2 w. ago Sword killer of boy, 14, was 'flat Earth' conspiracy theorist fan of Elon Musk, Old Bailey hears

Marcus Monzo filmed himself unboxing a sword bought online a few weeks before he went on the stabbing spree

Events

3 w. ago Musk and Trump are enemies made for each other – united in their ability to trash their own brands | Jonathan Freedland

What one did to Twitter and Tesla, the other is doing to the United States of America. Their feud is revealing a fatal flaw in the Maga projectThe scriptwriters of Trump: the Soap Opera are slipping. The latest plot development – the epic falling-out between the title character and his best buddy, Elon Musk – was so predictable, and indeed predicted, that it counts as the opposite of a twist. Still, surprise can be overrated. Watching the two men – one the richest in the world, the other the most powerful – turn on each other in a series of ever-more venomous posts on their respective social media platforms has been entertainment of the highest order. X v Truth: it could be a Marvel blockbuster.But this is more than mere popcorn fodder. Even if they eventually patch things up, the rift between the president and Musk has exposed a divide inside the contemporary right, in the US and beyond – and a fatal flaw of the Trump project.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnistDo you have an...

Politics

3 w. ago Musk declares war on Trump as split over ‘big, beautiful’ bill gets personal

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s public brawl has implications for the ‘big, beautiful bill’ as it turns ugly, John Bowden writes

Politics

3 w. ago Clash of the titans: Immovable object of Trump ego met unstoppable force of Musk arrogance in trolling for the ages

Never in history has the world seen behind the curtain at a feud between two such powerful men, only for them to be revealed as petty schoolchildren, writes Richard Hall.

Politics

last month How Wall Street offloaded $13bn of debt tied to Elon Musk’s Twitter deal

Donald Trump’s election helped revive loans that once threatened to hit banks with big losses

Economics

last month How Wall Street offloaded $13bn of debt tied to Musk’s Twitter deal

Trump’s election helped revive loans that once threatened to hit banks with big losses

Economics