BBC refuses to pay Trump compensation

Global News Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Documentary

4.2 • 7.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The BBC has sent a letter of apology to Donald Trump, saying it regrets the way a programme spliced together parts of his speech from the day of the Capitol riots. But the corporation's lawyers have rejected Mr Trump's demand for compensation. The president has threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn over the edited clip. Also: The former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina has denied committing crimes against humanity. New analysis from COP30 has shown that 1,600 delegates from the fossil fuel industry are in attendance. Germany has announced plans for military conscription, in the shadow of the war in Ukraine. And a rocket owned by Jeff Bezos has been launched carrying NASA satellites bound for Mars.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:05.4	This is the Global News Podcasts from the BBC World Service.
0:11.2	I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and at six hours GMT on Friday, the 14th of November,
0:17.2	these are our main stories.
0:19.5	The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump for a documentary that
0:24.1	spliced together parts of his speech on the day of the capital riots, but has rejected his
0:29.7	demands for compensation. The former Prime Minister of Bangladesh denies committing crimes against
0:35.6	humanity during a deadly crackdown on an uprising last year.
0:40.6	Environmental campaigners at the COP 30 climate talk say 1,600 delegates from the oil, gas and coal
0:47.9	industries are in attendance, outnumbering most countries' delegations.
0:55.0	Also in this podcast, the row between the Israeli government and the Army radio station and... Three to one. A rocket owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is headed to Mars.
1:15.6	We begin with the story about the BBC itself,
1:19.5	and Donald Trump's threat to sue the corporation for a billion dollars
1:23.9	over a news program broadcast last year.
1:26.8	An episode of the documentary series Panorama put together... over a news program broadcast last year.
1:35.4	An episode of the documentary series Panorama put together two parts of President Trump's speech on the day of the capital riots.
1:42.7	In a way, the BBC itself has said gave the mistaken impression he had made a direct call for violent action.
1:46.3	The BBC's Director General and Head of News have resigned.
1:52.0	Mr Trump's lawyers have demanded an apology of attraction and financial compensation,
1:58.1	saying they will file a defamation lawsuit if those conditions are not met. On Thursday,
2:02.5	the BBC released this statement, laying out its response to President Trump.
2:07.7	Lawyers for the BBC have written to President Trump's legal team in response to a letter received on Sunday. BBC chair, Samir Shah, has separately sent a personal letter to the White
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