BBC Today programme hears from the Prime Minister David Cameron. Ministers say their plans for a single, flat rate pension will simplify the system and ensure millions of self-employed people and many women receive more when they retire. France says its military intervention in Mali has halted the advance of Islamist rebels. And will travelling at high speed remove some of the joys of going by train?
Sarah Harper is interviewed for Today Programme Monday 14th janaury on new government pension legislation.