millions of people will now have to work a year longer to get their state pension, as the government brings forward plans to raise the retirement age. six million will be affected by the change in 2037, that's anyone currently aged between 39 and a7. we have to face up the fact that if we live longer, we can't expect the state pension age to be static, otherwise the costs just build up and build up. i wouldn't want to work full—time until i was 68 regardless, you know. and the thought of being forced to. some people will not be in the luxurious position of having enough cash saved. the government says the change will secure dignified, well—funded retirements. labour says the change is unfair. also on the programme. the bbc reveals the pay of its top stars, and just a third are women. salvaging what they can — the residents of a village in cornwall clean up after devastating flash floods.

he had both hands amputated because of a serious infection. now zion harvey can write, and even play baseball. and a zoo in wiltshirejoins the fight to save the northern white rhino, perilously close to extinction. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news — the clash of the home nations. tournament favourites england take on scotland in their opening game at the women's european championship. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. millions of people now in their early forties will have to work a year longer before receiving their state pension. the government today announced it's decided to bring forward plans to raise

the retirement age to 68. it's estimated six million people will be affected, those currently aged between 39 and a7, with the rise in the pension age being phased in by 2039, seven years earlier than originally planned. the government argues the change will save more than £70 billion but labour says the policy isn't fair. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. whether you are paid to dig the roads outside parliament or park your posterior on the green benches inside, millions of us will have to wait longer and pay more before getting the state pension back. secretary david cork. today, i am announcing the government's intention to accept the key recommendation of the griddle and review and increased the state pension age from 67 to 68/2 years

from 27 —— from 2037. pension age from 67 to 68/2 years from 27 -- from 2037. in other words, whether it's the cliche of taking to the bowling green, looking after grandchildren, travelling the world or frankly anything after grandchildren, travelling the world orfrankly anything out, another 6 million people are born in the 70s will have to work an extra year before the state will help support their old age. we have defaced up to the fact that if we live we can't expect the state pension age to be static. 0therwise, the costs just build up and pension age to be static. 0therwise, the costsjust build up and up and become unsustainable and a government in future is forced to ta ke government in future is forced to take some kind of panic measure and we don't want that to have to happen. what would you say though to younger voters who might look at this and say, look, this is the tories again protecting pensioners now and not caring enough about younger generations? if you try to ignore this, pretend there isn't an

issue, it's not doing any a favour. what we want is a proper, dignified retirement, but also being fair to future generations of taxpayers. anne—marie loughridge is a music teacher in glasgow. as a 39—year—old, she is one of those who will have to keep going for longer before her pension kicks in. will have to keep going for longer before her pension kicks inlj wouldn't want to work full—time until i was 68. the thought of being forced to. some people will not be in the luxurious position of having enough cash saved to do so, you know, to stop early and perhaps wait it out for a few years. the tories have been accused of trickery by making this announcement after the election. they know it's not appealing, telling millions of us we will have to work longer, but they believe it is a must do rather than a political win. believe it is a must do rather than a politicalwin. we believe it is a must do rather than a political win. we think it's a real mistake. we want to look at a more flexible state retirement age, taking into account the nature of

work, so some work being much more arduous, more physically demanding, but also in terms of how people are, how long they contribute to the system. the government knows this is controversial and won't try actually to rewrite the law for months. not just the change, but making it will ta ke just the change, but making it will take some time. larocca and bob, westminster. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity is at the department of work and pensions. andy, if you are under 47 on the face of it, this seems like a bad day? if you are under the age of 47 oi’ day? if you are under the age of 47 or above the age of 38, because if you are 38 or younger, this was already happening. it's just that half generation in between those being —— born between april 1970 and april 1978 who thought they were going to be able to draw their state pension at the age of 67 until today

when they found out it would be closer to 68. against that, the government said, yes, but that generation will live longer, so they will draw their late pension for longer than today's pensioners and end up with a bigger benefit on their state pension. 0n the other hand,it their state pension. 0n the other hand, it is also the generation who has been paying for austerity. there are incomes have stagnated and they are incomes have stagnated and they are bearing the brunt of cuts to working age benefits whilst pensioners benefits aren't really being cut at all. the generational contrasts a re being cut at all. the generational contrasts are now becoming starker and darker and this reform is unlikely to change that. andy, thanks for that. andy verity at the department for work and pensions. today, for the first time, the bbc has unveiled the earnings of some of its highest paid stars. the move, forced by the government, means the corporation must outline how much it pays on—air talent earning more than £150,000. chris evans is the highest paid presenter, with up to £2.2 million per year.

