11 h. ago Would you hail a 'robotaxi'? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plunge

Elon Musk has long promised to put a fleet of driverless Tesla “robotaxis" on the roads, but fans and shareholders have been kept waiting

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3 d. ago Whitbread sales under pressure amid overhaul and tough UK market

The group saw first-quarter accommodation sales fall 2% while food and drink plunged 16%.

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7 d. ago McDonald's compared to Wetherspoons as 'all human life is there' as sales plunge

Though McDonald’s has 1,500 diners across the UK its US bosses have repeatedly singled out Britain as one of its most difficult markets - bringing down its international performance

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1 week ago Unstoppable force loses battle with immovable object: Elon bows to Trump

Four days into a public feud between the world’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person, I declare Musk the loserElon Musk and Donald Trump are no longer friends. Tension between the two exploded into public view in the middle of last week, with each leveling sharp barbs at the other. Four days into the public feud between the world’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person, though, I declare Musk the loser. An unstoppable force has lost its battle with an immovable object.From my colleagues Hugo Lowell and Andrew Roth: On Thursday, Elon Musk called for Donald Trump’s impeachment and mocked his connections to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the US president threatened to cancel federal contracts and tax subsidies for Musk’s companies, in an extraordinary social media feud that erupted between the former allies. The direct shots at Trump were the latest twist in the public showdown over a Republican spending bill that Musk had criticized. Conti...

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2 w. ago Senator Cory Booker says he will not accept any donations from Elon Musk

Top Democrat adds he would support tech billionaire ‘sounding the alarm’ to Americans on Trump bill amid feudA leading elected Democrat rejected the idea of taking campaign donations from tech billionaire Elon Musk, whose spectacular fallout with former ally Donald Trump has roiled American politics.Trump on Saturday said Musk will face “serious consequences” if he moves to support Democratic political candidates in any upcoming elections, following a public rift between the two men over Musk’s staunch opposition to the cost of US president’s planned piece of landmark domestic legislation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Musk and Trump rift was 'inevitable' as 'Oval Office isn't big enough for both of them'

'There simply isn’t room in the Oval Office for both of them, and it was always going to end like this' - an expert weighed in on the diabolical fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump

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2 w. ago Elon Musk 'barged' government official 'like a rugby player' in White House

With the public spat between Donald Trump and Elon Musk heating up, further gory details about the latter's alleged White House scuffle with Scott Bessent have emerged

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2 w. ago Gory details of Elon Musk's 'rugby tackle' of Scott Bessent spill out as White House leaks escalate

New details surrounding a White House brawl between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have spilled out into the open.

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2 w. ago ‘Okay, wow’: JD Vance reacts to Trump and Musk feud after seeing Elon’s Epstein tweet

JD Vance broke his silence on the feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk during an interview with comedian Theo Von.

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2 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...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump says Elon Musk has ‘lost his mind’ and dismisses peace offering

Trump says he’s ‘not particularly’ interested in reconciling with Musk, who reportedly wanted to speak to presidentUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has accused Elon Musk of “losing his mind” as the dramatic breakdown between America’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person escalated into a full-blown feud that could have seismic political and economic consequences.In a series of phone calls to US media on Friday morning, Trump snapped back at Musk, after the tech mogul and Republican financier launched an extraordinary social media attack on the president the day before, which ended with him accusing Trump of being named in the so-called “Epstein files” – documents related to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Stephen Colbert on Trump v Musk: ‘Like Real Housewives on the girls’ trip’

Late-night hosts discuss the social media war of words between Donald Trump and former friend Elon MuskLate-night hosts relish the dramatic fallout between Donald Trump and his erstwhile friend and ally Elon Musk. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump and Elon Musk mocked by Putin's pal offering to 'facilitate peace'

Ex-Russian President and Security Council deputy head Dmitry Medvedev posted on X that he's willing to 'facilitate' building bridges between Donald Trump and Elon Musk - but there's one catch

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2 w. ago Psychic 'predicted' Donald Trump and Elon Musk's epic duel – here's what will happen next

EXCLUSIVE: Daily Star's resident psychic and astrologer Inbaal Honigman managed to predict the epic fall out between Donald Trump and Elon Musk - here's how she knew and what she expects to happen next

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2 w. ago 'Musk and Trump's row of the century could spell tears for Orange Manbaby's Presidency'

Wardy's Wagers: Britain's funniest tipster claims Eastenders-style break up between Elon Musk and Donald Trump brings a top betting opportunity - and our man gives the best runs for your money at Epsom

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2 w. ago Musk’s tax bill attacks have rattled Republicans. But Trump still reigns supreme | Lloyd Green

In the end, we’re likely to see a legislative pastiche – a Frankenstein’s monster forged by political necessityThe feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is a godsend for Democrats, a headache for the president and a problem for Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House. Between now and the Fourth of July, Trump expects congressional Republicans to deliver a badly needed win. After more than four months back in the Oval Office, he still lacks a major legislative achievement.Republicans control both the House and Senate, but the public sees goose eggs on the scoreboard. Almost daily, the courts upend the president’s executive orders. Slim legislative majorities and government by rage come with drawbacks.Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992 Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Blow by blow, how Elon Musk tore apart friendship with Trump with one bombshell post after another on X, from endorsing his impeachment to wild claims about Jeffrey Epstein

The public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk resembles a dispute between two children in the playground - except one is the leader of the free world and the other the world's richest man

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2 w. ago Jake Paul blasts Elon Musk and Donald Trump spat before Kanye West weighs in

As political tensions rise in the US, Jake Paul joins a growing list of public figures weighing in on the feud between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump

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2 w. ago Elon Musk says Donald Trump appears in Epstein files as huge row explodes in public view

Falling-out between former close allies explodes as Trump says Musk has gone ‘crazy’ and billionaire hits back accusing US President of ‘ingratitude’

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2 w. ago JD Vance breaks silence on Trump and Musk drama with subtle jab

JD Vance appeared to subtly address the drama between Donald Trump and Elon Musk as he made a sly jab at the spat.

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