tonight at ten, the wikileaks founderjulian assange is arrested, seven years after taking refuge at the ecuadorian embassy in london. he was originally wanted in sweden on sexual assault charges which have been dropped. his lawyer says he's now facing extradition to the us, charged with publishing state secrets. this sets a dangerous precedent for all media organisations and journalists in europe and elsewhere around the world. we'll be looking at the background to the case, and what lies next for the man who created wikileaks. also tonight... in brussels yesterday, theresa may agreed a six month extension to the brexit process. today, she voiced herfrustration. i know the whole country is intensely frustrated that this process to leave the european union has not still been completed. music plays.

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good evening. seven years after taking refuge at the ecuadorian embassy in london, julian assange, the founder of wikileaks, has been arrested by the metropolitan police. he took refuge originally to avoid extradition to sweden over charges of sexual assault — charges that have since been dropped. he's been found guilty today at westminster magistrates‘ court ofjumping bail in 2010. mr assange is also facing extradition to the us, related to one of the biggest ever leaks of government secrets, as our correspondent james landale reports. this was the momentjulian assange‘s seven years of self—imposed asylum came to an end. older, greyer perhaps, but still defiant, still protesting. we must resist! you can resist! the ecuadorian authorities revoked his asylum and allowed in the police to arrest him for breaching bail. inside, he had resisted the officers, shouting,

"this is unlawful, i'm not leaving!" before they handcuffed him and led him outside. what we've shown today is that no—one is above the law. julian assange is no hero, he has hidden from the truth for years and years. and it is right that his future should be decided in the british judicial system. this afternoon, assange was brought to westminster magistrates‘ court. he gave a thumbs—up to supporters outside. and inside, he waved to the public gallery. but the judge called him a narcissist, with a laughable defence, and found him guilty of failing to surrender to the court in 2012. he was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at a later date. he's also facing conspiracy charges in the united states, relating to a massive leak of government secrets almost a decade ago. this sets a dangerous precedent for all media organisations and journalists in europe

and elsewhere around the world. this precedent means that any journalist can be extradited for prosecution in the united states, for having published truthful information about the united states. the wikileaks website that julian assange founded has, over the years, published hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic documents, many from the us. revelations that government officials argued put lives at risk. perhaps the most disturbing leak was this video, of a us military helicopterfiring at iraqi civilians and journalists in a 2007 attack that left at least ten dead. this pertains to publishing work nine years ago. publishing of documents, of videos, of the killing of innocent civilians, exposure of war crimes. this isjournalism. it's called conspiracy, it's

conspiracy to commit journalism. in 2010, assange was investigated by swedish prosecutors about claims of sexual assault, allegations he denied, and eventually avoided by seeking asylum in the ecuadorian embassy. can you hear me? from his diplomatic bolthole, he continued to campaign and defend himself, but eventually, he outstayed the welcome of his ecuadorian hosts. in particular, the new president, lenin moreno. translation: we have taken asylum away from this brat and removed a stone from our shoe. in the future we'll give asylum to people who deserve it. and not to miserable hackers whose only intention is to destabilise governments. to some, julian assange is a champion of free speech. to others, a dangerous conspiracy theorist. either way, after almost seven years in that building, he's now at least facing justice. this evening after assange left

court by a back entrance, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said he should not be extradited. for now, the former guest of ecuador is facing a new life of confinement, initially at least at the pleasure of her majesty's government. james landale, bbc news. lets go life to washington knight and talk to our north america editor, jon sopel, who is at the white house. tell is a little more about the level of us interest in this man. very much they are interested in him. ifjulian assange is extradited from the uk, he'll face a single and quite narrow charge, conspiracy to commit computer intrusion which carries with it a maximum sentence of five yea rs with it a maximum sentence of five years in prison. now, if that sounds quite dry it follows what potentially has been the biggest breach of confidential materials in the history of the united states,

