Fears of Greece eurozone exit mount as EU deadline looms

Greek finance minister says he does not believe Europe would let his country leave the eurozone, but decision on its fate is expected by Thursday

Fears that Greece could leave the eurozone continued to mount on Saturday, despite its finance minister saying that Europe would not allow that to happen.

Yanis Varoufakis told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I don't believe that any sensible European bureaucrat or politician will go down that road."