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US president announces defamation and libel action in Florida, accusing title of being ‘virtual mouthpiece’ for Democrats

Donald Trump has filed a $15bn defamation lawsuit against the New York Times in his latest use of legal action targeting a major media outlet.

The US president accused it of being a “mouthpiece” for the Democratic party and of spreading “spreading false and defamatory content” about him.

Visit comes at sensitive time for UK government, which is laying on display of royal and military pageantry

Donald Trump arrives in the UK on Tuesday for a historic second state visit. His trip comes at a tricky time for Keir Starmer, who is facing growing discontent from his own MPs and is in the middle of preparations for what could be a make-or-break party conference speech.

The government is hoping to wow the US president with a show of royal and military pageantry, while keeping him away from sensitive places such as central London – and sensitive topics such as immigration and free speech.

Cincinnati have dazzled with their weapons but failed at the one job that matters most: protecting their franchise quarterback

It sounds obvious, you don’t build an actual NFL roster like it’s a fantasy football team. It’s not enough to pack your squad with flashy weapons and hope you dazzle your way to the Super Bowl. You have to focus on more and different dimensions – roster depth, how players fit into coaching schemes, how they work together, and how even the “unsexy” positions are addressed at a high level.

And yet that is generally not how the Cincinnati Bengals have built their teams over the years. And once again, they’re paying for it in the worst possible way – with an injury to their star quarterback, Joe Burrow, that will severely affect their season. In the Bengals’ 31-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Burrow suffered a turf toe injury as he was being sacked by defensive lineman Arik Armstead; it’s estimated that Burrow will be out at least three months. It’s the third time in six seasons that Burrow’s underwhelming offensive line – the line that is supposed to protect him from this sort of stuff – has helped shorten his season.

US president Donald Trump has misstated what occurred after the fatal shooting of a Minnesota state lawmaker. When asked why he ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff after Charlie Kirk’s killing, but not after the fatal shooting in June of a Minnesota state lawmaker, Trump initially said he was 'not familiar' with the case. The president then went on to suggest he might have ordered flags lowered following the shooting of state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband but he said that Democratic Minnesota governor Tim Walz never asked him. 'Had the governor asked me to do that, I would have done that gladly,' Trump said. Except that’s not what happened. Video from June shows Trump saying he wouldn't speak to Walz, suggesting it would be a 'waste of time,' and referring to the former Democratic vice presidential nominee as 'whacked out' and 'a mess.'

• Trump at first says he is ‘not familiar’ with Minnesota Democrat’s assassination

US president says he is bringing defamation and libel action in Florida against the newspaper, accusing it of being a ‘virtual mouthpiece’ for Democrats

Donald Trump says he has brought a $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times, alleging defamation and libel.

In a social media post late on Monday, the US president accused the newspaper of a “decades long method of lying about your Favorite President (ME!), my family, business, the America First Movement, MAGA, and our Nation as a whole”.