and his co—conspirator, chelsea manning, was found guilty of this and nowjulian assange faces similar charges about breaking into the most confidential computers that the us have. his allies in the united states are saying look, julian assange was a journalist, he was just performing his duties and he has rights under the first amendment to do that. he's notjust a hacker causing trouble. now, the department ofjustice causing trouble. now, the department of justice clearly causing trouble. now, the department ofjustice clearly have an interest in bringing this fugitive back to the united states, so that he can have his day in court. i suspect in the white house there is a more ambivalent feeling. during the election campaign, julian assange and wikilea ks election campaign, julian assange and wikileaks dump thousands of e—mails from the democratic party, hugely embarrassing to hillary clinton, donald trump ‘s rival. the president has been asked about this today, and he said, i know nothing about wikilea ks, it's today, and he said, i know nothing about wikileaks, it's not my thing. in october 2016, a month before the presidential election, he said,

wikileaks, i presidential election, he said, wikilea ks, i love presidential election, he said, wikileaks, i love wikileaks. jon sopel wikileaks, i love wikileaks. jon sopel, many thanks with the latest for us at the white house. theresa may has told mps they have a national duty to resolve the brexit crisis, as she defended her decision to accept a further six month delay. but some of her own mps have called on her to resign, accusing her of abject surrender. the uk was due to leave the eu tomorrow, but in the early hours of this morning in brussels eu leaders opted for a new deadline — the 31st of october. but the uk could still leave before then, if a deal is agreed. if it isn't, the uk will have to take part in european elections at the end of may. if the uk doesn't take part, brexit will happen on 1st ofjune with no deal. this afternoon, the prime minister and labour leaderjeremy corbyn held more talks on possible areas of agreement, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. the fury isn't so fast any more. 0ur eu exit has slowed right down.

the prime minister didn't get her way, so was back explaining to parliament today — we might not leave the european union for another six months. statement, the prime minister. her hope still to make it happen earlier, but not many on these benches think it can be done. i deeply regret that we have not yet been able to secure agreement in this house for a deal that would allow us to leave in a smooth and orderly way. i know that this whole debate is putting members on all sides of the house under immense pressure. for brexit to happen anytime soon, the prime minister needs labour to compromise, but there's still hostility between the two. the second extension in the space of a fortnight represents not only a diplomatic failure, but is another milestone in the government's mishandling of the entire brexit process. the delay is toxic for some tories. perseverance is a virtue, but sheer obstinacy is not. so, prime minister...

laughter. eurosceptics know a thing or two about being stubborn as well. does my right honourable friend the prime minister appreciate the anger that her abject surrender last night has generated across the country? will she resign? a sharp collective intake of breath. i think you know the answer to that. but, as per usual, the tories are split. can i thank the prime minister for going out to brussels, standing up in the national interest and coming back with an extension that means we're going to avoid the car crash and disaster that would have been involved in a hard brexit. and a delay means more time for those pushing a radical solution to make their case. one more heave isn't good enough and it won't work. does she acknowledge, even if it's not what she wants, putting her withdrawal agreement

to the public is the way to break this brexit deadlock? that might be a long time coming, but so is the decision on delay. it wasn't until the early hours of the morning in brussels that the prime minister emerged... good morning. ..to justify doing what she said she never would. you said just a few days ago, as prime minister, i could not consider a delay further beyond june the 30th — except that is exactly what you have agreed here in the early hours. but why should people consider that you are still the person to preside over this? well, look, what we have agreed tonight means that we can actually leave the european union before the 30th of june. what we need is to ensure that we have an agreement in parliament that we can get through. it's quite a stretch, though, to imagine this could be wrapped up by the end ofjune. theresa may metjeremy corbyn again this afternoon, putting energy into trying to find a compromise with labour.

