continue, and potentially, if they cannot, that game may be played tomorrow. in the same group, norway, who lost to scotland. on saturday are playing cyprus, and leading 1 0 with a goal from ole salbakken. and it s another landmark occasion for cristiano ronaldo who s become the first man to win 200 caps for his country. portugal are playing iceland in reykjavik. it is currently 0 0. australia s cricketers have beaten england in a thrilling finish to the 1st test at edgbaston in birmingham. the tourists began the final day on 107 for 3, chasing 281 to win. england looked on course to win when ben stokes bowled usman khawaja for 65 and joe root held a stunning catch off his own bowling to see off alex carey. but a 9th wicket stand of 55 between pat cummins and nathan lyon steered australia to victory by 2 wickets. it s their narrowest margin of victory in an ashes test in terms of wickets since 1907. at any i ve ever felt like this after a test match. there were so many emotio
if ukraine is going to attract the investment, it s going to need the investment it s going to need notjust from governments, notjust from internationalfinancial institutions, but from the private sector. the private sector, it has to build the best possible environment to attract that investment. well some of that extra funding could come from the european union. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, has asked eu member states to provide 55 billion dollars to support ukraine over the next four years. she said that this reserve would allow brussels to calibrate its financial support depending on the situation on the ground. let s bring in amanda and peter. in many ways, this is a positive sign, looking at life after the war. , but perhaps some of it seems premature? i think it is a rather well timed. as you say, it looks beyond the immediate offensive towards the huge task of reconstructing ukraine, hopefully when some kind of peace is reached. i think, hop
time for a look at the weather prospects with helen willetts. ferocious was the word to describe the winds last night in the south, but i want to look at october s rainfall because although it has been average, we are heading in the right direction, if you like. it has actually been well above average in northern ireland and the rainfall figures for last night and yesterday are still being collated. changeable describes our weather for the next few days, another area of deep pressure barrels and tomorrow. that rain hangs around in the south. more low pressure on thursday before finally, a drier day on friday, but it doesn t last, with more rain waiting in the wings. heading in the right direction, as i say. this chart shows the accumulation of rainfall over the coming few days. the blues get deeper as that rainfall the total up, perhaps as much as 50 millimetres in many places by the end of the week, particularly higher ground, but a good 20 or 30 at lower levels. the showers