No solution is in sight to resolve the stand-off over Julian Assange’s extradition to Sweden, William Hague has said, as the WikiLeaks founder remains holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy.

Julian Assange will not be allowed safe passage out of the United Kingdom, Foreign Secretary William Hague said today as he warned that diplomatic immunity should not be used to harbour alleged criminals.

The Ecuadorian ambassador is understood to be flying out to her nation’s capital this weekend for talks on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is little closer to discovering whether his request for political asylum in Ecuador will be accepted after he spent a third night at the country’s embassy in London.

Angelina Jolie has completed her first trip as a UN special envoy.