David Cameron chairs a meeting on Greece, after the country voted to reject the terms of an international bailout
Mr Osborne pledges that the government will do "whatever is necessary" to protect the UK's economy against the fallout
It is two days until Mr Osborne unveils his first Budget since the general election
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale confirms the BBC is to take on the cost of free TV licences for over-75s
Women are being worst hit by controversial welfare reforms brought in by the UK government, according to Scottish MSPs.
A report by Holyrood's Welfare Reform Committee said benefits cuts had a disproportionate impact on women.
The report made a number of recommendations to the UK and Scottish governments to mitigate the effects.
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) said there were a record number of women in work in Scotland.
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Image source, Getty ImagesBoris Johnson says he thinks the top rate of income tax should be cut from 45p to 40p. But he says, in his Telegraph column, external, that before this could be done a "very serious problem" must first be addressed.
Quote MessageThat problem is fairness, and how such a cut would be seen by the wider population."
He says it would not be right to boost the pockets of the rich while simultaneously cutting in-work benefits for the less well off "without any compensating improvements in pay". The solution he suggests is this:
Quote MessageYes we should be cutting taxes all round – cutting the top rate as well as lifting the thresholds and taking the poor out of tax. We should have the most competitive tax regime in Europe. But we need to make clear to the business leaders of this country that we can only cut tax for them at the top if they do the right thing: treat their workers properly and pay them a living wage."
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Britian's "top cop" says the UK "can't get much higher" in terms of terrorist threat. Speaking to Victoria Derbyshire, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said the issue had been aggravated by people returning from Syria "brutalised".
Following last week's major counter-terrorism exercise in London, he said the police were preparing for different possible scenarios - "all frightening", including a "lone wolf" attack.
He said parents regularly contacted the police with concerns their children were becoming radicalised, and urged more to do so.
Image source, ReutersPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said Greeks made a "brave choice" in voting to reject the terms of an international bailout in Sunday's referendum.
Thousands celebrated in the streets after hearing the final result was 61.3% "No", against 38.7% "Yes".
But European officials warned that it could see the country ejected from the eurozone and the euro fell across the board in Asian markets on Monday.
Greece's finance minister, who often clashed with creditors, has resigned.
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Doctors have raised fresh concerns about the level of support people with dementia and their carers get from the NHS and social services in the UK. And the Royal College of GPs says until the situation improves, doctors will have to weigh up whether there is any advantage in early diagnosis.
The college was responding to a survey of GPs for the Alzheimer's Society. The poll suggests some patients are forced to rely on family, friends and unpaid carers due to gaps in services.
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BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith says that the prime minister, chancellor and Bank of England governor will shortly be meeting to put together some contingency measures for Britons who live in Greece - about 40,000, including about 6,000 pensioners.
Those who get their pensions paid into British banks will be OK, he says, but those with Greek accounts may have more difficulty in getting their money out due to the capital controls in place. The Treasury is advising pensioners on how to move their accounts into British ones, Norman adds. Meanwhile, holidaymakers are still advised to take cash with them if they are travelling to Greece this summer.
The government has pledged £30m to speed up finding adoptive parents for children in care in England. The money will be provided this year to local authorities to cover costs they incur finding parents beyond their geographical borders.
It currently takes 18 months on average for children entering care in England to move in with adoptive families.
Campaigners welcomed the money but warned some children have "complex issues", making adopters hard to find.
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Image source, PAThe opportunity for the London Olympics to inspire a generation of children to participate in sport has been squandered, Tessa Jowell has said.
The former Olympics minister, who is standing to be Labour's candidate for London mayor, blamed her "wicked and negligent successors" in government.
But Dame Tessa said the other key legacy pledge - the regeneration of east London - had been a success.
The government said 1.4 million more people were playing sport each week.
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There was more discussion of the planned £12bn of welfare cuts yesterday.
Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show, Chancellor George Osborne said he had identified how the government will make cuts promised in the Conservative election manifesto.
He will announce the bulk of the savings in his Budget on Wednesday, the BBC understands.
Those known so far include a reduction in the benefit cap and removing subsidies for social housing.
Mr Osborne is also expected to announce the BBC will have to meet the £650m cost of TV licences for over-75s.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of all things political today. There's sure to be lots of reaction to yesterday's events in Greece, after the country voted to reject the terms of an international bailout in a national referendum. Later today, David Cameron will chair a meeting on Greece - we'll bring you the latest lines when we get them.