gary lineker is next, earning up to £1.8million. then comes graham norton, on £900,000, though that figure doesn't include his tv chat show. other well known faces include jeremy vine, who's paid up to £750,000, john humphrys on up to £650,000, and huw edwards, who earns between £550,000 and £599,000. but there's controversy over how many women make the list, just a third. claudia winkleman is the highest paid, with up to £499,000, then alexjones on up to £449,000, with fiona bruce receiving up tojust under £400,000. well, the bbc‘s director general, lord hall has been defending the payments, saying the corporation is operating in a very competitive market. 0ur media correspondent david sillito has more details. his report contains some flashing images. the secrets are out — gary lineker of match of the day is the second highest—paid star

in the bbc. behind him is graham norton. but at number one, it's chris evans on £2.2 million for presenting on radio 2 and top gear. there was a little crowd of reporters waiting as he left work today. we are the ultimate public company, i think. and therefore i think it's probably on balance, right and proper that people know what we get paid. and here are the details. gary lineker‘s deal is heading towards £i.8 million. radio 2'sjeremy vine takes onjust under £750,000. huw edwards earns between £550,000-£599,000. and john humphrys from the today programme and mastermind gets almost £650,000, and today he was the one facing the tough questions. what do i do? on paper, absolutely nothing that justifies that huge amount of money. if you compare me with lots of other people who do visible... if a doctor saves a child's life, or if a nurse comforts a

dying person. however, we operate in a market place. i think i provide a fairly useful service. somebody has to do the job of trying to hold power to account. what's also notable are the names that are missing. no david dimbleby. no david attenborough, no mary berry. anyone paid through an independent production company or the bbc‘s commercial arm isn't on the list, so graham norton's earnings from his production company are probably not included. but it is still a list of 96 names earning more than £150,000. we are constantly working at ensuring that we get the balance right between our public, who want to have great shows presented by stars and great presenters, and they also wanting to know that their money, and it's their money, public money, is being spent properly. that's always a balance, and over the last two or three years, yes, some key presenters and others have

taken pay cuts. but is it enough? 0n the bbc tour today in salford there were some who felt it could go further. they probably should be well paid. they're doing high—pressure jobs, a lot is expected of them, but it's hard to imagine earning sums like that. so i'm going to say, no, they're not worth that. it's a national treasure. it's really important, so we should be able to pay competitive rates. i am a bit shocked at what chris evans gets paid. they are on large amounts, but i've noticed that the women are on a lot less. indeed, the highest—paid woman onlyjust makes it into the top ten. claudia winkleman at around £450,000. indeed, looking at the list, two thirds of the names are men. in the top 20, there arejust five women, and when it comes to black or asian or bame presenters, there's not one in the top 20. this is license fee payers' money.

they need to know where the money is being spent and that they're getting that value for money, and i think by having that transparency, we have the opportunity to see where there's maybe gender pay gap, and where there's issues about bame presenters perhaps not being paid as much as others. meanwhile, at radio 2, the listeners were turning the tables onjeremy vine. are you embarrassed to pick up your paycheque? and outside, more questions. i'm just sorry, i think the bbc's really hurting today. the highest—paid bbc actor? derek thompson, charlie from casualty. of course, most actors are off the list, because they work for independents, and with amazon and netflix, talent costs are rising. it's notjust itv outbidding the bbc any more, but for those paying the license fee, today has been an eye opening glimpse into where their money has been going on. david sillito, bbc news. 0ur media editor amol rajan is here. this is clearly an uncomfortable day