it's a tall order, though, to imagine the two big parties could come together. and without a deal like that, there's no obvious other way through. boo! traitor! the prime minister — and maybe you too — wanted all this long gone by now, but nothing about brexit has happened in haste, and now the speed of this whole process is still slowing down. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so, how are people reacting to the decision to delay brexit? 0ur correspondentjudith moritz has been to knowsley in merseyside, to talk to voters and business owners. what do i think about brexit and the latest extension? further agony for the country. all the people don't know what's going on, in fact, the politicians don't even know what is going on. i think like the rest of the country, i am absolutely fed up.

after all those extensions, it became one big comedy now. they need to all get together and basically decide what they want to do. if you think the worlds of cushions and politics are far apart, think again. the staff at this soft furnishings factory might have had enough brexit, but their boss welcomes the extension. i just hope that the withdrawal agreement that the prime minister has put forward actually passes because it is good for our business, because we do a lot of business with the united states which will give us the opportunity to get a trade deal, and we do a lot of business with the eu where we buy a lot of our fabrics from. brexit is bothering both ends of the business spectrum here, jaguar‘s plant nearby has stopped production this week blaming uncertainties over it, and the smallest businesses say they are feeling the effects, too. businesses like this tattoo parlour, whose owner says he has

had his worst ever winter's trading. a lot of my customers over the last two years have lost theirjobs. that is brexit, you think? i think so. what about if we now have european elections amidst all this? i personally, and i presume the general public, haven't got a clue about the workings of the european union. the european elections, we don't know how that works. the mp here used to be harold wilson, he was prime minister during the 1975 referendum when britain voted to remain. so, how do locals think brexit will play out? in six months, we'll get another six months, won't we? you think it will go on and on? yes, until we have another vote. we need a new leader that believes in brexit and can take the country forward. this european election, i am going to vote because livelihoods are at stake. how do you predict brexit is going to end? a general election and people have never been more politicised in the history of

working—class british folk! judith moritz, bbc news, knowsley. a range of voices in knowsley there. the imf‘s head christine lagarde warned that a no—deal brexit would damage of the uk's economy. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini david is in where the meeting is taking place. the leaders will not have noticed the cherry blossom is out because these leaders are worrying about the growing storm clouds, the risks overshadowing the global economy. the talk of the town, as even though governor of the bank of england admits, is brexit. christine lagarde was reminiscing to me about her childhood in northern france and the ease with which you

could cross the channel. she now says she wants a deal done as quickly as possible. she is concerned really about prolonged uncertainty and the damage she says that could do to uk growth. her newly appointed counterpart at the world bank says it could spill over and hurt european growth and asian growth. the stakes are high as phillip hammond arrives and is looking forward to sitting down with his counterparts from the us, china perhaps talking about future trade relationships. but he will face plenty of questions about his government's handling of these negotiations. what some here are calling a matter of national humiliation. dharshini, thank you very much, dharshini david, our correspondent in washington. after months of popular protest in sudan, president 0mar al bashir has been removed from power in a military coup. tonight, he's being held in what the country's defence minister called a safe place. it was an abrupt end to 30 years of his dictatorial rule. a military council is now in charge in khartoum. it's announced it will run the country for the next two years.

there are already questions about how much things will really change, in one of the world's poorest nations. 0ur africa editor fergal keane has this report. the revolution isn't over, it simply has a new enemy. the new bus, the general linked to past atrocities, declaring the old boss, president bashir, had been overthrown. translation: i announced that the former head of the regime has been removed and is in a safe place. i announce the formation of a transitional military council that will manage the matters within the period of two years. with a few words he was deposed. in an age when civil society is challenging leaders across africa, the president had seemed on movable. omar al—bashir came to power in a military coup in 1989 and survived for 30 years

through cunning and brutality, he was a master manipulator of his own pa rty‘s was a master manipulator of his own party's factions. the genocide in darfur in 2010 wasn't enough to force his departure. he was a pariah in the west but still welcomed in africa and the middle east. but a spiralling economic crisis last year awakened decades of resentment and created this people's revolution. in khartoum, his face was vanishing. and for a generation which has known nothing but omar al—bashir‘s rule euphoria is understandable. translation: to see bashir stepping down is enough for us. our young people, this is such a big joy. translation: the protest will go on until the sudanese people are assured that their revolution will not be stolen from them. and what of these younger soldiers who sided with the demonstrators?

