this is bbc news. the headlines at 7: the government brings forward plans to raise the retirement age to 68 — it means anyone currently aged between 39 and 47 will have to work a year longer. 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 and the thought of being forced to, some people will not be in the luxurious position of having enough cash saved. the salaries of the bbc‘s top—earning stars are revealed — just a third of those earning over £150,000 are women. a day after devastating flash floods hit a cornish village, the residents begin a mass clean—up. british court cod is on the menu

again after stocks reach sustainable levels. and he will choose who is taking pa rt and he will choose who is taking part ina and he will choose who is taking part in a radical plan to save the white rhino from extension. there are only three left in the world. safari parks are drafting in the rhino's closest relatives to help. millions of people now in their 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. pension age rises to 68

earlier 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. secretary david gaurke. today, i am announcing the government's intention to accept the key recommendation of the cridland review and increased the state pension age from 67 to 68 years 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 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 to face up to the fact that if we live longer, we can't expect the state pension age to be static. otherwise, the costs just builds up and up and become unsustainable and a 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" 7 if you try to ignore this, if you try to pretend there isn't an issue, it's not doing anybody a favour. what we believe in 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. i 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 exactly appealing, telling millions of us we'll have to work longer, but they 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, we want to take 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. notjust the change, but making it,

will take some time. joining me now is chris curry, the director of the pensions policy institute. we've heard labour angrily opposing this move. what is your view of it? is not really a surprise the government has decided the state pension age should increase. it's in line with the recommendations of two different views that it commissioned that reported back earlier this year, won byjohn cridland and one by the government department and it is still in line with legislation passed in the last parliament that is aiming to try and set the detain people spent receiving state pension ata people spent receiving state pension at a consistent level now as it has reached in the last few years. labour have portrayed this as a robbery of billions of people. it's certainly something that will affect a certain number of people and as we've just heard it is likely to be 6 million people, those aged between

39 and a7, budleigh —— but really i think the increase is only part of what we need to look at and the recommendations in the cridland review haven't been part of the statement so far, so things like trying to protect those who can't work until aged 68 when an important pa rt work until aged 68 when an important part of the recommendations and also a mid—career reviewed to allow people who are likely to be affected by the change to really start taking action before they are affected by it in future. the policy seems predicated on the idea we are living longer but we had a report this week suggesting that the rate of increase of age expectancy, life expectancy, is slowing down so maybe that is not true any more. that's right, trying to predict life expectancy as always very difficult and it is one where professionals have a very mixed bag of results. historically we have been very bad and have been

underestimating how long we are likely to live for. the figures earlier this week showed there is an increasing life expectancy, just not as as we are expecting or predicting as as we are expecting or predicting a couple of years ago so overall i think it is still important that we ta ke think it is still important that we take account of the fact we are likely to be living longer. 0ne take account of the fact we are likely to be living longer. one of the things as it's difficult to envisage what life will be like in 2037 and how we will be when we get there. some say there hasn't been enoughin there. some say there hasn't been enough in the like information given so looking ahead as a clever move. the logical conclusion is that the pension age was always go up and up. we could end up with a pension age of 71, 72. that's plausible under legislation passed in 201a makes that explicit link between state pension age and life expectancy so life expectancy, if it continues to increase we can expect to see further increases in state pension age in future. thank you very much

for being with us, director of the pensions policy. the bbc has disclosed the salaries of its top stars after being compelled to do so by the government. chris evans is the highest paid on the list with a salary of more than £2 million. gary lineker earns over £1.75 million, and graham norton over £850,000, though that figure doesn't include his tv chat show. the disclosure has divided opinion, with some saying it's unfair on the corporation, others questioning the bbc‘s use of public money. there's also criticism that only a third of the names on the list are women. the bbc‘s director general defended the salaries, saying the corporation has to work in a very competitive market. 0ur media correspondent david sillito reports. 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 £1.8 million. radio 2'sjeremy vine takes home just 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 them 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 only just makes it into the top ten. claudia winkleman at around £a50,000. 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. 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 to consumers is around £a73 million a year. a big clean—up operation has been taking place in cornwall, after the flash floods that swept through the village of coverack on the lizard peninsula. three hours of torrential downpours yesterday, sent a four—foot wall of water crashing through the area, with some people having to be rescued from the roofs of their homes by helicopter. 50 properties have been damaged. 0ur correspondentjon kay has spent the day in coverack assessing the extent of the damage. he's sent this report. 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. these are our latest headlines. the government

