Refugees Escape Mosul for Syria as Battle Continues

The UN refugee agency says more than 900 refugees from Mosul in Iraq have arrived at a camp in Syria, as the offensive to retake the city from the Islamic State group enters a third day.

Ecuador says it has cut internet access for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at its embassy in London, following his recent interventions in the US election.

Some 1,500 scientists working on new ways to cure diseases officially move into the Francis Crick Institute as it opens its doors in London today.