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They itemized nine flat lies from that one article alone.
It does seem the press is a little trigger-happy these days, doesn't it?
To be a journalist you must be rational, and you can't be rational about someone you hate, or even dislike.
People talk about English defamation law, but they may not realise that there are reasonably recent (2013) changes.

The claimant has to show actual or probable serious harm; there has to be geographical relevance to bring the case in the UK; and there are stronger defences. (Truth, honest opinion, public interest, or priviledged publication (eg, scientific journal)).

These changes came around to protect freedom of speech a bit more than the old act did.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation_Act_2013

I'd be interested to know if Trump could have brought a case in the US if a US paper had written the same things?