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Almost 750,000 people will take the streets to today to protest over proposed changes to their pensions. Here we take at a look at the key facts and issues you need to know.

Jonathan Stapleton talks to Susan Andrew

The recommendations of Lord Hutton may seem eminently sensible in a normal world, but the current parlous state of the public sector can hardly be regarded as normal.

Today, thousands of public sector workers are to strike over proposed reforms to their pensions. But just how do they compare to private sector provision?

Industry figures believe the government will make transfer of short service refunds the default option when it revamps the regulatory framework later this year.

Almost half of UK firefighters say they will quit the service if the government makes changes to their pensions, a poll has found.

The Prime Minister says MPs pensions will be subject to the same treatment as the rest of the public sector in the upcoming reforms.

The Treasury has agreed to hold separate negotiations with unions on reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme after acknowledging its funded status made it different to other public sector schemes.

The British Medical Association is the latest union to warn the government over proposed changes to public sector pensions.