for the bbc. they didn't want to do this and had its reservations. 0ne wonders what the longer term ramifications of this might be. the politics of it out of bad making. as you say, the bbc didn't want to do this. they fought a strong fight against the government saying they shouldn't be forced to make disclosures. they said this was going to be inflationary and would lead to pay rises and that it would also be a poacher ‘s charter, and that people would sweep in other bbc‘s talent. if that doesn't happen over the coming weeks and months, the government would say the bbc made these arguments, but that hasn't happened and they may say that it was a good thing and they we re that it was a good thing and they were lower the transit —— the threshold next year. based on the conversation i have had here at the bbc and at westminster, i would say

this is the start of a pretty long ordealfor the this is the start of a pretty long ordeal for the corporation. thank you very much. you can see the full list of salaries, published today on the bbc news website. there's also a longer version of amol‘s interview with the director general, tony hall. from january, businesses will be banned from charging fees on transactions made by debit and credit card. it follows a directive from the european union to end the charges often imposed by airlines, food delivery companies and small businesses. the treasury says the fees cost consumers £473 million a year. british airways cabin crew have announced a new 14—day strike next month, in their ongoing dispute over pay. the walkout by members of the unite union will start on the 2nd of august, when their current 14—day strike ends. the dispute is becoming one of the longest—running in the aviation industry, with 46 days of strikes so far. the flooding has been described as "devastating,"

in the coastal village of coverack on the lizard peninsula in cornwall. three hours of torrential downpours yesterday, sent a four—foot wall of water crashing through the village, with some people having to be rescued from the roofs of their homes by helicopter. 50 properties have been damaged. jon kay reports from coverack. look at the mess, all this mud everywhere. back home, but it's not the home they know and love. chris and penny's place has been trashed. the water was higher than their heads. they escaped upstairs. and here they are last night, as the water raged below, the couple airlifted to safety by the coastguard. ijust wanted to get out and get away. they told me it was heartbreaking to look down from the helicopter at their flooded property. it was just like the titanic sinking, you know? it was really upsetting. that made me upset, and he was crying and upset. he worked so hard and made it so nice, and then we get

mud in everywhere. you just give up, don't you? no, you don't give up. it all happened in minutes. torrential rain, then tonnes of water thundering down from the hills, carrying everything in its wake. mary has found her elderly mother's walking frame among the piles of debris. next to it, even her kitchen sink. it's happened, we can't put it back, we've just got to get on and carry on and do what we can. it will get back to normal, we're cornish — that's what we do. the mud and rocks can be cleared quickly, but major structural repairs will also be needed. the main road into coverack looks like it's been ripped apart by an earthquake. at this time of year, there'd normally be thousands of holiday—makers driving down this road every day, to get to the harbour, but it's going to be a while before

anyone can drive down here. caroline davies was rescued from this car. today, she realised how close she'd been to where the road collapsed. it's very, very shocking. it really is, to think one day you're just driving along in your car and then this happens. they're used to bad weather here, but they hope they won't have to deal with anything too extreme for a while. tonight it is raining again, not as heavily as it was yesterday, but again it makes people here and others. the authorities have spent all day clearing the roads. tonight, as you can see, the environment agency clearing the rivers and brooks of those stones and boulders that were washed down from the hills. there seems to be a determination here to get things done and to reassure people that things are getting done. many thanks, john kay live in

coverack in cornwall. the time is 6:17. our top story this evening. six million people will now have to work a year longer to get their state pension. the government says it'll rise from 2037. and still to come... the 10—year—old who had a double hand transplant, we'll hear about his remarkable recovery. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: the open championship starts tomorrow. who will emulate last year's champion henrik stenson, and walk off with the famous claretjug on sunday? a zoo in wiltshire, is taking part in a radical plan, to save the northern white rhino from extinction. there are just three left in the world, but at longleat safari park, the rhino's closest relatives, are being drafted in to help. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle has this exclusive report. meet ebun — a seven—year—old southern white rhino who could

