It could hinge on a Board Meeting after the fa cup final. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Prosecutors in sweden have dropped their seven year long investigation, into allegations of rape against the founder of the wikileaks website, Julian Assange. Hes been a fugitive, living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london since 2012, avoiding extradition. Mr assange has always denied the allegations, saying theyre politically motivated. Lets go live to richard lister, whos outside the embassy for us this afternoon. Clive, it is four years and 11 months to the David Julian Assange took refuge at the Ecuadorian Embassy. He has remained behind those net curtains ever since. He never left. At today, as the news came out from sweden, he tweeted a Smiling Photograph of himself. That is the only comment he has made an todays developments. As Caroline Hawley reports, he remains a wanted man. Victory as howard Julian Assanges lawyer described todays news. The wikileaks founder tweeted t
Heres to you norfolk. A white wine from the broads, beats global competition, to be crowned one of the worlds best. And the legend of king arthur gets the guy richie big screen treatment. Our own knight at the round table mark kermode will be giving it his verdict in the film review at 5 45pm. Its five oclock. Our main story Julian Assange the founder of wikileaks and urged on the belt that prosecutors in sweden have dropped their investigation into Rape Allegations against him. He said in a tweet i do not forgive or forget. He has always denied the charges. The development emerged this morning as the swedish prosecutor announced they would discontinue the investigation into an alleged sex offence committed in 2010. Julian assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy since august 2012. The met police say they would still be obliged arrest him on a lesser charge if he tried to leave. He has now gone back inside the embassy and has not said what he will do next. Victory is howJuli