at that point, we weren't in a position to respond to the cridland report.l election, we've looked at it... it was march, and if i remember rightly, the election was some time after that. well, the election was called in april, but we hadn't reached a conclusion as to what we were going to say in response to that cridland report. this is clearly a complex matter, it's not an easy, simple thing to do. but it's not even going to be legislated for in this parliament, because the dup won't wear it, so it may never happen. well, in terms of the timing, we shall see. we don't need to immediately rush into legislation, that's absolutely true. but the... rush into legislation? the lifetime of this parliament would not be rushing into legislation. well, we don't need to make an immediate decision in terms of the legislation. but the fact that we can give people as much notice as possible is entirely sensible. and that's exactly what we've done. we will, of course, look at any new evidence on life expectancy. the 0ns publishes a report every couple of years, so we'll

today, i am announcing the government's intention to accept the key recommendation of the cridland reviewed 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 generat

latest and we'll be talking to the man who carried out a review into the state pension age, john cridland a moment. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the salaries of the bbc‘s top—earning stars are revealed — about two thirds of those earning more than £150,000 are men. this is an area where i want to get to the point by 2020 where you look at us on tv and radio, we are equal between men and women and on that we have some way to go. a clean—up is in operation under way in the west cornish village of coverack following flash floods, which caused substantial damage. the story of the boy with a double hand transplant who can now cook and play baseball. if any kid is watching this and you are going through a rough time, never give up on what you're doing. the government has announced that people in their early forties will now have to work a year longer as a result of a change to the stage pension age. the work and pensions secretary david gauke said the plan would help to meet the needs of an ageing population. the planned rise in pension age from 67 to 68 will affect six million peop

is why today i am announcing the government's intention to accept the key recommendation of the cridland2 years from 2037. this brings forward the increased by seven this brings forward the increased by seve n yea rs this brings forward the increased by seven yea rs from this brings forward the increased by seven years from its legislated date of 2044/46 in line with the recommendation made byjohn cridland and following careful consideration of the evidence on life expectancy, fairness and public finances. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is... it's been revealed donald trump and vladimir putin had a second, undisclosed, meeting at the 620 earlier this month. the white house has called it perfectly normal. some of the main stories from bbc world service. that will be in a moment. but now with story that has dominated discussions in the uk. big day for the bbc. it's been forced by the government to reveal the salaries of all of its broadcasters who earn more than £150,000. it turns out an awful lot of them are men. just under two thirds. there are 62 men a

basically, john cridland at the confederation of british industry has written a report saying that well need to work longer, not until 60 but until 69. you will get your pension at 68 eventually. so what will you do in all of those years way you do not have the job any more? where are we going to find jobs for people as they get older? ami jobs for people as they get older? am i going to go on the buses? and if older people stay in theirjobs, does that mean fewerjobs for young people? that's the danger. it was a surprise announcement today. when you get to the end of the parliament, the government tends to rush out the bad news. was it a deliberate bit of timing? it's true that in the final couple of days before a holiday, you will see a slew of documents published, written statements by ministers, and perhaps it's not accidental timing. it affects a lot of people. if you are in your late 305 or 405, you will have to wait an extra year to get your state pension. there is this debate about intergenerational fairne55. debate about intergenerational fairness. let's not go there. ageuk we

basically, john cridland at the confederation of british industry has written a report saying that weyour pension at 68 eventually. so what will you do in all of those years way you do not have the job any more? where are we going to find jobs

the cridland report like this it is the change would probably have to come in later.our support, and for the right reasons. 0ne support, and for the right reasons. one is the equalising of women's pensions, that the public concern, those 6 million, simply have to be informed again and again and again over the next 20 years it will affect them so that people will not be surprised and they can plan. the other thing, i think it is incumbent 110w other thing, i think it is incumbent now up on other thing, i think it is incumbent now up on government other thing, i think it is incumbent now up on government that we retain what was the lib dem policy in coalition, the triple lock, because it becomes even more important if people are having to retire a secure state pension. the upside of this is it is all because we are living longer but the downside of course is that diseases like dementia and others are becoming more prevalent. and the issue of social care which the tories hope they were dealing with in the election campaign is not being dealt with. that has to put extra p

we had to respond to the cridland review.view, had we not got this response into the house of commons before the house broke up and the ice breaks up tomorrow, so we had limited time to do this. thank you for your time this afternoon, david gauke —— and the house breaks up tomorrow. now for a change of gear.. 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 4.6 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 moves slowly but the rise of this song has been anything but. injust six months it has been played 4.6 billion times on streaming services like spotify and apple music. , youtube and apple music. i love it, i sing it every day. yeah, it's really nice. it is not my cup of tea. but it is very relaxed. 4.6 billion times. ar

needs to be some acceptance that not all jobs are the same and i think we have seen in thejohn cridland's them, and i think we should also make extra allowances for people in hard manualjobs, that extra allowances for people in hard manual jobs, that you just simply cannot keep doing forever. 0k, we will have to leave it there. thank you, neil wilson. let's will have to leave it there. thank you, neilwilson. let's look will have to leave it there. thank you, neil wilson. let's look at some other business stories. investigating the possible manipulation of diesel exhaust emissions, the company daimler recalls millions of cars over harmful emissions. and the poor treatment of passengers has had little impact on the company united's earning results. you will remember the news story about it airline forcibly removing a passenger from the plane. airline forcibly removing a passengerfrom the plane. the profits between march and june were almost 40% higher than in the same period last year. and reckitt benckiser‘s the business has been won by the us company mccormick. after buying the baby formu

today, i am announcing the government's intention to accept the key recommendation of the cridland review other words, whether it's the cliche of taking to the bowling green, looking after grandchildren, travelling the world or frankly anything else, 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 costjust builds up and builds 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" ? 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. annmarie lochrie is a music te

ministers are accepting a recommendation made in the cridland review earlier this year.x million people will have to wait longer before receiving their state pension. the change will affect those born between april 1970 and april 1978. the increase will now come into effect from 2037. the government hopes the move will save around £74 billion. the work and pensions secretary, david gauke, told mps people that were living longer. in 19118, mr deputy speaker, when the modern state pension was introduced, a 65—year—old could expect to live for a further 13.5 years. by 2007, when further legislation was introduced to increase the state pension age, this had risen to around 21 years and in 2037, it is expected to be nearly 25 years. there is a balance to be struck between funding of the state pension in years to come whilst also ensuring fairness for future generations of taxpayers. the approach i am setting out today is the responsible and fair course of action. failing to act now in light of compelling evidence of demographic pressures would be irresponsible and place an ex