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funding for schools. real technical education for young people. and, the first ever proper plan to pay for and provide social care. strong public services do notjust provide security and enhance opportunity. they are vital institutions that bring us all together. theresa may and jeremy corbyn will be absent as britain s political leaders take pa rt britain s political leaders take part ina britain s political leaders take part in a prime time tv debate this evening. the itv event will see liberal democrat leader tim farron, ukip‘s paul nuttall and the snp s nicola sturgeon lock horns. plaid cymru s leanne wood and green co leader caroline lucas will also take part in the two hour show being broadcast from salford at 8pm. the prime minister has refused to take part in tv debates and the labour leader said he would not participate without his main rival being there. atv a tv debate must include the prime minister, the leader of the conservative party. that would be a pr ....
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. he s been a fugitive, living at the ecuadorian embassy in london since 2012, avoiding extradition. mr assange has always denied the allegations, saying they re politically motivated. let s go live to richard lister, who s 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 today s developments. as caroline hawley reports, he remains a wanted man. victory as howard julian assange‘s lawyer described today s news. the wi ....
probably a bit of both! it depends what you fancy, maybe it depends what you fancy, maybe it depends what you fancy, maybe it depends what you are having the dinner. it was certainly a soggy day in the south east yesterday, ending with heavy bursts of rain and that has been sliding northwards along the east coast of england. the rain now not as happy as it was but still providing a rather grey and damp afternoon gci’oss providing a rather grey and damp afternoon across north east england, said that was the scene for one of oui’ said that was the scene for one of our weather watchers in newcastle, perhaps a day to stay indoors and have a glass of wine later on. across the east coast and south east scotland, damp weather continuing through the afternoon, feeling cool as well, turning brighter across east anglia and the south east. as we, further west, you can see for yourself, a mixture of sunny spells but also heavy downpours, the showers slow moving, a lot of rain i ....
here s to you norfolk. a white wine from the broads, beats global competition, to be crowned one of the world s 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. it s five o clock. 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 wil ....
also in the next hour, digital departures: how one british airport is to abandon its air traffic control tower and use technology to monitor planes from 80 miles away. welcome to hsbc. and: how a bbc reporter and his twin managed to fool hsbc‘s voice recognition security system, which is designed to prevent fraud. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the wikileaks founderjulian assange says he will not forgive or forget after a seven year rape investigation in sweden was dropped without charge. this afternoon he made a rare appearance on the balcony of ecuador‘s embassy in london where he s been holed up forfive years to avoid extradition. he called the development an important victory for him but said it was extremely regretful that he is still being threatened with arrest if he leaves the embassy for skipping bail five years ago. prosecutors in sweden say they regret having to drop the case. his alleged victim says she stands by the allegation. our corresponden ....