aid budget by 2026 to reach it. earlier, i spoke with michael wilkins, executive director of the centre for climate finance and investment at imperial college london. it s a little bit of a surprise if indeed it s true that the government will be remeasuring on its previous commitments of international climate finance, especially given that we re in the run up to the next climate change summit taking place in november, in the united arab emirates where this topic is bound to come up. and the uk s commitments, which were hopeful in glasgow only two years ago at cop26, will be looked into question. so it was a bit surprising when i saw it this morning. what kind of difference is this money do to make? due to make? well, you have to put into context, really, in terms of the amount of funding required to tackle the causes and the effects of climate change in the developing world. the poorer countries need massive amounts of investment, and they are just not getting it. you kno
news. hello from the bbc sport centre, i m marc eedwards. let s start with the cricket. england s women have kept their ashes hopes alive with a thrilling three run victory over australia in the must win second t20 at the 0val. danni wyatt s 76 from 46 balls propelled england to 186 9, their highest ever t20 total against the world champions. the spinners then had the lion s share of the wickets, with sophie ecclestone picking up her 100th in t20 internationals the fastest bowler to do so. australia needed an unlikely 22 to win from the final over and fell short on 183 8, despite ellyse perry s two sixes from the last two balls. it s australia s first t20 defeat since the spring of 2021, but it still means that england trail 6 2 in the multi format series, and need a total of nine points in order to regain the ashes.