brings forward plans to raise the retirement age to 68 — it means anyone currently aged between 39 and a7 will have to work a year longer. the salaries of the bbc's top—earning stars are revealed — just a third of those earning over £150,000 are women. a day after devastating flash floods hit a cornish village, the residents begin a mass clean—up. it is arguably the country's favourite fish and now north sea cod is officially back on the menu again. the marine stewardship council says cod stocks have finally recovered from decades of overfishing. lorna gordon has been finding out what this means for our fishermen and the fish on our plate. in peterhead harbour, the biggest whitefish port in europe, the fishermen are off—loading their latest catch. it has been a good few days at sea for these trawlermen. among the fish being off—loaded,

cod — and plenty of it. we have increased the net sizes to reduce the catches ofjuvenile cod. 0ne decade ago the cod fisheries in the north sea were close to collapse, but quotas and measures taken by the fishermen themselves have helped the stock recover. scottish fishermen have also been in restricted areas for spawning cod, and high abundance areas of cod. in some years there was upwards of 50,000 square miles closed off to scottish fishermen. their hard work has paid off. at peterhead fish market, there is now plenty of cod for sale, and from today all of it will be certified as sustainable. extremely pleased.. it has taken us eight or nine years to get here. a huge sacrifice. we have seen the dark days, but now we have the bright days. for the wider fishing community the upturn in the cod stocks

is one of several reasons they're feeling buoyed. dozens of new boats are on order for the fleet here at peterhead. there is a real sense of optimism amongst the fishermen here that the work they have done to preserve the fish stocks in the north sea is helping to protect their industry forfuture generations. and the sustainability certifications that has been awarded to north sea cod could well mean new markets opening up for the fishermen and their catch. a lot of supermarkets are looking for a sustainable, msc—certified product. so now that the cod here is msc—certified it could be easier to sell to a number of uk supermarkets and fish and chip restaurants as well. so what does this mean for those of us who love cod? it's great news that it is back on the menu from a sustainable source. local and sustainable, it's good. having something that has that traceability is important. for somebody of my age, i think cod hasn't been offered

or been around for many years. it's lovely to see it back on offer. there will be regular checks to ensure that cod stocks in our waters off our shores remain at healthy levels. but there is confidence that, after years of decline, north sea cod is sustainable once again. the white house has confirmed that president trump held a second, previously undisclosed round of talks with the russian leader, vladimir putin, during the g20 summit in hamburg. it took place a few hours after the formal bilateral discussions between the two leaders. ian bremmer, from the political risk consultancy the eurasia group, was the first to reveal the meeting. he spoke to bbc news earlier today. there was a 3.5—hour long meeting at dinner and not all of the seats were filled and about halfway in, trump stands up, goes around

a table, sits down next to putin with the kremlin translator and nobody else there, and everyone is watching and proceeds to have an incredibly convivial and engaged conversation for about an hour and it was remarked upon and thought quite unusual by several of the participants at this meeting and especially because he clearly wasn't doing that with anybody else, even at this even at this dinner or at any other point over the course of the g20. the revelations have increased pressure on the white house trouble by allegations of closeness to the russian government. a spokesman said it was just a brief conversation after dinner. president trump has responded to all of this on twitter calling the claim fake news and sick