save a species from extinction. the one and a half tonne animal is sedated. a little agitated at first, but soon she is sound asleep. she is ready to take part in an experimental fertility treatment. scientists are harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab. this is rhino ivf. this procedure is farfrom easy. the team here are keeping an incredibly close eye on this rhino. it is essential she stays under heavy sedation. over the last week or so she's been given hormone treatment, but what's been done today requires millimetre precision. egg collection is really only a technique that has been perfected over the last year. this is conservation science at its most extreme. here's the animal ebun could save,

her closest living relative, the northern white rhino. 0nce widespread across central africa, today there are just three left on the planet. but there are unable to breed. back at long bleat in a makeshift laboratory, the researchers check for eggs. they find one. they will ta ke for eggs. they find one. they will take this southern white rain i egg and mix it with sperm from one of the last northern white rhinos, creating a hybrid. scientists say it is better than losing the species altogether. the last three can diet at any altogether. the last three can diet atany time, altogether. the last three can diet at any time, they are not as old but anything can happen to them and then all the genetics would be lost. if we have at least 50% of this species preserved in a hybrid embryo, we would preserve at least half of this for future would preserve at least half of this forfuture generations. would preserve at least half of this for future generations. with herjob done, ebun is soon back on herfeet.

the safari park is proud of the role she will play. with the northern white rhino being sojeopardised in numbers, these techniques is a huge advance the science and conservation, i suppose. advance the science and conservation, isuppose. it's advance the science and conservation, i suppose. it's a advance the science and conservation, isuppose. it's a real honour to be able to help. the eggs are now being rushed back to a laboratory in italy. there is a 20 hour window to prepare them for fertilisation. they could be implanted back into ebun, but with her northern cousins so close to extinction, it's a race against time. one of the country's leading providers of care, to people with serious learning disabilities, says demands to backdate pay for carers who sleep at their place of work, could force the sector "to the brink of disaster." mencap says the change in pay rules, will cost 400 million and could ruin many smaller providers. the government says it's considering the issue carefully. the duke and duchess of kent have

arrived in germany on the second leg of the european tour. crowd of well—wishers greeted them at the famous brandenburg gate in berlin. earlier in the day they met with the german chancellor angela merkel. north sea cod, caught by english and scottish boats, has been reclassified as a sustainable fish stock. the marine stewardship council says stocks had recovered enough for it to be sold with their "blue tick" label. it follows a decade—long recovery plan drawn up by the fishing industry and european and scottish authorities. a 10—year—old boy, who was the first child in the world to have a double hand transplant, is now able to write, dress himself and even play baseball. zion harvey underwent surgery in philadelphia two years ago, after losing his hands and feet following a sepsis infection. doctors say the key to his recovery, has been zion himself, and his inspiring determination to succeed. sarah campbell has the story. zion was already remarkable in the

way he dealt with the loss of both his hands and feet. at the age of eight, was elected to undergo pioneering surgery. he spent ten hours having a double hand transplant, a world first in such a young patient. i just transplant, a world first in such a young patient. ijust want transplant, a world first in such a young patient. i just want to write a letter to the parents, for giving me their son's hands, because they didn't have to do that if they didn't have to do that if they didn't want to. the operation was just the start and there followed months of intensive rehabilitation. here we've had weeks of hospitalisation, but the only request for him to interact, to do therapy, to undergo testing, and again, there's never been one iota of resistance or i don't want to today, or i don't feel like it. zion's body rejected the donor hand

eight times but despite the setbacks, his recovery has gone well beyond his medical team's expectations. now i can beyond his medical team's expectations. nowl can get beyond his medical team's expectations. now i can get myself dressed without anybody helping me. now i can get a snack out the refrigerator without anybody helping me. tests have shown that zion's brain is connecting with his new hands, allowing him control over how they move. his progress has been watched by transplant experts around the world. he's done very well, he's a remarkable young boy, but it's a remarkably successful surgery. and as impressive as the surgery has been zion and his determination to make it work. if any kid is watching this, and you're going through a rough time, never give up on what you're doing. you'll get there eventually. the world's best golfers

