police admitted there were "missed opportunities" to catch serial killer stephen port, six months after jailed, there's anger and frustration that no officers involved have yet been interviewed. 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

the families of the victims of serial killer stephen port express dismay at the slow progress of an inquiry into why police took so long to catch him. 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 al

the serial killer stephen port was jailed for life last year after he killed four men.flat or in a churchyard nearby. yet their deaths were not initially treated as murder, and detectives missed a number of chances to catch the killer. now the families of the victims say they're dismayed by the slow progress of an inquiry into why police took so long to catch him. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. the graveyard in barking that was stephen port‘s dumping ground for three of the bodies of the four men he killed with the date—rape drug ghb. his first victim was 23—year—old anthony walgate, the last 25—year—old jack taylor. theirfamilies have been waiting for an investigation by the independent police complaints commission into why detectives failed to spot that there was a serial killer at work for so long. but this week, they told me their patience has run out. i don't feel that the ipcc are in control of the investigation at all. i think it's the police dictating to what stage it goes, what pace it goes, which is disgusting. i think we had to fight t

the serial killer, stephen port, was jailed for life last year after he killed four men.ll found outside his flat or in a churchyard nearby. yet their deaths were not initially treated as murder, and detectives missed a number of chances to catch the killer. now, the families of the victims say they're dismayed by the slow progress of an inquiry into why police took so long to catch him. here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. the graveyard in barking that was stephen port‘s dumping ground for three of the bodies of the four men he killed with the date—rape drug ghb. his first victim was 23—year—old anthony walgate, the last 25—year—old jack taylor. theirfamilies have been waiting for an investigation by the independent police complaints commission into why detectives failed to spot that there was a serial killer at work for so long. but this week they told me their patience has run out. i don't feel that the ipcc are in control of the investigation at all. i think it's the police dictating to what stage it goes, what pace it goes, which is disgusting. i t

the serial killer stephen port was jailed for life last year after he killed four men.e all found outside his flat or in a churchyard nearby. yet their deaths were not initially treated as murder, and detectives missed a number of chances to catch the killer. now the families of the victims say they're dismayed by slow progress of an inquiry into why the police took so long to catch him. here's daniel sandford. the graveyard in barking that was stephen port‘s dumping ground for three of the bodies of the four men he killed with the date rape drug ghb. his first victim was 23—year—old anthony walgate. the last, 25—year—old jack taylor. theirfamilies have been waiting for an investigation by the independent police complaints commission into why detectives failed to spot that there was a serial killer at work for so long. but this week they told me their patience has run out. i don't feel that the ipcc are in control of the investigation at all. i think it's the police dictating to what stage it goes, what pace it goes, which is disgusting. stephen port used dating apps to

the families of the victims of serial killer stephen port

the families of the victims of serial killer stephen port expressed dismay at the slow progress of enquiry catch on. in the next few minutes, polls close in iran in the election to choose the country's next president. after what's expected to be a huge turnout, polling stations have been forced to stay open longer to cope with long queues. president hassan rouhani is hoping to fight off a challenges from a hardline rival to win a second term. with me is kasra naji, a special correspondent from the bbc‘s persian tv channel. thank you for coming in. we were saying, it is obviously quite an appetite for this election, and a high turnout expected. it was much higher than we expected in the sense that from early morning we got reports that a lot of people are turning up, long queues everywhere, not just turning up, long queues everywhere, notjust in teheran but in other cities. the reason for the high turnout is interesting, this election is a fight between the hardliners and the moderates. and the hardliners, there were indications they were mobilising all their forces, indications they were m

. >> stephen: he gets pulled into the jet ports of his own story because he tells a lie that breaks hiss is a compliment when i say i started crying the first song and i did not stop. i can't be the first person that said that. you know immediately who this kid is and feel for him immediately. the performance is beautiful. >> thank you very much. i think what we found is -- oh, stop it. stop it. ( applause ) please. no. you know, what's been really beautiful about this experience is it's an incredibly universal show in that everybody feels when they come in that they're unique in their experience of lonely necessary or isolation, and everybody can find a piece of themselves in him because there is something about knowing even that is not a unique experience that make people feel connected. it's nice to have people sit in the theater eight times a week and have an interconnected experience. it's knife. >> stephen: you yourself are in tears singing these songs. >> yes, sir. >> stephen: how do you do that? you have an extremely powerful voice. >> well, thanks. >> stephen: you're sharing th