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New Jersey’s Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie is to begin his three-day visit to the UK.

Mr Christie will hold a series of meetings with top British politicians, including Prime Minister David Cameron.

Officially, his trip is a trade mission to promote ties with New Jersey’s third largest foreign partner, with $7bn (£4.6bn) in goods exchanged in 2014.

But it is also seen as a chance to boost his foreign policy credentials ahead of the 2016 White House race.

Although the elections are still more than 18 months away, rival Republican contenders are currently trying to ensure they have enough donors to fund their campaigns, the BBC’s Naomi Grimley in Washington reports.

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A company selling «fashionable» bullet-proof clothing has opened its first store in the Netherlands.

Residents of Eindhoven can now stock up on the classic bullet-proof vest, but also suits, leather jackets and even ties, the Omroep Brabant website reports. The shop sells a Colombian brand of armoured clothing that is designed to look just like normal outfits, with vests thin enough to wear underneath a T-shirt. The clothes are mainly aimed at people who might feel at risk in their jobs, such as jewellers and staff at petrol stations, says company spokesman Staas de Wijs. They’re not meant to appeal to criminals, he adds.

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The far-left Syriza party, the winner of Greece’s election, has formed an anti-austerity coalition with a right-wing party, the Greek Independents.

Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras has taken the oath as the new prime minister.

He has vowed to renegotiate Greece’s bailouts, worth €240bn (£179bn; $268bn).

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker congratulated Mr Tsipras while reminding him of the challenge of «ensuring fiscal responsibility».

«The European Commission stands ready to continue assisting Greece in achieving these goals,» Mr Juncker said in a tweet which also referred to «promoting sustainable jobs and growth».

The BBC’s full coverage of the reaction can be found here.

The euro recovered from an 11-year low against the US dollar as investors digested what Syriza’s victory means for the eurozone’s future.

Europe’s main share markets also rose — after initial falls — on hopes that a compromise over Greece’s bailout terms might be found.

With nearly all of the votes counted in Sunday’s poll, Syriza looks set to have 149 seats, just two short of an absolute majority. The Greek Independents are projected to have 13 seats in the 300-seat parliament.

The election result is expected to be one of the main issues at Monday’s meeting of 19 eurozone finance ministers.

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David Cameron has said there is an «economic, moral and practical» case for lower taxes as he set out his central election pledges on taxation.

The prime minister said, under his plans, no-one would pay tax on the first £12,500 of their income by 2020.

In a speech in Hampshire, he said the government had a track record of taking the lowest-paid out of tax altogether.

But Nick Clegg said it was a «brazen attempt» by the Conservatives to take credit for a Liberal Democrat policy.

The Conservative-Lib Dem coalition has increased the point at which people start paying income tax — known as the annual personal allowance — from £6,475 in 2010-2011 to £10,500 in 2014, meaning those earning less than £100,000 now pay no tax on the first £10,500 of income.

Both parties have pledged to lift this threshold to £12,500 during the next Parliament although they are at odds over who has spearheaded the policy, with both seeking to take the credit.

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A «potentially historic blizzard» could dump up to 90cm (3ft) of snow on the US north-east coast, the National Weather Service (NWS) has warned.

New York’s mayor said the storm could be the city’s biggest ever, telling residents to «prepare for the worst».

Heavy snowfall is forecast from Philadelphia to Maine. More than 3,000 flights have already been cancelled.

A blizzard warning has been issued for New York and Boston from Monday afternoon until Tuesday.

More than 1,800 flights on Monday and more than 1,600 on Tuesday had been cancelled, according to the website FlightAware.

Airports in New York, Boston and Philadelphia have already been affected.

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