A federal judge has allowed US President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar defamation suit against the BBC to proceed, rejecting a bid by the British broadcaster to dismiss the case. Trump hails ‘huge victory’ as court rejects BBC bid to dismiss defamation suit (REUTERS) Trump has accused the BBC of deceptively editing a documentary to make it…
A U.S. federal judge denied a motion on Tuesday to dismiss President Trump’s defamation case against the BBC, allowing the case to proceed. In December 2025, Mr. Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation, the U.K.’s public broadcaster, over a documentary that featured edited parts of the speech he delivered on…
Manchester Evening News editor Sarah Lester. Picture: Reach I think journalism is in a perilous position, and we are in danger of sleepwalking into losing something fundamental to our democracy. There is no question that journalism matters. Indeed, it is such an article of faith that our work is often taken for granted. The question,…
James Acaster is edging closer and closer to The Celebrity Traitors finale. The 41-year-old comedian, who began the game as a Faithful, has remained undetected by his fellow players since being recruited as a Traitor in episode two. With just two episodes left, fans are waiting with bated breath to find out whether the stand-up…
A screenshot of the banner on the Newsweek website. Picture: Sharaf Maksumov/Shutterstock Some 45 of the 50 biggest news websites in the US posted year-on-year traffic decline in September, according to the latest Similarweb data. The figures mean 90% of the top 50 newsbrands saw traffic fall compared to last year, a higher proportion than…
Amol Rahan and James Acaster are at risk on Celebrity Traitors (BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry) Celebrity Traitors viewers are claiming the BBC has already given away who gets murdered first, after spotting what they call a “huge clue” in the edit. The premiere ended on a cliffhanger as James Acaster and Amol Rajan were hauled in…
Derbyshire County Council’s Cllr Stephen Reed (Picture: Derbyshire County Council) A Reform UK-led council has cut ties with a journalist reporting on the area. Derbyshire County Council announced earlier this week that it has decided to ‘end engagement’ with DerbyshireLive Local Democracy Reporter Eddie Bisknell. Deputy Council leader Stephen Reed said the council had ‘lost…
We utterly reject false accusations about our journalism and urge the council to lift this ban immediately Natalie Fahy Senior Editor 20:42, 29 Sep 2026Updated 21:45, 29 Sep 2026 Derbyshire County Council’s County Hall HQ, off Smedley Street and Bank Road, Matlock(Image: LDRS) The Reform-led administration at Derbyshire County Council has decided to ‘end engagement’…
Picture: Taljat David / Shutterstock.com The BBC has announced more wide-ranging cuts to local radio and regional TV news provision with the expected loss of 90 jobs. From January 2027 there will be another drastic reduction in the amount of locally-produced content transmitted on the network of local BBC local radio stations. In October 2022…