68 m. ago Man accused of nearly decapitating schoolboy in Hainault sword attack 'took psychedelic drug ayahuasca and drank his own urine', court hears

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, allegedly skinned and deboned his pet cat before launching a 20-minute spree of violence in Hainault, east London, while high on cannabis, the Old Bailey heard.

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2 h. ago What Elon Musk wore to the White House foreshadowed his downfall

The sloppy sartorial style of political insiders, from Musk to Dominic Cummings, reveals who has the privilege to be scruffy – but it may also signal their undoingIn case you missed it, Elon Musk and Donald Trump have fallen out.For some – and in particular anyone looking at the tech billionaire’s White House wardrobe – this will come as little surprise. Long before anyone hit send on those inflammatory tweets, or tensions spilled out over Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB), Musk’s political downfall was written in the stitching. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Footage of Hainault sword attacker slashing at police shown to court

Footage of Metropolitan Police officers being attacked by an alleged killer with a sword has been shown to the jury in the Daniel Anjorin murder trial.

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4 h. ago Trump team weighs shutting out Musk’s SpaceX from ‘Golden Dome’ project as fallout from feud lingers

Elon Musk’s SpaceX appeared to be the frontrunner to begin work on the ambitious project, which would have pocketed him billions

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5 h. ago GCHQ intern risked exposing 17 colleagues when he took data home, court told

Hasaan Arshad used his mobile phone to transfer confidential information to his own computer, the Old Bailey heard

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5 h. ago Horrific moment killer slashes at police with sword after he stabbed boy, 14, to death in Hainault rampage

Shocking footage shows Marcus Arduini Monzo wielding the weapon before he was Tasered

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6 h. ago So social media has broken even Elon Musk. I’m forced to ask: U OK hun? | Marina Hyde

In his spat with Trump, the man who literally owns X has been hoist by his own platform. Guys, no one is safe!Did you see Elon Musk apologise for some tweets this week? (Please don’t be naff and call them “X posts”.) Like me, you will be so embarrassed for Earth’s primo edgelord that he feels pressed into doing something so excruciatingly conventional. This is worse than when Kate Moss was scapegoated into rehab.Imagine owning the world’s premier shitposting platform – in fact, having spent $44bn (£32bn) on it, specifically so that your magic mirror would tell you each day that you were the fairest shitposter of all – and then shuffling sheepishly on to your own pixels to mumble something about having gone “too far” with your hurty words. Buck up, sadsack – honestly.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Footage of Hainualt sword attacker slashing at police shown to court

Footage of Metropolitan Police officers being attacked by an alleged killer with a sword has been shown to the jury in the Daniel Anjorin murder trial.

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8 h. ago Why is the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump? | Margaret Sullivan

Protest actions like ‘Hands Off’ and ‘No Kings’ are sweeping across the US. But the media is barely paying attentionWhen hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered across the US on 5 April for the “Hands Off” events protesting Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s governmental wrecking ball, much of the news media seemed to yawn.The next day, the New York Times put a photograph, but no story, on its print front page. The Wall Street Journal’s digital homepage had it as only the 20th-most-prominent story when I checked. Fox News was dismissive; I stopped counting after I scanned 40 articles on its homepage, though there was a video with this dismissive headline: “Liberals rally against President Trump.”Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Moment 'killer' attacks police officers with samurai sword as they try to arrest him after schoolboy was slashed to death in street

This is the horrifying moment police officers were attacked by a man with a sword, in footage which was shown to the jury at the Daniel Anjorin murder trial. 

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23 h. ago Trump sticks it to both Elon Musk AND Gavin Newsom with move to 'save' auto industry

President Donald Trump on Thursday stuck it to both Elon Musk and California Gov. Gavin Newsom with the stroke of a pen.

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25 h. ago Democrats say an emphatic ‘No!’ to taking Elon Musk’s money in the future

Tesla billionaire may or may not be on the outs with Trump but Democrats are not buying in

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26 h. ago Republicans fear the Mexican flag at the LA protests. But I see it as a symbol of our power | Daniel Peña

The flag serves as a reminder of a fundamental truth about Mexican Americans: we are from here; we are also from thereRepublicans are using images of Ice protesters waving Mexican flags atop burning Waymo cars to foment fear among Americans. Like this photograph that Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday: a shirtless protester wielding the Tricolor atop a vandalized robotaxi as flames billow toward the weak sunlight backlighting the flag. His dark curls fall to his bare shoulders. He stares into the camera.Frankly, the image belongs in a museum. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Why are people so triggered by the Mexican flag at the LA protests? | Daniel Peña

The flag serves as a reminder of a fundamental truth about Mexican Americans: we are from here; we are also from thereRepublicans are using images of Ice protesters waving Mexican flags atop burning Waymo cars to foment fear among Americans. Like this photograph that Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday: a shirtless protester wielding the Tricolor atop a vandalized robotaxi as flames billow toward the weak sunlight backlighting the flag. His dark curls fall to his bare shoulders. He stares into the camera.Frankly, the image belongs in a museum. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago JD Vance roasted over ‘tone deaf’ Sweeney Todd joke prior to attending Les Misérables

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot calls the Vice-President’s attendance ‘tone-deaf’ as LA riots head into their seventh day

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29 h. ago Bob Geldof blasts 'sociopathic loser' Elon Musk in fiery rant at Live Aid musical

The 73-year-old musician and Live Aid pioneer spoke to the audience after the opening night of Just For One Day

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29 h. ago Sir Bob Geldof brands Elon Musk a 'sociopathic loser' in blistering tirade against UK and US leaders

The outspoken campaigner appeared on stage on Wednesday following a performance of Just For One Day, the musical inspired by the 1985 Live Aid concerts

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29 h. ago Sir Bob Geldof launches a blistering attack on Elon Musk as he labels him a 'w***er' and a 'ketamine crazed fool'

Sir Bob Geldof has launched a blistering attack on Elon Musk labelling him a 'w***er' and a 'ketamine-crazed fool'.

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46 h. ago Inside the end of Trump's explosive feud with Elon Musk as Tesla boss makes olive branch call to president

Elon Musk's extraordinary 3 am post that admitted he went 'too far' followed his Monday phone call to President Donald Trump, according to a new report.

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47 h. ago Trump wants ‘big beautiful’ spending bill passed ASAP. So why is Mike Johnson still messing with it?

Legislation technically has not been sent over to the Senate yet as Democrats urge Republicans to listen to Elon Musk and “Kill the Bill”

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