Politics Jan 13 BBC asks court to dismiss Trump's $10B lawsuit over Jan. 6 speech 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
World Nov 12 Starmer refuses to say whether he will urge Trump to drop his threat to sue BBC 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. By Pan Pylas, Associated Press
Politics Nov 11 Watch 7:13 BBC under scrutiny over edit of Trump's speech on Jan. 6 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”… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Dan Sagalyn
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
Aug 30 CNN names former BBC and New York Times executive Mark Thompson as new CEO By David Bauder, Associated Press Thompson will be CNN's third leader in less than two years and replaces Chris Licht, who was fired in June. Continue reading
Feb 17 Indian authorities accuse BBC of tax evasion after 3 days of searches By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press India's Finance Ministry has accused the BBC of tax evasion, saying that it had not fully declared its income and profits from its operations in the country. Continue reading