and claiming the media was already aware of the meeting. let's hear from our washington correspondent. the tram line seems to be that people already knew about this. yeah, which they didn't. it wasn't a secret meeting in the sense that it was in front of everyone else who was in front of everyone else who was having dinner. the press went there but it was in front of eve ryo ne there but it was in front of everyone else and spouses. we hadn't known about it beforehand and was under the very same day he had spent two hours of what you putin and we had had huge amounts of readouts from what was said at those meetings. there was no mention of this hour—long discussion over dinner that evening without any american translators present, just the kremlin translator, so we have no idea what was said, what was

agreed, disagreed, floated, not floated, what they talked about at all because an hour—long discussion goes beyond saying, "pass the salt." and what has been the reaction, what have president trump's opponents been saying? he says it is fake news. the leading democrat on the house intelligence committee said it was a rather worrying development. he wanted to know what had been said and it is not the way you go about doing business with an adversary like vladimir putin and a lot of people regard putin as an adversary in this country. with the whole backdrop of the russian investigation over the interference in the election here with the dimension, the extent to which that is connected to the trump campaign,

a special council looking into that connection as well and, of course, we have had ten or 11 days of the front page is here full of donald trump junior and his meeting front page is here full of donald trumpjunior and his meeting with these mystery russians during the campaign who apparently offering him there on hillary clinton, all of this sort of goes into the mix and it just this sort of goes into the mix and itjust means that trump, russia, those two words appeared in every sentence on every news bulletin on every newspaper front page and on every newspaper front page and on every piece of social media so they can't escape it at the moment. thank you, gary, ourwashington correspondent. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news this afternoon. one of the country's leading providers of care to those with serious learning disabilities has warned that the sector is on "the brink of disaster" after a change in pay rules. mencap says demands to backdate pay for carers who sleep at their place of work will cost a total of £a00 million and could ruin

many smaller providers. british airways cabin crew, have announced a new 1a—day strike next month, in their ongoing dispute over pay. the walk—out, by members of the unite union, will begin on the 2nd of august, when their current 1a—day strike ends. planned strikes by southern railway guards and drivers in the rmt union have been suspended to allow talks with the transport secretary. the union said its general secretary mick cash had been contacted by chris grayling, inviting him to meet, subject to the suspension of the planned industrial action. the strikes had been due to take place in early august. at eight—year—old boy who was the first child in the world to have a double hand transplant can now and play baseball. he lost his hands and

feet following an infection. doctors say the key to his recovery has been zion himself. 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 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 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 hands eight times but despite the setbacks, his recovery has gone well 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.

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 1.5 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 they are unable to breed. back at long bleat in a makeshift laboratory, the researchers check for eggs. they find one. they will take this

southern white rhino 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 die at any time, they are not as old but anything can happen to them and then all their 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 generations. with herjob done, ebun is soon back on her feet. the safari park is proud of the role she will play. with the northern white rhino being sojeopardised in numbers, practising these techniques with southern whites is a huge advance the science and conservation, i suppose. 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. let's get a look at the weather. many parts of the country has seen thunderstorms are showers over the past 2a hours but the focus for the most torrential rain has shifted a little bit further north, north wales, northwest england. here, we have seen some really vicious downpours over the last part of the afternoon and early evening. some of those key was a lot of rain in a short space of time. the showers and storms are drifting eastwards through the night, most of the thunder will tend to fade away and hope with it will turn cooler and fresher by the end of the night and thatis fresher by the end of the night and that is a sign of things to come. during tomorrow, although eastern

areas. quite cloudy and humid with splashes of red, out with things will be brightening up the spells of sunshine and some cooler, fresher airwill sunshine and some cooler, fresher air will return from the atlantic. some showery rain into northern ireland later in the day but those temperatures much later than they have been, particularly out west, 17 —— and glasgow and belfast. it stays cool to fade into the weekend with further spells of rain at times. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7.30pm. the government brings forward plans to raise the retirement age to 68. it means anyone currently aged between 39 and a7 will have to work a year longer. the salaries of the bbc's top—earning stars are revealed. just a third of those earning over £150,000 are women. residents of a cornish village begin the clean up a day after being hit by devastating flash floods. president trump dismisses reports of a secret meeting between him and president putin at the recent g20 summit.

