Arts Mar 13 Two episodes of 'Doctor Who' were just rediscovered, a 'holy grail' of long-lost classic TV By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Feb 12 Trump's lawsuit against the BBC will to go to trial in 2027, U.S. judge says President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in December over the way the BBC edited a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021. The claim seeks $5 billion in damages for defamation and $5 billion for unfair trade practices. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Politics Jan 13 BBC asks court to dismiss Trump's $10B lawsuit over Jan. 6 speech The BBC will ask a judge to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the broadcaster. By Jill Lawless, Brian Melley, Associated Press
Politics Dec 16 Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation deceptive practices over editing of his Jan. 6 speech The suit accused the BBC of "splicing together two entirely separate parts of President Trump's speech on January 6, 2021" in order to "intentionally misrepresent the meaning of what President Trump said."… By Associated Press
Politics Nov 13 BBC apologizes to Trump over misleading edit, but rejects basis for defamation claim The BBC apologized Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021 but said it had not defamed him, rejecting the basis for his $1 billion lawsuit threat. By Brian Melley, Associated Press
Nov 12 Starmer refuses to say whether he will urge Trump to drop his threat to sue BBC By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Keir Starmer has refused to say whether he would urge Donald Trump to drop his threat to sue the BBC for a billion dollars over the broadcaster’s edit of a speech he made after losing the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 7:13 BBC under scrutiny over edit of Trump's speech on Jan. 6 By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Dan Sagalyn President Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion, claiming a documentary misrepresented his role in the Jan. 6 attack. Trump’s legal team says the BBC edited video to look like he urged supporters to “fight like hell”… Continue watching
Nov 10 How scandals at the BBC have rocked its leadership over the years By Associated Press Here’s a look at some controversies or scandals that have forced out some of the BBC's leaders. Continue reading
Nov 09 BBC director resigns after criticism of broadcaster's editing of Trump's Jan. 6 speech By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster's top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 29 COP28 leader denies report alleging UAE wanted to seek oil deals in summit By Jon Gambrell, Malak Harb, Associated Press The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has forcefully denied a report alleging his nation planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals, a day before the summit was due to begin. Continue reading