from 62 to 64. and soggy takeaway! how the red hot food delivery market has started to go cold. a lot to talk about, let s get going. we start in the us where a bitter political fight over the country s finances is about to begin. later today, the federal government will hit its borrowing limit agreed by congress far earlier than expected. the figure? an eye watering $31.4 trillion. in the short term, treasury secretary janet yellen will be able to buy some time, using what are known as extraordinary measures, diverting cash to stop the us defaulting on its debts. but congress will urgently have to find a solution and it is more divided than ever as michelle fleury reports from new york. the debt ceiling or debt limit is the legal amount the american federal government is allowed to borrow. it american federal government is allowed to borrow. allowed to borrow. it has maxed it out faster allowed to borrow. it has maxed it out faster than allowed to borrow. it has maxed
for the candidates to reach millions of brazilians before sunday s election run off vote. in about 10 minutes we ll have this week s edition of newswatch, but first on bbc news, click. as ca rs as cars get ever more powerful and generous, the quest for road safety is an ongoing battle. some cities, like london, have introduced congestion zones, which reduce the amount of traffic and make things safer for pedestrians, but there s also research, of course, going into how to protect the passengers inside the vehicles too. car safety testing is still largely done on the same crash test dummies that we used in the 1980s, and they were based on the male form. but now a team of engineers in sweden are in the final stages of developing the first average female crash test dummy. so what happens to a woman s body during a crash? shona mccallum has been to linkoping in sweden to find out. when you think of car crashes, you probably think of something like this. but rear impacts, being h
represented. currently, the industry predominantly uses average male dummies in car safety tests, although there are a number of dummies with different weights, ages and sizes. the crucial point, though the average female is not represented. you can assess how it interacts with the seat during the crash and also how well it protects the occupant, and what is unique about this occupant here is that she is the model of an average female. dr linder s dummies are designed specifically to test how well cars protect people from injuries in low impact rear collisions. she s 162cm tall and weighs 62kg. what you can see here, of course, is the soft part of the body. females are somewhat shorter and lighter than males, on average, and then we also have differences in muscle strength which plays a role in terms of how you respond to a crash. but then, in addition, of course, when it comes to the interaction with the seat, we have differences in the shape of the torso and the centre of
false claims after moscow said uk forces helped with a drone attack on russian fleets near the crimean port of sevastopol. there s major disruption to rail services across scotland due to a 24 hour walkout by scotrail workers. more than 2,000 rmt members are on strike. coming up at 5.40pm, we ll bring you the latest technology news in click. i m maryam moshiri. the household energy supplier 0ctopus energy has reached a deal to buy bulb, which was one of the largest energy companies to collapse last year because of soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. the government has spent billions of pounds keeping the company afloat since it went into administraton. the agreement means 0ctopus will take onboard bulb s one and a half million customers. our business reporter ramzan kamali has the details. bulb is the biggest - green energy company. it was the biggest energy company to go bust. last november, bulb found itself in administration. it was only kept going by the govern
there is new word that the da will announce charges on monday. the suspect will be in court on tuesday. the motive remains under investigation. the reaction is pouring in from both sides the political aisle. that includes from democratic congressman jamal bowman. that is right here on msnbc. i worry about my safety constantly. i worry about the safety of my office constantly. i worry about the safety of my colleagues constantly. this was an assassination attempt on the speaker of the house of representatives. that is what it was. also developing, this is a live look at a rally in detroit, michigan. that is where president obama will take the stage. he is campaigning for democratic candidates. he will be heading to milwaukee for another event later today. we have the president speaking. president biden will still be voting. he is alongside first and voter, his granddaughter, natalie. 20 million americans have voted early with the midterms ten days away. here s a breakdown