caroline hawley has been following the story for us. caroline: after julian assange was hauled out of the ecuadorian embass in april swedish prosecutors have been busy working on t case against him. over the summer they interview seven witnesses. today theyie announced mem have faded with time and although the women who made the rape allegation was credible, they didn't have proof. >> my assessment is that all investative measures that can be taken have been taken. strong enough toevidence is not indictment. caroline: the investigation into julian assange first began in 2010, when two swedish women accused him of sexual assault. he was arrested and for a legal battle against extradition. when he lost in 2012, he sought asylum at the ecuadorian london. this year the rape investigation was reopened. owthe fog month the home secretary signed an exitti e request from the u.s., where 18 criminal charges had been unveiled against julian assange over the mass wsek of american ets. with julian assange's legal troubles in sweden now over, there w

caroline hawley, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: feeling stressed? hogging the limelight at san francisco airport. the bombastic establishment outsider, donald trump, has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election result. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers who'd long felt only grudgingly accepted in the ranks of clergy suddenl

caroline hawley, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. — personal stories from people looking for solutions to global warming. also on the programme, meet the pig easing passengers‘ travel anxieties at san francisco international airport the bombastic establishment outsider, donald trump, has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election result. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn‘t long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion,

caroline hawley, bbc news.s sponsorship of prince andrew's charity, pitch@palace. the bank said it had made the decision for commercial reasons. the duke of york is facing criticism following the bbc newsnight interview about his links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. the green party has published its election manifesto, outlining ambitious plans to make the uk carbon—neutral by 2030. the party says it would invest £100 billion a year as part of a "green new deal". it's pledged to push through ten new bills in two years, covering climate change, a fair economy and a people's vote on brexit, as our correspondent jessica parker reports. unfortunately, in the wild, they are officially classed as vulnerable. not begging for scraps. at a wildlife centre today, the green party announced big plans, that mean big spending. they say on climate change, the country can't afford not to act. this is the last election where we can take the first step down the right path, and that is what we must do. vote green

caroline hawley, bbc news.to cross the mediterranean sea, according to the un refugee agency. the crossing remains one of the the most dangerous migration routes anywhere in the world. people are four times more likely to die than last year, according to the international organisation for migration, because there are fewer humanitarian rescue vessels at sea. most leave from libya, where our international correspondent orla guerin met one family who are determined to keep trying the treacherous journey. here's how the european dream ends for some. the red crescent collects them with care from the beaches of libya — the unknown dead of the mediterranean. but this extended family from cameroon are planning to risk the crossing. they've already tried it twice. little kadija and her brother renaud are now in the care of their aunt and their cousin. their mother gave her all trying to get them to europe. this is delphine, this is kadija, and this is renaud. and this is a picture one week before she died. this is the

caroline hawley, bbc news.or the first time. the drugs advisory body, nice, says the medicines will help people suffering with epilepsy and multiple sclerosis. charities have welcomed the decision but say thousands of people who could benefit from cannabis—based medicines are still facing uncertainty. a coroner says she will write to all uk theme parks following the accidental death of an 11 year—old schoolgirl urging them to conduct cctv training. an inquest heard that evha jannath drowned after falling from a water ride at drayton manor in staffordshire in may 2017. the emergency stop button for the ride was not pressed for several minutes. a 2—minute silence was observed across the united kingdom at 11 o'clock today to mark the time and the day when the first world war ended in 1918. the royal british legion called on people to put busy lives on pause to set aside their differences and to remember those who gave their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today, as our correspondent daniela relph reports. the nati

the body was found outside its caroline hawley reports. >> it was on the streetil outsie the ng he wasying that james' building was found. there was no officiaement from the police and security officials are quoted saying they believe he fell from a balcony. he was in h 40's and set up the mayday rescue charity which heed train syria's rescue volunteers kno as the white helmets. these are the whit helmets in action. athey operate in rebel hereas of the country, savin survivors. speaking tthe bbc life aiars ago he ptribute to their courage. >> it has been a source ofpr immense for everyone who has been involved in the training, the support to these heroes. they provide an incredible amount of inspiration and an environment that is up -- in an environment that is herwise devoid of positives. >> yesterday they rush into the idlib province. for the work they do the wte helmets and james have earned the hatred of the kremlin and syrian regime. last week the russian foreign ministry of church -- accused him of being an mi6 agent. >> the russian charges that came out that he was a spy categor

caroline hawley reports.was hauled out of the ecuadorian embassy in april, swedish prosecutors have been busy working on the case against him. 0ver working on the case against him. over the summer, they interviewed seven witnesses. but today, they announced that memories had faded with time, and although the woman who made the rape allegation was credible, they didn't have proof. translation: my assessment is that all investigative measures that can be taken, have been taken. i've concluded the evidence is not strong enough to file an indictment. the investigation into julian enough to file an indictment. the investigation intojulian assange first get back in 2010 went to swedish women accused him of sexual assault. he was arrested and fought assault. he was arrested and fought a legal battle against extradition. when he lost that in 2012, he sought asylu m when he lost that in 2012, he sought asylum at the embassy of ecuador. this year, the rape allegation was reopened stopping the following month, then home

here's our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley on what we know.ice have not given any official statements, although some security officials have been quoted as saying he was under stress, that he fell off of a balcony, that it may have been suicide. but i think because of the background to this, because of the disinformation campaign you spoke of, there are some of course who speculate on whether foul play was involved, and i think that is why the uk's representative to the un who we just heard from said that there must be a thorough investigation. she said the causes of his death weren't clear, and that the turkish authorities needed to really investigate the death properly. and speaking of those allegations, is there any evidence that the white helmets may have worked with jihadist groups in syria? well, we know that the white helmets operated in areas that were rebel held, and they didn't operate where the regime was, they were essentially the ambulance service for rebel held areas. as you know, there are a whole array of different militias and

there has been no official word on the cause of death. 0ur correspondent caroline hawley is here. not know. he had a lot of enemies, certainly the russians and pro—regime groups did not like him. the russians named him two days ago as an m16 agent. they said he had connections to terrorist groups dating back to when he was supposed to have served in kosovo. there has been a vicious online campaign against him in one of that put them under stress. because he has so many enemies it led to some speculation foul play could be involved. the area where his body was found has been taped off and a police investigation is under way. explain the role of the white helmets and why they were controversial. the white helmets were founded by james le mesurier and others in 2014. they operate in a rebel held areas and any of our viewers will have seen them in action in those images from syria of men in white helmets rushing frantically into flattened buildings and trying to retrieve bodies and rescue survivors. that is their work, they do it ona survivors. that is their work, they do it on a pret