the white house says the two met privately for a brief discussion, with only a translator present. let's get more on one of our top stories, and some of the bbc's highest paid presenters, actors and newsreaders have had their salaries published. chris evans was at the top of the list of highest earners, making more than £2.2 million in the last financial year. but what do licence—fee payers make of it? this is what a few people in salford had to say earlier. i'm quite shocked that chris evans is at the top. i wasn't aware he was that relevant any more. gary lineker, it's a lot of money. i'm not sure that the public really needs to know this kind of information. it is just it isjust going it is just going to rile people up. i know the salaries are higher,

but the women are earning a lot less, and they are doing just as good as job as the men. they should be on the same money. i think the bbc should pay competitive rates because they want people to watch the bbc. it's a national treasure and we want to keep it going but i'm shocked at what chris evans gets paid. i have been discussing this with lis howell, director of broadcasting at city university and has worked forthe bbc, itv, channela and sky news and peter fincham, former controller of bbc one and until last year he was director of television for itv before setting up his own independent production company. it's good for the bbc. there needs to be more transparency around pay

and conditions than if it was a private, commercial enterprise, which it's not. would you want the salaries of everyone in the country funded by the public to be published? by name? not necessarily, but we talking about people paid more than the prime minister. the bbc has 3 billion attacks payer —— tax payers's money. i think transparency is a good thing and i think tony hall dealt well with the transparency and gender pay gap by saying he would eliminate it in 2020. when we talk about the gender disparity, we have chris evans on

more than 2 million, that's five times more than the top paid female star. it's a huge gap. it is and i am not surprised because women are undervalued in society, and in some ways, the bbc's position is not as bad as say at academia where there are even fewer women in the top paid bands. peter finch, tony hall says the bbc's doing better on this than other people. is that true? on gender equality specifically, i don't think i could see on that. i think broadcasters are more aware than they were 5—20 years ago, but broadcasters never stop thinking about these issues. this day was

bound to come. when i worked for the bbc over ten years ago, the issue was alive on then. —— a live on then. —— a live one then. it will cause some short—term shock. i've read it will lead to talent inflation. i don't think it will. don't you think other broadcasters might want to poach people that they can poach? the bbc for v5 reasons will now feel quite constrained in writing big paycheques. if you are a commercial rival to the bbc and you learn a piece of talent gets a certain amount, then you won't double it, you may add another 5%. after spending eight years at itv,

one of the bbc's direct rivals, the idea that the bbc talent is flooded by the commercial sector is probably a little bit exaggerated. a lot of dust has gone up in the air. it will settle and life will go on. the bbc may feel more constrained in writing big paycheques. ithink may feel more constrained in writing big paycheques. i think gender equality will rise, as it rightly should. and with that commitment, tony hall will not want to turn up in 2020 saying he has not followed through with it. i think good things will come from this rather messy date. regarding gender equality or inequality in pay, that has caught the headlines? it was well- leaked before the report was out. are you worried about it? i think people should be paid, regardless of gender, for the right job

should be paid, regardless of gender, for the rightjob that they do. i imagine the bbc what haste and that for men and women and it will be an excellent situation. when tony hall says he will achieve that by 2020, do you believe him?|j hall says he will achieve that by 2020, do you believe him? i think every time this report comes out, the pressure will build, and whether they are men or women, they will get they are men or women, they will get the pay that their job deserves they are men or women, they will get the pay that theirjob deserves and thatis the pay that theirjob deserves and that is fair. there have been talks about female presenters bringing lawsuits. is it likely? i suppose it isa lawsuits. is it likely? i suppose it is a possibility. i don't think they will. i don't think they will actually do this. i think they will see, this is how it is let's improve it. in the us they are more or less to get this —— lightyjenners. there

