Overview
- Trump told Fox News he feels obligated to sue and gave the BBC until 10 p.m. Friday to apologize and propose a settlement or face a $1 billion case in a Florida court.
- Attorney Alejandro Brito demanded a full and fair retraction, a prominent apology, and compensation in a legal letter the BBC says it has received and will answer in due course.
- The Panorama film reportedly stitched lines from Trump’s Jan. 6 address nearly an hour apart and left out a call to protest peacefully, leading BBC chair Samir Shah to apologize for an “error of judgment.”
- Director-general Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness have resigned as scrutiny of the broadcaster’s editing and governance intensified.
- Downing Street declined to confirm any recent call between the prime minister and Trump but described a very strong relationship, while Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy defended the BBC as the UK’s most widely used and trusted news source.