Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, has called in the bosses of Britain's biggest high street lenders for a fresh round of talks on the government's economic growth agenda.
It will be a chilly start to the week, as temperatures may plunge as low as -6C (21.2F) tonight, with a light dusting of snow possible in some hilly regions.
The first visually impaired politician to serve in Ireland's parliament has resigned from his party after being arrested while drunk on a Dublin street.