is among several injured in a stabbing in italy which left one person dead. and in sweden, resesarchers say they re close to completing the first crash test dummy based on an average woman. and in sport, england s progress at the men s t20 world cup match looks precarious as rain delays their match against australia in melbourne. the world s richest man, elon musk, has completed his long running £38 billion takeover of the social media company, twitter. the entrepreuner tweeted the bird is freed, in an apparent reference to the deal closing. mr musk also posted a longer statement on twitter, saying he didn t buy the firm to make more money. i did it to try to help humanity, whom i love . there are reports that a number of senior executives have been sacked and escorted out of the company s san francisco headquarters by security. elon musk has previously been critical of twitter s moderation policy. twitter has not yet confirmed the takeover, but an early investor in
they said the attacker was mentally ill and ruled out terrorism as a motive. frances read, bbc news. a british kayaker has been rescued after spending two days clinging to a buoy in the english channel, according to reports in a dutch newspaper. the 28 year old who was rescued by dutch fishermen is said to have survived by eating mussels, seaweed and crabs. he was airlifted to france for treatment for hypothermia and is said to be recovering. a team of swedish engineers is in the final stages of developing the first ever crash test dummy to represent the average woman. women are more likely than men to be injured in the same types of crash, and some scientists say this is partly down to a lack of representative dummies to test vital safety features. shiona mccallum s been to sweden to see the technology in action. crash test dummies are used to test how well car safety features protect
a british kayaker has been rescued after spending two days clinging to a buoy in the english channel, according to reports in a dutch newspaper. the 28 year old, who was rescued by dutch fishermen, is said to have survived by eating mussels, seaweed and crabs. he was airlifted to france for treatment for hypothermia and is said to be recovering. space probes have witnessed a big impact crater being formed on mars, the largest to be recorded in the solar system as it happened. researchers believe the planet was hit by a rock, which created a hole the size of trafalgar square and hurled debris in all directions for up to 20 miles. time for a bit of weather this morning, and sarah is with us. it was so mild when i left the house in the early hours, very weird for late
taken together for the government s critics say that it points to climate change not being treated as the priority that it should be. thank you very much. the arsenal footballer pablo mari is being treated for injuries after a man with a knife attacked several people at a supermarket in milan. the 29 year old, who s currently on loan to ac monza, was with his wife and son when the attack took place, leaving a supermarket cashier dead and five people injured. frances read reports. he is expected to make a full recovery. a 46 year old man has been arrested and police say they rule out any terrorism. a british kayaker has been rescued after spending two days clinging to a buoy in the english channel, according to reports in a dutch newspaper. the 28 year old, who was rescued by dutch fishermen, is said to have survived by eating mussels, seaweed and crabs.