveals 'bad news'

These are your morning headlines on Wednesday, October 29.

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2 w. ago Refusal to dub China a threat was ‘total roadblock’ to spying case, says lead barrister

The director of public prosecutions said the failure to describe China as an active threat to national security was ‘fatal’ to the case

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2 w. ago The perils of centrist economics in a polarised world | Kenneth Rogoff

A decade ago, a prominent analysis was falsely cast as a call for austerity. Our real offence was suggesting there might be a trade-off between debt and growthIt’s not easy being a centrist economist in today’s polarised, social media-driven world, where every idea is quickly forced into one ideological camp or another. To paraphrase a remark often attributed to Leon Trotsky, centrist economists may not be interested in war but war is interested in them.My 2016 book The Curse of Cash, which explored the past, present and future of money, is a case in point. After its publication, I received more than 20 death threats, some clearly from drug dealers and gun owners outraged by my call to phase out $100 bills, and others from crypto evangelists who considered my support for regulation an act of treason. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Today's rugby news as as WRU to hire and fire regional coaches and Dragons speak out

The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world

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