The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking on Elon Musk
Today in Focus4 Aug 2025

The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking on Elon Musk

Investigative journalist Sönke Iwersen describes his years-long investigation into Tesla, aided by a whistleblower, exposing serious safety concerns over the company’s cars. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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How did British Muslims become ‘the problem’?

How did British Muslims become ‘the problem’?

Miqdaad Versi, Shaista Aziz, Aamna Mohdin and Nosheen Iqbal on the rise of the far right and growing Islamophobia in the UK. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

29 Jan 33min

Starmer visits China: should he trust Xi Jinping? – The Latest

Starmer visits China: should he trust Xi Jinping? – The Latest

Keir Starmer has landed in China to meet Xi Jinping, in the first trip to the country by a British prime minister in eight years. But Starmer is facing myriad issues, including pressure to try to secu...

28 Jan 11min

Can Syria keep the world safe from IS fighters?

Can Syria keep the world safe from IS fighters?

Syrian government forces have seized swathes of territory from Kurdish groups – including camps holding IS prisoners. Will Christou reports on why this is a dangerous moment. Help support our independ...

28 Jan 28min

Melania: will Bezos-bankrolled documentary be a flop? – The Latest

Melania: will Bezos-bankrolled documentary be a flop? – The Latest

Jeff Bezos’s Amazon MGM Studios is due to release its feature-length documentary about Melania Trump, directed by Brett Ratner, a formerly exiled film-maker who was accused of sexual misconduct by mul...

27 Jan 11min

Starmer v Burnham: will it split Labour?

Starmer v Burnham: will it split Labour?

The prime minister may have seen off the challenge for the moment – but what will be the cost to his leadership? Peter Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocu...

27 Jan 29min

Outrage grows over Alex Pretti shooting in Minnesota – The Latest

Outrage grows over Alex Pretti shooting in Minnesota – The Latest

US federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, the second such killing in the city in less than three weeks. Pretti was an intensive care nurse with no criminal ...

26 Jan 11min

Why Germany is racing to rebuild its army

Why Germany is racing to rebuild its army

Are the German people on board with the government’s massive militarisation programme? Kate Connolly reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

26 Jan 25min

Is this the week Trump went too far? – The Latest

Is this the week Trump went too far? – The Latest

Donald Trump’s maximalist approach to foreign policy reached a crescendo this week, with the US president dominating proceedings at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump rescinded his threat to sei...

23 Jan 10min

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