:00:00. > :00:10.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel
:00:11. > :00:12.You can see more on all of today's Good evening.
:00:13. > :00:16.Final testing has been carrhed on the River Parrett in Somersdt as
:00:17. > :00:21.engineers prepare to begin dredging tomorrow. It's part of a 20 year
:00:22. > :00:25.plan for the Levels to try to mitigate future flooding. Andy
:00:26. > :00:29.Howard reports. For many people living here, this
:00:30. > :00:33.sight is long overdue. Seeing the dredgers in action, this
:00:34. > :00:37.is what it is all about. Thhs is what we're wanting. This is just the
:00:38. > :00:39.beginning. This is just one small part of puzzle.
:00:40. > :00:42.Tomorrow, the river bank will welcome more equipment to rdmove
:00:43. > :00:51.tonnes of sediment, but it hs costly. Over ?1 million per omile of
:00:52. > :00:54.river to be dredged. Yes, it will be expensive the first
:00:55. > :00:59.time round, but after that ht becomes less expensive. That is what
:01:00. > :01:02.provides the solution. We h`ve to do it.
:01:03. > :01:06.If, on the first day, the rhver could carry 30% more capacity, that
:01:07. > :01:08.could mean that we would have 3 % less water across the Levels and
:01:09. > :01:12.that would make an enormous difference.
:01:13. > :01:15.Locals, though pleased, say it cannot be a one`off and needs to go
:01:16. > :01:26.hand`in`hand with better land and water management in the futtre.
:01:27. > :01:29.A poll for BBC Points West shows many people worry they won't have
:01:30. > :01:33.enough money in retirement. More than a third think they'll dnd up
:01:34. > :01:35.worse off than their parents. The government's pensions minister says
:01:36. > :01:38.things will improve. Here's our political editor Paul Barltrop.
:01:39. > :01:41.We're living longer than evdr, so our pensions are vital. But many
:01:42. > :01:44.don't think they're adequatd. A poll carried out for the BBC here
:01:45. > :01:47.in the West illustrates the challenge. A thousand peopld aged
:01:48. > :01:52.between 30 and 65 were survdyed by Com Res. It found that 30% were
:01:53. > :01:56.worried about their financi`l security in retirement. The figure
:01:57. > :02:02.was higher for those in thehr 3 s and for those in lower paid jobs.
:02:03. > :02:06.It's a crucial issue for thd government.
:02:07. > :02:09.The Budget brought big changes in what people can do when thex retire.
:02:10. > :02:12.The tax rules around these pensions are a manifestation of a patronising
:02:13. > :02:16.view that pensioners cannot be trusted with their own penshon pot.
:02:17. > :02:19.I reject that. People who h`ve worked hard and saved hard `ll their
:02:20. > :02:23.lives and done the right thhng should be trusted with their own
:02:24. > :02:26.finances. The pensions minister today told the
:02:27. > :02:35.Sunday Politics West he's confident things will improve.
:02:36. > :02:38.The basic state pension will be simplified, so people will have that
:02:39. > :02:43.floor just above means testhng. So that's a minimum amount to live on.
:02:44. > :02:46.And then you choose if you want to spread the money thinly through your
:02:47. > :02:49.retirement, or spend more e`rly on. It should be your choice, not the
:02:50. > :02:51.government telling you. From Tuesday, millions of elployees
:02:52. > :02:54.will be automatically enrolled into pension schemes, so future
:02:55. > :02:58.generations should have less to fear from retirement.
:02:59. > :03:01.And throughout the week on Points West and on your BBC local radio
:03:02. > :03:05.station we'll be revealing lore of the results from our When I Get
:03:06. > :03:10.Older poll ` including lots of interesting thoughts on how old is
:03:11. > :03:17.old! What do you call old? Anythhng over
:03:18. > :03:25.the age of 30 years at the loment. No, about 60, I would say is old,
:03:26. > :03:30.when you off `` thinking about retirement. It depends how xou live
:03:31. > :03:39.your life, I know people who are 65 who go out more than I do.
:03:40. > :03:42.In rugby this afternoonm Brhstol secured a play`off place with a
:03:43. > :03:45.convincing 82 points to 28 victory over Ealing at the Memorial Stadium.
:03:46. > :03:47.The result was Bristol's record League win and their tenth
:03:48. > :03:50.successive victory. Swindon Wildcats ice hockey team has
:03:51. > :03:53.made it through to English Premier League play`off finals for the first
:03:54. > :03:57.time in three years. The Wildcats, here in training, faced Milton
:03:58. > :04:00.Keynes home and away in the quarter finals. On Saturday, they lost the
:04:01. > :04:02.first leg 3`2, but hit back tonight to win 3`1, meaning a finals place
:04:03. > :04:06.next month. It's been a really lovely Spring
:04:07. > :04:08.weekend. Let's get the weather prospects now.
:04:09. > :04:13.Good evening. Many of us were lucky enough to see a beautiful wdekend,
:04:14. > :04:16.but tonight we are seeing hdavy thundery showers developing. Some
:04:17. > :04:20.cloud is moving in at the moment then and that is ahead of the
:04:21. > :04:24.showers moving into the early hours. Lows around 11 degrees, so ` mild
:04:25. > :04:27.picture. But that does mean that we have showers from the word go
:04:28. > :04:30.tomorrow. They will be heavx and thundery and they continue to be a
:04:31. > :04:34.possibility throughout the day. Having said that, I think wd should
:04:35. > :04:37.start to see fewer showers `nd more in the way of sunshine. It will feel
:04:38. > :04:41.quite warm in the sunshine. Temperatures getting comfortably
:04:42. > :04:44.into the near or high teens. For the rest of the working week, there will
:04:45. > :04:49.be further bright spells, btt also further heavy showers and longer
:04:50. > :04:52.spells of rain. Our early updates are in BBC
:04:53. > :04:56.Breakfast from 6am tomorrow. They'll be on the Levels for the st`rt of
:04:57. > :05:09.that dredging. From the teal here, a very good night to you.
:05:10. > :05:16.The southerly winds of this weekend will maintain some warmth into next
:05:17. > :05:21.week. The air pollution index in England and Wales is set to reach
:05:22. > :05:26.the high category. In the north east it stays chilly. In the south-west,
:05:27. > :05:27.it will get progressively more unsettled. Perhaps if you