Voting has begun in Greece's general election, with opinion polls indicating a tight race between the left-wing incumbent Syriza party and the conservative New Democracy.

Greece and its international creditors have agreed the substance of a new multi-billion euro bailout deal, according to a Greek finance ministry official.

Greece's parliament on Thursday passed legislation on a second batch of reforms needed to help unlock a huge international bailout for the country's stricken economy.

The German parliament votes in favour of starting negotiations on Greece's €86bn (£60bn) bailout deal.

Greek MPs have approved tough economic measures required to enable an €86bn eurozone bailout deal to go ahead.

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says that the Greeks made a "brave choice" in voting to reject the terms of an international bailout.