his trip to ireland. welcome to bbc news. our top story. our top story. france s top court has approved plans by the government of president emmanuel macron to raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. let s just show you some live pictures. already, the changes have brought hundreds of thousands of demonstrators on to the streets again, in cities across france. president macron says retiring at 62 is not affordable, and has warned that people must be ready to work longer. enter treat, the constitutional court judge enter treat, the constitutional courtjudge that both in its form and its content, the reformist constitutional. the text is therefore at the end of its democratic process. tonight, there is no winner or loser. well, the winner of the main trade union has expressed her discontent and has expressed her discontent and has expressed a message for the french president. translation:. we have one message for the president. we call emmanuel macron to listen to the peo