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Trump’s lawyers sent the BBC a letter Monday accusing it of defaming the president with the video of the speech before the 2021 US Capitol riot .

Trump says will sue BBC for up to US$5 billion over video edit

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said Friday (Nov 14) he would sue the BBC for up to US$5 billion after the British broadcaster apologised for a misleading edit of one of his speeches but said it would not p...

The BBC has been plunged into its biggest crisis in decades after its director general and head of news quit following criticism about its standards and accusations of bias, including over the Trump speech.

UK's Starmer tells BBC to get 'house in order' after Trump legal threat

[LONDON] British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he supported a strong and independent BBC but the public broadcaster must get its “house in order” after US President Donald Trump threatened to sue o...

US President Donald Trump’s lawyers gave the British broadcaster a deadline of Friday to fully retract the documentary containing the edit, apologise and “appropriately compensate” the president “for the harm caused.”

Trump threatens BBC with US$1 billion lawsuit over speech edit

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with a US$1 billion lawsuit over the “defamatory, malicious” editing of a speech he gave just before the 2021 US Capitol riots, according to a letter o...

Tim Davie, who has led the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) since 2020, said he decided to leave after “reflecting on the very intense personal and professional demands of managing this role over many years in these febrile times”.

BBC boss and head of news quit after Trump documentary edit criticism

Trump welcomes the departures, calling the two “very dishonest people”

Presenter Gregg Wallace (R) has denied making “inappropriate” sexual jokes and comments after more than a dozen people came forward last week with allegations spanning a 17-year period.

BBC under pressure over harassment claims against star cooking presenter

The furore is the latest scandal to hit the taxpayer-funded British broadcaster

The BBC is funded by the TV licence, a charge of £169.50 (S$288) a year, which is imposed on all viewing households, but the number paying has fallen in recent years as as people shift to online content.

UK government to review the BBC’s long-term funding

BRITAIN plans to review long-term funding for the BBC, the national broadcaster, and find alternatives to the TV licence, as it seeks to secure its future given competition from streaming giants and a...

Edwards, 63, pleaded guilty in July to three charges of making indecent images of children, relating to 41 illegal images he was sent via WhatsApp – including two pornographic videos of a child aged between seven and nine years old.

Ex-BBC news presenter given suspended sentence for indecent child images

Huw Edwards received six months jail suspended for two years, meaning he will not go to jail unless he commits another criminal offence in that time

Gary Lineker has been the face of BBC sport for 25 years, and receives the brunt of viewer complaints that he earns too much from the public service.

Gary Lineker tops BBC pay list with £1.35 million salary

GARY Lineker once again topped the BBC pay list in the 2023/24 financial year, receiving more than £1.35 million (S$2.3 million) for presenting Match of the Day and other sports coverage for the Briti...