are gathering at royal birkdale, near southport, ahead of the 146th open championship, getting underway tomorrow. one of the favourites is the englishman tommy fleetwood. originally from southport, he played on the course as a child. now he's in the form of his life andy swiss has been to meet him... he's the birkdale boil hoping to become a hometown hero. —— birkdale boy. the rise of tommy fleetwood is one of sport's most raptors are, from nowhere to 2017 top european golfer and this year's open is barely a tea shop from where he grew up. fleetwood one of their favourites at a course where when he was seven he told me he used to sneak onto practice. i used to sneak on, which is only come out recently. i can't go back on my word now! i'd love to speak to my seven—year—old self and outs and tell him what was

going to happen in 20 years. how exciting is it going to be for your friends and family, i assume a lot of them will be here? a lot of people's home tournament isn't the british tournament, so that's an amazing feeling and experience, having that as the home event. i hope i can give them something to cheer about, that's the main thing to do, but it will be great. the fa ns to do, but it will be great. the fans here will be an tommy fleetwood's side but the history books won't. an englishman has an w011 books won't. an englishman has an won the open for 25 years, but this isa won the open for 25 years, but this is a course where anything is possible. remember this? 1998 and a teenage amateur called justin rose. rose finished fourth, the start of a stellar career. and guess what? that famous moment has now been immortalised in lego, to the delight ofa immortalised in lego, to the delight of a now model professional. that was the moment you can show your children. my kids are five and eight and my nephew is three. when you see

them watch it and see them impressed because it is now a lego is seen, that's when you know it was a call achievement. rose is now a major winner and olympic champion. he says he has unfinished business here, but those hunting for a home at victory have faith in the fleetwood factor. the boy who used to play here in secret now ready for the biggest stage of all. andy swiss, bbc news, birkdale. hopefully they will have good weather on merseyside for the start of the open tomorrow. a lot of folks in cornwall worried about the weather. yes, extraordinary rainfall yesterday. you can see how this line of thunderstorms just kept coming in around the coverack area. those storms really were torrential. the story has now moved a little further northwards across north wales we have had torrential rain over the course of this afternoon. reports of localised flooding in real and

flooding you can see here on one of oui’ flooding you can see here on one of our pictures sent in by alexjones, showing the waters and the car struggling to get through. 0ver showing the waters and the car struggling to get through. over the last hour or so those torrential downpours have worked into lancashire, particularly in blackhall and ligaments and hands. those storms will also work across parts of cumbria is bigger through the next hours. the rain will move into scotland overnight and some damp weather pushing eastwards across england. it will stay humid in eastern areas, temperatures 18 or so in norwich, fresher conditions in the west. looking at the picture for tomorrow, the fresher air will blow the crowd and rain away from scotla nd the crowd and rain away from scotland and england. and improving weather picture. some sunshine and it will feel fresher, temperatures not far off average and it will feel pleasant. the winds pick up towards the west and that will bring cloud and rain into northern ireland.

highsjust 17 degrees, and rain into northern ireland. highs just 17 degrees, and that is a taste of what we have to come. low pressure will be in charge on friday, the weekend and beyond. 0utbreaks for rain for northern ireland. cool weather, temperatures of 16-17. ireland. cool weather, temperatures of 16—17. warm sunshine across eastern areas. the weekend looking showery, quite a bit of cloud and it will be on the cool side. many thanks. a reminder of our main story tonight... 6 million people will now have to work a year longer to get their state pension. the government says it will rise from 2037. that is it, so goodbye from the bbc news at six. now on bbc one, time tojoin our the bbc news at six. now on bbc one, time to join our news teams where you are. you are watching bbc news. our latest headlines. millions of people will have to work a year longer in order to get their state pension as the government brings forward plans

to raise the retirement age to 68. we have two face up to the fact that if we live longer, we can't expect the state pension age to be static because otherwise it builds up and builds up. the salaries of the bbc's top earning stars are revealed, with women earning 150,000, but less than men. the white house