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President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, saying its misleading edit of his Jan. 6 speech defamed him and demanding a retraction and apology.
Hungarian-British author David Szalay won the 2025 Booker Prize in London for his novel Flesh, which judges praised as a "singular" and "dark" work.
BBC director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness resigned in London after the broadcaster admitted a misleading edit in a Trump documentary, prompting threats of legal action.
Ghislaine Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence for sex‑trafficking, was preparing a commutation application to the Trump administration, according to a whistleblower who told House Democrats.
Justice minister James Timpson said HMP Wandsworth was approved to use AI chatbots to prevent mistaken prisoner releases, as new European AI rules require disclosure when responses come from machines.
Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad, marking Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th match as manager and pulling two points back in the Premier League title race.
Global stocks rose and the FTSE 100 closed at a record high as U.S. senators advanced a measure to end a government shutdown, which lifted investor sentiment worldwide.
Ferrari president John Elkann criticised Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc after the team’s poor result in Brazil, saying they should "talk less and focus on driving."