was this a surgery —— a subsidiary which was dumped in 2010 and it may be prudent to start with something like that again to find out how unfair the pay divided. —— how dare the pay divide is. in the end the bbc must take the rough with the smooth. it needs to be accountable because it takes a large sum of public money. be accountable because it takes a large sum of public moneylj be accountable because it takes a large sum of public money. i would say channel a is a different model? the fundamental parts about channel 4 the fundamental parts about channel ais it is the fundamental parts about channel a is it is unanswerable to share ——

to the public, though unlike the bbc it sits in a privileged place in the marketplace. if i were channel a, i would find it quite hard to say that isn't the case, based simply on the case it has advertising income. it's still a public organisation. something else tony hall says is that research shows that viewers wa nt that research shows that viewers want top talent and they don't mind the bbc paying for it. do you go along with that? well it wasn't when we didn't know what was being paid. it's up to the licence fee payers who ultimately fund the bbc and their talent whether it's good value for money. it's quite right that the bbc should be answerable and transparent. that was the former controller of bbc 0ne

one and despacito, director of broadcasting at city university. let's get more now on the news that cod stocks have finally recovered from decades of overfishing. that's according to the marine stewardship council, and james simpson from the council is with me now. it's rebounded from 2006 and we are seeing what we saw in the 80s, it's above its sustainable level. this is because of the hard work and sacrifice of the scottish and northern english fishing industries. the first thing people ask us is can i eat cod ? the first thing people ask us is can i eat cod? and there's no definitive answer. every single aspect of the fishery has been scrutinised and for the first time we can say, yes, it's

sustainable. we can look for an msc label on our north sea cod and say, thatis label on our north sea cod and say, that is traceable back to where it was called. —— captured. it's not going to have a huge impact on the price. we eat 70,000 tonnes of cod asa price. we eat 70,000 tonnes of cod as a country, every year. and this is 13,000 tonnes of that. some of it gets exported to canada and northern europe. increasingly, we will see that coming back into the uk where we will have huge demand for our own local fish and hopefully that will happy msc label on it. have msc label on it. it rewards the fishermen and helps reinforce that investment and

continue sustainable stocks. it's good we've got to this point now, but how do we stay there? how do we keep its sustainable? that's down to the fishing industry and the consumers? is between them and the retailers. 0ver consumers? is between them and the retailers. over the last five or so years, we've seen ground swell of support for sustainable fishing. we have seen all the the named retailers coming on board. this involves complicated fishery science that we don't want think about when we are shopping in the supermarket, but it will make a difference to the stocks in the future. they are making those investments so that he becomes scientific. when you have enough information, you can make a solid decision about whether stocks are at, and where the quotas should be and manage fishing incredibly well. at the moment there are a

tonnes of cod in the north sea. that sort of precision —— 2300 and 67,000 tonnes. also, many individuals are coming back to fish on boats and back to the industry. thank you to you and arena stewardship council. —— and the marine stewardship council. the australian prime minister is demanding answers from authorities in minneapolis over the fatal shooting of a woman from sydney, by police. justine damond was

killed on saturday. the officer who fired the shot has so far refused to speak with investigators and his body camera was switched off. simon cullen reports. at dawn in sydney, hundreds gathered at a silent vigil. mourners threw pink flowers into the ocean. it was justine damond's favourite colour. across the globe and in minneapolis, friends and neighbours left flowers and tributes with a simple question, why did police shoot the a0—year—old yoga teacher? australia's prime minister is one of those to minding answers to what he describes as an inexplicable killing. i mean, how can women out industry in her pyjamas seeking assistance from the police be shot like that? it is a shocking killing. she had called police to report what she thought may have been a sexual assault in the alley behind her house. when she approached the police car, one of the officers, mohamed noor who was sitting in the passenger seat shot and killed her. it was possible he was startled by a

