Trump says he will sue the BBC for a billion dollars, but the biggest defamation payout ever awarded by a British court was about US$2 million.

BBC Chair Samir Shah tells staff the broadcaster will fight President Donald Trump's threatened lawsuit over its Jan. 6 editing documentary controversy.

On November 9, 2025, the BBC was rocked by the simultaneous resignations of its Director-General and News CEO, a crisis that ...

Explore the controversy surrounding the BBC's misleading edit of Donald Trump's speech and its implications for institutional ...

In a letter, BBC Chair Samir Shah argued there remains ‘no basis for a defamation case’ against the British broadcaster.

President Trump said Friday that he still intends to pursue a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the BBC over what he described as an intentionally misleading edit of one of his speeches in a ...

President Donald Trump told reporters that he's looking to sue the BBC for up to $5 billion next week over its documentary that edited his Jan. 6 remarks.

President Trump had threatened to sue the corporation for $1 billion over a program it aired in 2024 about the Jan. 6, 2021, ...

Trump says he intends to sue the BBC for up to $5 billion. But he may face difficulties with jurisdiction and politics.

With board members and executives deadlocked over how to respond, the news organization kept silent for days, allowing a controversy to snowball.

The BBC is also investigating fresh allegations that its Newsnight program selectively edited footage of Trump's speech in a ...