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Sweden shelves Julian Assange rape investigation

Sweden shelves Julian Assange rape investigation.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said he will not forgive and forget attempts to arrest him over rape allegations which led him to seek asylum in Ecuador's London embassy, we hear from a former Justice Department official who oversaw ­cybercrime investigations.

Also in the programme; a high turnout in Iran's presidential election and a new scheme aimed at helping house people in the LGBT community who are fifty or older. 

(Picture: Julian Assange puts his fist in the air as he steps out to speak to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador. Credit: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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