loud noise near the squad car, but as yet, he's declined to be interviewed by investigators. although we do have more information now, it's frustrating to have some of the picture but not all of it. we cannot compel officer noor to make a statement. i wish we could. minnesota's bureau of criminal apprehension has taken charge of the investigation to work out what happened. it has already confirmed that miss damond and was unarmed. why did officer noor draw and fire his gun? what happened from the time the officers arrived on the scene to when she was pronounced dead? why don't we have footage from body cameras? why were they not activated? we all wa nt a nswers to those questions. the australian had

emigrated to the us to marry her fiance. the wedding would have been next month. now her friends and family are left to wonder how it came to this. how women describes as kind—hearted and loving, was killed by someone meant to protect her. simon cullen, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: plans to raise state pension age to 68 are brought forward. it means anyone currently aged between 39 and a7 will have to work a year longer. the salaries of the bbc's top—earning stars are revealed. just a third of those earning over £150,000 are women. residents of a cornish village begin the clean up a day after being hit by devastating flash floods. an update on the market numbers for you. here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. all markets are up. scientists at a group of american universities have calculated that the world has produced 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic, since its mass production began in the 1950s. that's twenty—five—thousand times heavier than the empire state building in new york. just in case you were wondering.

they also discovered most of it has been thrown away. researchers found that 79 per cent of plastic waste has ended up in landfill or in the sea's oceans and rivers. scientists also found that only around 10 per cent of plastic is being recycling. environmentalists fear the planet is being overwhelmed by the sheer use of the material. here's victoria gill. plastic. has so many uses that we have produced... well we can speak now to simon ellin, who's the chief executive of the recycling association. he joins us live from stafford. thanks for being with us. first of all, one of the points raised, recycling? does it make a difference? absolutely it does. it's a colossal figure. we

difference? absolutely it does. it's a colossalfigure. we honestly need technology to address this problem. are you surprised by these findings, how much plastic has been made in the world in the last few decades? nope. not at all. i've had a look round my office, just look your environment. in front of me now there's my screen, my phone, my filing tray, cds, dvds, everything with a plastic application so it's a staggering amount. what we need to do as an industry, as a society is look at the whole supply chain involved in the production of plastics and make it far easier to recycle it so that we don't have this past amount that going into

landfill, which is getting less and less, but we have a responsibility, right from the designer, is it the right from the designer, is it the right product? is it designed for recyclability? is it as light as it could be? to those who use it, recycle it and put it back into the system so that everything is good for the environment. there does seem to be an awful lot of plastic around. in the supermarket, almost every kind of food you buy is wrapped in plastic. maybe it does not have to be? i think you have hit the nail on the head there. i turned my —— eyeca re the nail on the head there. i turned my —— eyecare my hair out when i see plastic wrapping. does it need to be plastic? ——

plastic wrapping. does it need to be l . plastic wrapping. does it need to be plastic? —— eye care my hair out. —— i tear my hair out. i've said to consumers, if you think something is over packaged then don't buy it. sometimes things are just shoddily designed. thank you, simon. the first of the bouncing bombs which have lain at the bottom of a remote scottish loch for more than 70 years has been raised. codenamed "highball" these were tested during the second world war in secret on the loch. the weapons were the naval equivalent of the bouncing bombs as catriona renton reports. the view over loch striven in argyll, a beautiful part of country. but it also has an important place

in british military history. and today, divers will attempt another daring mission here. back in 19a3, bouncing bombs were tested here. codenamed "highball", this is one of the the types invented by sir barnes wallis. another — upkeep — was used in the dambuster raids in germany. i think it's extremely exciting. i feel that people should have the chance to see these objects. they are of an age, of a technological innovation that we'll possibly never see again. smoke was generated along the banks of the loch so people couldn't see what was happening. the loch was chosen because of its similarity to the norwegian fords where the german battleships were stationed. the idea behind the bouncing bomb was that it

