Overview
- BBC chair Samir Shah sent a formal apology to the White House over an editing error in a 2024 Panorama episode and said the program will not be re‑aired.
- Trump demanded a retraction, apology and compensation and threatened damages of about one billion dollars after saying on Fox News he feels obliged to sue.
- White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said an external legal adviser for the president has filed the lawsuit.
- Director‑General Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness resigned following criticism of the misleading montage of Trump’s January 6, 2021 speech.
- Journalist groups urged the broadcaster not to be intimidated, while UK leaders pressed for a clear review, and analysts noted hurdles including lack of U.S. broadcast evidence and the need to prove actual malice.