firing ona who sided with the demonstrators? firing on a building where they believed bashir loyalists were preparing an attack. will they accept that the old guard hijacks the revolution? the fractures here are deep and dangerous. most of those people have been part and parcel of all the maladies of the sudanese people, economical, social, freedom, law and order and everything. it is just like an old wine in new bottles. doesn't sudan fit into an easy political template. military rulers, yes, but a civil society that's sophisticated, organised with mass popular support. and which tonight is defying the army curfew. they will do so until

the people or the generals win the fight for sudan. fergal keane, bbc news. jack shepherd, who was convicted of killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the thames, has been jailed for an extra six months for fleeing the uk, before he was sentenced to six years for the manslaughter of charlotte brown. he returned to the uk last night, after ten months on the run. shepherd pleaded guilty at the old bailey to breaching bail and absconding, as our correspondent helena lee reports. charlotte brown's family arrived at the old bailey this morning knowing they would finally see jack shepherd face justice, a day they had waited months for. charlotte was killed when her first date with the 31—year—old ended in a speedboat crash. last night, he was put on a plane back to britain from georgia, after ten months on the run. the couple were on their first date when the boat capsized. he had taken her out to try and impress her, but he was drunk

and the boat wasn't safe. today, in court, jack shepherd admitted skipping bail. thejudgejailed him for six months on top of his six—year sentence. charlotte's family were emotional outside court. he's not shown any real remorse or accountability for his actions, accusing charlie of being responsible for her own death as recently as this week. his lack of respect and decency continues to astound us. we hope that shepherd's appeal against his conviction will be dismissed, and as a family we can continue to fight for a change in the laws. during his sentencing, judge richard marks said that jack shepherd's deliberate decision to go on the run added to the distress of charlotte's family and was as cowardly as it was selfish. he said, by absconding and instructing his lawyers from his hideaway, he was having his cake and eating it.

charlotte's family know that jack shepherd is going to appeal against his conviction. for now though, today, they feel they're a step closer to getting justice. helena lee, bbc news, at the old bailey. the collapse of the islamic state group in syria has left tens of thousands of women and children stranded at an internment camp in the north of the country. thousands of foreigners — british women and children included — are being held at the facility. the al—hawl camp has ballooned in size, from 11,000 people to more than 75,000 in just three months. it's a mini—city full of the families of is fighters, including unrepentant is supporters. dozens of children have died in the camp. many have come from is's final stronghold of baghouz. groups say it is a humanitarian crisis. from al—hawl, our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville reports. a caliphate defeated

but the nightmare is not over. this is al—hawl internment camp. they are what's left of the islamic state group and they number in their tens of thousands. and with them, sons and daughters. the camp is overwhelmed. here the war wounded are children. a broken enemy that's in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. the camp's three small clinics struggle to provide even the basics. most arejust given antibiotics or painkillers. despair lurks in every corner. noor al islam's father died in the battle of baghouz. this six—year—old from turkmenistan

was shot in the face 15 days ago and she is still awaiting treatment. "there were a lot of snipers, artillery and bombs. in baghouz we had tents. we didn't have houses. a sniper‘s shot came through the tent door." is fighters used their own families as the last line of defence. and while they fought, their children starved. asma mohammad yousuf is six months old. while western governments prevaricate over what to do with the people here, children are dying. 169 have perished since leaving baghouz. the kurds never expected to be left with so many is supporters to watch over. the misery flowed out of the islamic state group's

