EU & UK negotiators said to be closing in on draft Brexit deal
The pound surged climbing as much as 1.5% to $1.28, the highest level in nearly five months
Manchester shopping centre shut down after reported multiple stabbings
It is unclear what the motive is
Julian Assange “subjected to every kind of torment” in Belmarsh prison as he awaits extradition
He is wanted on 18 charges in the US, including violation of the espionage act