did notjust explode where it landed but would down is over the surface of the water like a skimming stone until it hit its target. this has beena until it hit its target. this has been a fantastic opportunity for us to demonstrate our capability. but to demonstrate our capability. but to tie that in with a piece of history, to bring this naval piece of ordinance to the surface which will now be open to the public, is fantastic. the divers had to deal with unusual weather and various challenges. the visibility has basically reduced. there is a jellyfish infestation and that's the light gone so it's like diving in a black in bag down there. we are amongst the very first members of the public are allowed to be close

to this and we are allowed to touch it. it's been in waterfor 70 years, so it's been kept in water to stop it deteriorating further before it can be renovated. all this before the 50th anniversary of the dambusters raid. a single in spanish called despacito has become the most—streamed song of all time, just six months after it was released. it's currently at number one in the uk, and has been played a.6 billion times worldwide, overtaking justin bieber‘s sorry. despacito's singer luis fonsi called its success "insane," saying he just "wants to make people dance." mark savage reports. # despacito. .. in english, despacito means slowly but the rise of this song

has been anything but. injust six months it has been played a.6 billion times on streaming services like spotify, youtube and apple music. i love it, i sing it every day. yeah, it's really nice. i try to listen to it as much as i can. it is not my cup of tea. i wouldn't say it is what i will be listening to, but it is very relaxed. a.6 billion times. are you one of those a.6 billion people? yeah. no! it has become a break—out song for luis fonsi, giving him a global hit nearly 20 years into his career. i still do not go to bed saying, hey, hey, i have the biggest song the world — i was just lucky to have that song at the correct time and just break it open. originally released injanuary, despacito really caught on when pop starjustin bieber heard it in a nightclub and asked to record a new verse. the head of universal records says the success of the song shows how streaming is changing music.

streaming is and will continue to open up music from latin american artists globally. it is also injected new life into the music industry, revenues going up after a 15—year downturn. so in latin america and elsewhere, artists will be hoping to recreate the despacito phenomenon. let's see what the weather is doing now. many bots the country seeing thunderstorms over the last 2a hours, but today, ourfocus has shifted from the south where we had intense storms, to further north and west. some heavy rain across northern ireland. vicious downpours across northern wales. some of these storms gave a huge amount of rain in a short space of time. causing one or two problems. there could be further storms this evening. the thundery element tending to weaken

as the evening goes on and overnight, we are left with hands of showery rain. still madly across eastern parts of england, but a cooler, fresh and night and that is the story tomorrow night, because we will bring some cooler, fresher air in from the west, right across the country which would chase the rain away and many areas will see some sunshine. let's take a look at apm. 17 celsius in norwich. 22 in london. temperatures lower than they have been and a cool, fresh feeling across north—west england. 18—19dc. some rain hanging around in scotland, particularly in the north, and some showery rain returning to northern ireland. that's the first sign of things to come. this area of

low pressure spends itself up and works its way across the uk. we were see a band of rain working slowly across wales, south—west england. could be a thoroughly, soggy day. could be a thoroughly soggy day. 16-20 16—20 degrees. this weatherfront pen wheeling around. spells of sunshine, showers or longer spells of rain. some of it could be heavy, feeling quite cool in the north west. this is bbc news.

the headlines at 8pm... the government brings forward plans to raise the retirement age to 68 — it means anyone currently aged between 39 and a7 will have to work a year longer. we had to face up to the fact that if we live longer we cannot expect the state pension age to be static, otherwise the cost just the state pension age to be static, otherwise the costjust builds and builds. i would not want to be working full time until i was 68. regardless, you know? and the thought of being forced, because some people might not be in the luxurious position of having enough cash saved. the salaries of the bbc's top—earning stars are revealed — just a third of those earning over £150,000 are women. what do i do? on