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British newspapers, quoting Scotland Yard, say the watch is costing $80,000 a day, at a time when the London police force is under orders to cut 20 percent of its budget as part of the government’s austerity drive

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After Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino finished reading the final declaration from the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) summit, he joined hands with his fellow foreign ministers and raised them aloft.

The BBC's Will Grant said it was a symbolic but important show of unity in a region which considers the UK government's approach over Mr Assange to have been colonialist and threatening.

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But the last point of agreement in the Unasur document called for calm, urging the parties involved to "continue the dialogue and negotiation to find a mutually acceptable solution".

Zappafan wrote..

He could live a decent life in Ecuador. He'd probably be treated as a folk hero.

Of course the CIA could try to kidnap him or just take him out with a drone strike. But as Genesis pointed out there would be repercussions for that. Some of which you might not enjoy, like being unable to travel anywhere in Latin America if you are a US citizen without fear of reprisal attacks or kidnappings.