caliphate and it didn't make it very far. it collected here at the al—hawl internment camp and it became a flood. there are far many more people here than were ever expected. it was built for 7,000 but it contains 70,000. this is a desperate place. but there is also defiance here. the foreign women are the greatest threat. ultra—extremists among them, they are locked up separately. those that showed no mercy now demand it. the islamic state attempted genocide against the yazidi people and enslaved yazidi people. 0k. these are the reasons why you're here in this camp. ok, i'm going to tell you, islamic state for you is the bad example, is the bad example, sir. islamic state for the entire world is the bad example. 0k. ok, i'm going to tell you,

islamic state for you is the bad even those shower rooms there, those shower rooms. i'm from europe, normally we have a shower room. there's no shower rooms here. the children are prisoners too. and they are still in danger. many of their parents remain in the grip of the islamic state group's hateful ideology. few of their home countries want any of them back. even in captivity the malice overflows. "the americans better watch themselves, i swear. if we knew they would leave us here we would have attacked and slaughtered them one by one." al—hawl risks being a mini caliphate in its own right. stretching mile after mile it's a reminder that the crisis brought by the islamic state group to syria is not

over. a woman who was detained in dubaifora month, after she posted on facebook — calling her ex—husband's new wife a horse, is being allowed to return to britain, according to the campaign group which represents her. 55—year—old laleh shahravesh was ordered to pay a fine of £625. her passport is being recovered and she should be home by next week. the australian rugby authorities say they will sack one of their star players, israel follow, over a social media posts saying that gay people, adulterers, and thieves and what he called other sinners would go to hell. —— ——israel folau. officials said that he did not speak for the sport, and that in the "absence of compelling mitigating factors" they intended to terminate folau's contract. the player has 73 international caps and had been preparing for this year's world cup.

the first privately—financed mission to the moon has ended in failure, with the unmanned spacecraft crashing as it attempted to land on the lunar surface. the mission was intended to pave the way for future low—cost commercial exploration. our science correspondent rebecca morelle is here. what happened ? what happened? there were huge hopes today for this mission. we were supposed to have the world's first privately funded spacecraft that was all ready to set down on the lunar surface and the team were gathered at mission control in israel and at first everything seemed to be going so first everything seemed to be going so well. an image was sent back. a selfie taken by the spacecraft as it was descending onto the lunar surface, but minutes later the scientist started to look worried. there was news of rocket engine restarts, communication failures, and finally an image taken moments before it crash landed on the surface. and then there was this announcement. we had a failure in the spacecraft. we unfortunately have not managed to land successfully. we are the seventh country to orbit the moon and the fourth

to reach the moon's surface. it's been very tough for the team. and obviously they will want to find out exactly what went wrong. this mission cost £70 million. normally missions like this have a price tag of billions. so it is fair to say this has been quite an achievement to get this far already. and it won't be the end of commercial mission to the moon. already there are several teams lining up to do just that. so lunar exploration, low—cost lu nar just that. so lunar exploration, low—cost lunar exploration will happen. just not today. but i think, as it has been shown today, space really is hard. thank you, rebecca morelle, our science correspondent. let's talk about the gulf. —— golf. play is under way at the first of golf‘s major tournaments — the masters at augusta in the us.

northern ireland's rory mcilroy started favourite to win, and it's the only major that has so far evaded him. our sports correspondent andy swiss is there. it is one of sport's most beautiful venues. but augusta's leaderboard can be an unforgiving place. high hopes can soon be dashed and they don't come higher than rory mcilroy‘s. the masters is the only major title he's never won and after struggling at first, finally he located his form. that's one of the shots of the first round. mcilroy wasn't generally at his best but this was, a moment of putting perfection, renewed hope that his masters dream could yet be fulfilled. others, though, are also making progress, most notably tiger woods. more than a decade after his last major title, could he really do it again? well, that gave him a share of the lead, although he had his problems too. woods, well, into the woods, a rare blip on an encouraging start. it was a decent day for england's tommy fleetwood. could this be his major breakthrough? well, the big names are circling. australia's adam scott among a cluster of

early pacesetters. plenty of golf to go but the masters is off to an