BP prepares to head to US court over Deepwater Horizon oil spill

BP begins a year-long trial in the US on Monday over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP begins a year-long trial in the US on Monday over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The oil giant will defend itself against charges of gross negligence in America's worst environmental disaster that killed 11 men.

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