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Watch: The doctored Trump Jan 6 clip that toppled BBC director-general Tim Davie

The BBC has been plunged into a massive row after broadcasting a Panorama documentary that showed a doctored version of US President Donald Trump’s January 6, 2021, speech. MAGA critics, including the White House, said the programme misleadingly portrayed Trump as inciting violence during the Capitol attack. The row over the clip has led to the resignations of BBC director-general Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness.Edited remarks
In the programme, titled Trump: A Second Chance, the edited clip shows Trump saying: “We’re gonna walk down to the Capitol, and I’ll be there with you and we fight. We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”The broadcast gave the impression that Trump was directly urging his supporters to storm the Capitol, inviting backlash of the BBC’s editorial choices.Unedited remarks
The unedited speech shows a very different message. Trump actually said: “We’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you..

‘Don’t sell loneliness’: Korean eatery refuses to serve solo diners, sparks debate

AdvertisementViral storiesPeople & Culture‘Don’t sell loneliness’: Korean restaurant refuses service to solo diners, sparks debateNoodle outlet advertises sarcastic ‘options’ for people who want to dine alone as country faces rising number of single households
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPAlice Yanin ShanghaiPublished: 9:00am, 26 Nov 2025A restaurant in South Korea has caused controversy by refusing to serve solo diners as the country experiences an increase in the number of people staying single.
AdvertisementA sign outside the noodle restaurant in Yeosu City, South Jeolla Province in the south of South Korea, went viral on social media after an internet user who visited the eatery posted it online on November 17, according to a report by the Korea Times.
The notice said the restaurant provides four “options” for customers eating alone: pay for two servings, eat two servings, call a friend and come back with your wife next time.
This relatively quiet fast food restauran..

‘Huge mistake’: Bill Gates apologises to foundation staff over Epstein ties

Bill Gates apologises to foundation staff over Jeffrey Epstein ties

American tech entrepreneur Bill Gates has apologised to staff at the Gates Foundation over his past ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while maintaining that he did “nothing illicit,” according to media reports.The Microsoft co-founder acknowledged in a town hall meeting that his association with Epstein was a “huge mistake” and said it had cast a cloud over the philanthropic organisation’s reputation.“I did nothing illicit,” Gates tells staffAccording to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal, Gates told employees during the town hall: “I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit.”“To be clear, I never spent any time with victims, the women around him,” he added, as per the Journal report.Gates said that images in the recently released “Epstein files” showing him with women whose faces are redacted were photographs that Epstein had asked him to take with his assistants after meetings.“I apolo..