40 h. ago Musk damaged Tesla's brand in just a few months. Fixing it will likely take longer

Elon Musk intends to focus more on his job as Tesla CEO, but it’s unclear if the billionaire will be able to solve a big problem of his own making: damage to its brand

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47 h. ago Coastal Scottish island cottage on sale for bargain price in 'incredible opportunity'

The fixer-upper property is going under the hammer next month.

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2 w. ago My courtesy car almost killed me: Motorist accuses hire firm of playing 'Russian roulette' with his life after he was given SUV with dodgy brakes and failing safety systems

Public relations manager Paul Smith was given a sleek Cupra Formentor sports SUV by corporate fleet firm Auxillis while he waited for his Audi Q2 to be fixed following a crash last month.

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2 w. ago Australian government gave $2.7m to Elon Musk’s X for advertisements in billionaire’s first year as owner

Exclusive: Spending came after the Albanese government paused ads for a week amid reports ads were appearing next to inappropriate contentElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government spent nearly $3m of taxpayer dollars advertising on Twitter/X in the first year after the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, took over the platform, despite warnings of brand reputation damage that caused the government to initially pause ads.Data obtained by Guardian Australia, after a protracted freedom of information battle with the federal finance department, revealed $2.7m was spent between November 2022 and November 2023. Musk finalised his purchase of the platform on 28 October 2022.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Premier League is back: what remains at stake from top to bottom of table

When could the title and relegation be decided? How are European spots shaping up? We set out the top-flight latestLiverpool’s 12-point lead means they need a maximum of 16 points from their nine games to put themselves out of Arsenal’s reach and secure the title. If Arsenal go on a winning run this could take Liverpool into May even without dropping any points, but if Mikel Arteta’s side lose their next three it could all be over as soon as 13 April, when Liverpool play West Ham at home. In the immediate future a couple of teams in particular could go a long way towards deciding things: Arsenal host Fulham and visit Everton in their fixtures this week, while Liverpool host Everton and visit Fulham. Even beyond those games the sides have comparable fixtures this month – neither will play a current top-half team – but Arsenal also have two Champions League fixtures against Real Madrid to deal with and must close the gap before the start of May. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Roads bosses throw out appeals over fines at 'faulty' Ayr parking machines

Ayrshire Roads Alliance chiefs claim they had fixed their problems months before scores of drivers were hit with fines.

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last month Iga Swiatek under increased protection after being abused by ‘aggressive’ fan at Miami Open

The incident comes just a month after Emma Raducanu was left in tears by a ‘fixated’ fan at the Dubai Tennis Championships

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