7 h. ago Trump may have to disclose details about assets as part of BBC lawsuit

US president is suing for defamation over documentary that joined two parts of speech he made on 6 January 2021President Trump is expected to come under pressure to make rare disclosures about his properties and business interests as part of his $10bn lawsuit against the BBC, the Guardian understands.Trump is suing the BBC for defamation over a Panorama documentary that spliced together two parts of the president’s address to a rally on 6 January 2021. The BBC has already apologised and said the edit was misleading, but has denied it defamed Trump. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago BBC files to dismiss Trump's $10bn lawsuit over Panorama 'fight like hell' clip

The BBC will file a motion to dismiss Trump’s $10billion defamation lawsuit

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15 h. ago BBC fights to have Trump's $10bn lawsuit over doctored Panorama clip thrown out

The BBC will file a motion to dismiss Trump’s $10billion defamation lawsuit

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17 h. 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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20 h. ago BBC says it will file motion to dismiss $10 billion Trump lawsuit over January 6 speech edit

US President Donald Trump is seeking up to $10 billion for the editing of a speech that he says changed the meaning of what he told supporters on January 6, 2021

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20 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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21 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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21 h. ago BBC attempts to have Trump’s £7.5bn lawsuit dismissed before it reaches trial after broadcaster doctored Panorama speech

THE BBC is trying to have Trump's defamation lawsuit dismissed before it reaches trial. The US president demanded a whopping $10billion (£7.5bn) in damages in a libel lawsuit after the corporation doctored one of his speeches. The BBC has filed a motion to stay discovery in the president's defamation lawsuit over a misleading Panorama programme, court...

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21 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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2 w. ago Somali Congresswoman Ilhan Omar facing probe over how her family wealth rocketed from near

Ilhan Omar's financial disclosure forms detail a shocking increase in assets, with one listing skyrocketing from only $1,000 to a maximum of $30 million.

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3 w. ago Outrage and legal threats: Trump justice department slammed after limited Epstein files release

Epstein Files Transparency Act mandated full disclosure of all files by 19 December with certain exemptionsDonald Trump’s justice department was hit with legal threats and scathing outrage after authorities released a limited, heavily redacted trove of Jeffrey Epstein files in an apparent violation of the law mandating the near-complete disclosure of these documents by Friday.“The justice department’s document dump this afternoon does not comply with Thomas Massie and my Epstein Transparency Act,” Ro Khanna, the California Democratic congressman who co-authored the law requiring full disclosure of all Epstein files by 19 December, said in a video statement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Strictly's Thomas Skinner breaks silence on 'BBC lawsuit' reports and final absence

Apprentice star Thomas Skinner has issued a statement addressing reports he would be suing the BBC for 'rigging voting' after his Strictly Come Dancing exit

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3 w. ago Strictly's Tom Skinner breaks silence on BBC lawsuit claims and slams 'unfair' treatment

The Apprentice star, Thomas Skinner, has broken his silence after it was reported he would be 'suing the BBC for rigging voting' following his early exit from Strictly Come Dancing

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3 w. ago Epstein files release leaves Trump facing fresh row over limited disclosures

Critics complain of heavy redactions to thousands of documents held by the US justice department

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3 w. ago 'It's WAR': Inside story of Thomas Skinner's BBC lawsuit, why infuriated Strictly bosses are 'extra super cross', their damning assessment of his claim... and the SECOND woman he's selfishly betrayed

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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 Thomas Skinner breaks cover after claims he's 'suing the BBC' over Strictly elimination

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Thomas Skinner has broken his cover just hours after it was claimed the reality star has allegedly launched a lawsuit against the BBC

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3 w. ago ‘It’s vital and it’s ours’: British screenwriters defend BBC amid Trump’s $10bn lawsuit

Bafta winners Jack Thorne and Jack Rooke have spoken out in support of the broadcaster

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3 w. ago Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won | Jane Martinson

The legal action has made news and it will do damage. A potential disaster for the corporation and the UK, but a good day’s work for this presidentLove Actually may be a terrible movie, but it provides one speech that’s hard not to wish into reality this Christmas. Keir Starmer, the actual, nonfictional UK prime minister, needs to channel the one played by Hugh Grant – and stand up to an absurd US president now bullying the BBC with a $10bn lawsuit.Just imagine for one moment that Starmer decided to make Donald Trump’s claim against the BBC the final straw for a special relationship that is increasingly special only in a bad way. That would not be outlandish, for not only has Trump taken aim against a British broadcaster, but earlier this week it seemed that his promise of an AI “prosperity deal” (bought, let’s not forget, with gurning invites to Windsor Castle) is set to evaporate. As the fictional Love Actually PM once said: “A friend who bullies us is no longer a friend Since bul...

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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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