London: The BBC has issued a public apology to President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on January 6, 2021, but said it “strongly disagreed there is a basis for a defamation claim.” Since it was established more than a century ago, Britain’s public broadcaster has been no stranger to controversy. Over the past week, it has been embroiled in a major crisis as its director general stepped down, its head of news quit, questions were raised over the veracity of its journalism and Trump says he’s poised to file a billion-dollar lawsuit.

“We’ll sue them for anywhere between a billion and $5 billion, probably sometime next week,” Trump said as he flew aboard Air Force One to Florida for the weekend.

Here’s what to know.

What’s prompted the latest crisis?

Pressure on the br

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