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We've heard a lot from George Osborne about the 'Northern Powerhouse', the devolution from Whitehall being led by Greater Manchester. Now a group of councils in the Midlands, external have come together to form their own version, which is being called the West Midlands Combined Authority. But as the Birmingham Post reports, there is disagreement over the name, with some, including city MP Gisela Stuart, external, calling for it to be called "Greater Birmingham" instead.

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Tim Marshall adds that the current right-wing governments of Spain and Portugal will side with Germany - and that "the glue" of the EU project is the EU itself, not the euro.

But he says "the enemies are gathering" in the form of Euro-sceptic parties such as UKIP here and Podemos in Spain.

The New Statesman's Stephen Bush has been reflecting on the impact of the situation in Greece on David Cameron's ambition to renegotiation Britain's membership of the European Union. And he concludes: "Far from making David Cameron's prospects for a deal better, events in Greece show how poor the prospects for renegotiation are." Find out why he thinks that, here., external

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Journalist Tim Marshall, who was foreign affairs editor of Sky News until recently, says Greece will probably "stagger on" this week, but the situation is grim.

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So what is the Greek government's plan to save its banks and stay in the euro?

These are the elements, according to Georgios Stathakis, the economy minister, in an exclusive BBC interview.

First and foremost, the European Central Bank must keep Greek banks alive for a week to 10 days, so that rescue talks can progress between Athens and its creditors, eurozone governments and the International Monetary Fund. In a best case, he said, the ECB would provide an additional €3bn of Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) later today.

But even if the ECB simply continues to freeze ELA, Mr Stathakis said the current cash withdrawal and transfer restrictions on banks could stay in place until Friday, without any of them collapsing.

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European and Asian stock markets and the euro have all fallen after Greece rejected the terms of an international bailout in Sunday's referendum.

The euro fell 0.4% against the dollar and 0.5% against the pound after the vote, which has heightened fears that Greece could exit from the eurozone.

Japan's Nikkei index fell more than 2%, while Paris' Cac 40 and Frankfurt's Dax dropped 1.4% and 1.6% respectively, a more muted reaction than forecast.

In London, the FTSE 100 slipped 0.9%.

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David Cameron has chaired a meeting of senior ministers and officials to assess the impact on the UK of Greece's "no" vote to its austerity package.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney and Chancellor George Osborne - who will address MPs later - were there.

Number 10 said contingency plans were already in place following the "decisive" referendum outcome.

The Greek people rejected the latest proposed international bailout by 61.3% to 38.7%.

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Chancellor George Osborne will give "full details" about the situation in Greece in a Commons statement this afternoon.

Leaving a contingency meeting chaired by the prime minister this morning, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said: "Obviously there are consequences but the chancellor will make a statement later on so you will get full details about it." 

Also departing from the meeting, Europe minister David Lidington said "detailed advice" had been published for British holiday makers "about taking extra cash with them and being prepared", saying "at the moment that's how things stand".

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What does the Greek crisis mean for Britain, and David Cameron's EU renegotiation? 

People will have observed how the EU behaved over the last week - "bullying, threatening, lying" - but also that a small country can "stand up, have self belief and assert its democracy", says Mr Hannan. 

The UK would be able to live under its own laws if it left the EU, he adds.

David Cameron has embarked upon a renegotiation of Britain's terms of membership of the EU, with an in/out vote to be held by the end of 2017 at the latest.

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Conservative eurosceptic MEP Daniel Hannan says there are "no easy outcomes" for Greece, but the "least bad" option is for it to leave the euro, devalue its currency, default and "start pricing its way back" in to the market. Shipping and tourism both stand to gain from this, he argues.

Reflecting on the No vote, Mr Hannan says things have been "so bad" for Greece and, until now, "there was no end in sight". Things will be "really tough" in the short term, he concedes, "but at least now there is the hope of eventual recovery".

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There has been a large increase in the number of illegal immigrants detained or arrested by police at Dover.

Some 563 were held or arrested by Port of Dover police officers last year - up from 148 in 2013, a BBC Radio Kent Freedom of Information request shows.

The figures come days after dozens of migrants attempted to storm the Channel Tunnel's Calais terminal.

The Home Office said it was providing funding to bolster security and that many crossing attempts had been foiled.

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BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith, who has been stationed in Whitehall this morning, says the situation in Greece matters "big time" to Britain as almost two million Britons holiday in Greece every year, with questions over what happens if they can't access cash and get stranded. Not to mention the 40,000 Britons living in Greece, and the businesses who have contracts with Greek companies, he says, adding that advice is being offered to all.

Moreover, if the eurozone goes into a tailspin it may have "huge ramifications" for the British economy, which is why the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has been at the PM's meeting this morning.

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Nigel Farage welcomes Greece's decision to vote ‘No’ yesterday's referendum despite the “scaremongering and bullying from those in Brussels” saying it would mean a Greek exit from the euro.

The UKIP leader cites one poll which suggested that 67% of Greeks under the age of 35 voted to reject the bailout deal, which he says shows “just how much the seismic plates are shifting within European politics”. 

Final decisions about changes to the health service in Wales could be taken out of the hands of politicians under new proposals by the Welsh government.

The public is being given a say on a range of ideas, including a merger of the health and social care watchdogs.

There would be a legal duty for NHS staff to be more open with patients, not just when things go wrong, and patients would be asked if they would be willing to share personal health data for medical research.

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Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe says he "regrets" the fact that 24-year-old Azelle Rodney was killed by police - but stops short of apologising.

On Friday, a police marksman was cleared of murder 10 years after he shot dead Mr Rodney, a suspected armed robber in Mill Hill, north London, in April 2005.

Sir Bernard said the incident was "a terrible thing" for Mr Rodney's mother, Susan Alexander, and he would be meeting her.

"For her, she's lost a son, I regret that," he said.

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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme earlier this morning, John Redwood, a former Conservative cabinet minister, said cutting the top rate of tax from 45p to 40p would encourage the wealthiest to pay more tax.