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‘This is not a leaving speech’: Tim Davie rallies a shaken BBC as he prepares to step down

As Tim Davie is forced to step aside, the outgoing BBC director general left his staff with a firm message: “fight for our journalism,” he told employees on Tuesday, only days after Donald Trump threatened to sue the corporation for $1 billion over a Panorama programme.Speaking during a 40-minute internal call, Davie acknowledged the mounting […]

‘Exposing corrupt journalists’: Donald Trump reacts to BBC boss Tim Davie stepping down over Jan 6 speech row

US President Donald Trump on Sunday responded to the resignation of Tim Davie as Director‑General of the BBC. The MAGA chief thanked The Telegraph for “exposing corrupt journalists.“ On his social‑media platform Truth Social, he posted: “The TOP people in the BBC, including TIM DAVIE, the BOSS, are all quitting/FIRED, because they were caught ‘doctoring’ […]

Why did BBC director-general Tim Davie resign? Inside the row over doctored Trump January 6 speech

The head of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Tim Davie, announced his resignation on Sunday, ending a 20‑year career with the broadcaster and his five‑year tenure as director‑general. His departure comes amid a swirling row over the corporation’s editorial standards. What triggered the move The immediate cause was a documentary from the BBC’s flagship current‑affairs […]

Donald Trump calls Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech ‘very angry,’ says NYC mayor-elect is off to a ‘bad start’

US President Donald Trump reacted to New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech and said that the 34-year-old should seek a fresh relationship with Washington or risk losing much.Trump, while responding to a question by a Fox News reporter, softened his stance and said he wanted Mamdani “to do well” as he loved New […]

Broadcasting Calumny? Internal memo accuses BBC of ‘completely misleading’ viewers with ‘edited’ Donald Trump speech | World News

President Donald Trump watches NFL game before 60 Minutes interview airs on CBS, posting Truth Social criticism of league’s kickoff rule changes implemented for player safety (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) An internal memo has accused the BBC of breaching impartiality over a Panorama episode that allegedly distorted Donald Trump’s words from his January 6 speech.The BBC […]

‘Ring the alarm bells’: Oregon senator Jeff Merkley delivers record 23-hour speech; slams Trump as ‘authoritarian’

Oregon democrat Senator Jeff Merkley delivered a nearly 23-hour marathon speech on the Senate floor from Tuesday into late Wednesday, one of the longest recorded in recent years. He used the speech to criticise US President Donald Trump‘s policies, calling him an authoritarian for using the military in Merkley’s hometown of Portland and prosecuting political […]

‘More American than you’: Mehdi Hasan reacts to MAGA’s ‘deport’ calls after ‘No Kings’ speech goes viral

Mehdi Hasan reacted to MAGA’s call for deporting him after his speech at ‘No Kings’ protest went viral. As Mehdi Hasan‘s speech at a ‘No Kings’ rally went viral after he targeted President Donald Trump for marrying immigrants, MAGA called for the deportation of the immigrant journalist. “I’m more American than you so cry more,” […]

‘It is working beautifully’: Israeli speaker jokes about UN teleprompter glitch before Donald Trump’s Knesset speech – watch

Israeli speaker jokes about UN teleprompter glitch before Donald Trump’s Knesset speech (Picture credit: AP) Israeli Knesset speaker Amir Ohana poked fun at a technical mishap during a previous United Nations appearance by US President Donald Trump while welcoming him to Israel on Monday. Speaking before the Knesset, Ohana said, “You stand before the people […]

Zohran Mamdani to attend WABC town hall: Reverses boycott after ABC reinstates Jimmy Kimmel; calls decision ‘a victory for free speech’

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said Monday evening that he will attend a town hall hosted by WABC-TV after ABC announced it is reinstating late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, reversing his earlier decision to boycott the event.Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, had earlier withdrawn from the forum in protest of ABC’s suspension of Kimmel following […]

‘11% ancient Indian DNA’: Labor leader Parwinder Kaur’s speech goes viral; says ‘who’s more Australian’ debate should stop

Indian-origin Labor MLC Dr Parwinder Kaur said Aboriginal Australians have up to 11% of Indian DNA. Indian-origin Australian Labor leader Parwinder Kaur is going viral for her recent speech amid anti-immigrant protests in her country as she said Indians are more Australians and South Asians share deep ancestral links with Aboriginal Australians. Kaur made the […]