‘National catastrophe’: drama school funding crisis in England sparks concern
Actors Samuel West and Paapa Essiedu join calls for urgent action to protect and expand access to arts
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now
There is a narrow window. Public media and fair reporting must be supported: the rules must be upheld, says writer and academic Emily Bell
Elon Musk’s rage-fests on X make it clear that he wants something. I think I know what it is
The billionaire appears to have a David Brent-like desire to be seen as an entertainer. Please let him get back to conquering Mars, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Tory and Reform MPs accused of ‘weaponising trauma’ of grooming victims, as Farage calls for inquiry to focus on Pakistani men – as it happened
Prime minister told Commons any new inquiry into child abuse would delay progress however spokesperson says he has not ruled one out
Wednesday briefing: What Elon Musk’s focus on grooming gangs reveals about alt-right online discourse
In today’s newsletter: The owner of X, who previously said ‘civil war is inevitable’ in Britain, has stoked online unrest with incendiary comments about the UK
Nigel Farage paid £189,000 last year by gold company to work part-time
Reform UK leader’s work for GB News and social media income bring total earnings since July to almost £600,000
British AI startup with government ties is developing tech for military drones
Exclusive: Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety body
UK politics: Yvette Cooper says victims and survivors panel being set up after child abuse inquiry recommendations – as it happened
Home secretary tells MPs that three recommendations by independent inquiry into child sexual abuse are being acted on by the government
Elon Musk loves to provoke – and Nigel Farage is his latest victim
The world’s richest man won’t be satisfied until all the politicians in his pocket have submitted to his dictatorial whims, writes Zoe Williams
Why is Elon Musk attacking Keir Starmer over the grooming scandal?
Owner of social media platform X has shared a series of posts about the British PM and other senior politicians
Emmanuel Macron joins growing criticism of Elon Musk in Europe
French president accuses world’s richest man of intervening directly in continent’s democratic processes
Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage and calls for new leader of Reform
It is unclear what prompted Musk to write on X that Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to be Reform UK’s leader
Musk accused of ‘politicising’ rape of young girls in UK to attack Starmer
Ex-health worker who exposed paedophile ring says billionaire’s triggering of row ignores plight of survivors
Trolling the UK: the issues enraging Elon Musk, world’s richest ‘pub bore’
Unprompted outbursts on X suggest the Tesla boss is hellbent on making life awkward for Keir Starmer
Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister, leaves Meta
Clegg was the tech giant’s chief public policy architect when it was facing scrutiny over Cambridge Analytica scandal