Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against BBC over Panorama gets court date

Panorama faced criticism late last year over an episode broadcast in 2024 for appearing to give the impression the US president had encouraged his supporters to storm the Capitol building in 2021

A BBC spokesperson said: 'As we have made clear previously, we will be defending this case.' File picture: James Manning/PA

A $10bn defamation lawsuit brought against the BBC by US president Donald Trump will go to trial in 2027, a Florida judge has ordered.

The case is set for a two-week hearing at the Wilkie D Ferguson Jr US Courthouse in Miami from February 15 next year.