Donald Trump has warned the BBC that it must retract and apologise for what the US president calls “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements” in a Panorama documentary about his Jan 6 speech, or face a 1$ billion lawsuit. His legal team has given the broadcaster until Friday to respond, according to Fox News. The corporation is already shaken by two senior resignations. BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness both stepped down as the row grew. The dispute centres on the Panorama film “Trump: A Second Chance”, which aired on October 28, 2024, shortly before the US presidential election. The programme showed a shortened and edited portion of Trump’s speech to supporters before the Capitol attack, and critics argue that it misrepresented what

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