Can Donald Trump sue the BBC for $1bn and which party would win? 11. November 2025 (13:33) US president has said he will bring proceedings if the documentary containing an edited speech from 6 January 2021 is not retractedDonald Trump has grabbed the headlines after threatening to sue the BBC for $1bn (£760m) for what the corporation has accepted was a misleading edit of his speech on 6 January 2021 during the Capitol Hill insurrection. Here the Guardian examines the US president’s potential path to bringing and winning a libel claim. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Deadly terror attack in Islamabad puts Pakistan in ‘state of war’, says minister 11. November 2025 (13:32) Twelve people were killed and 27 injured in a suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the capitalAt least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, as the defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a “state of war”.The explosion, which was described as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside the district court buildings in Islamabad on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. The area is usually heavily crowded with lawyers and litigants attending trials. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tim Davie defends BBC against ‘weaponisation’ of criticism 11. November 2025 (13:23) Outgoing director general tells staff ‘we have to be very clear and stand up for our journalism’UK politics live – latest updatesTim Davie has hit out at the “weaponisation” of criticisms of the BBC, as he addressed staff after his shock resignation as its director general.Thanking staff for their support, Davie reassured them that the narrative around the corporation “will not just be given by our enemies” after a week in which senior politicians have accused it of systemic bias in its reporting. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Epping hotel can continue to house asylum seekers, high court rules 11. November 2025 (13:07) Local council unsuccessful in stopping use of Bell hotel in Essex, which became a flashpoint for protests this summerAsylum seekers can continue to be housed at an Essex hotel that became a flashpoint for anti-immigration protests during the summer, the high court has ruled.Lawyers for the local district council had sought a permanent injunction against the current use of the Bell hotel in Epping, arguing at the high court that it was a “feeding ground for unrest and protest”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
