Julian Assange says he feels vindicated by a UN report that says the UK authorities should allow him to walk free.

A United Nations panel concluded the Wikileaks founder - who's been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for three years - is being 'detained arbitrarily'.

He is wanted in Sweden for questioning over an allegation of rape, which he denies.

The British Foreign Office says it "completely rejects" the finding - but Mr Assange thinks Britain and Sweden should respect the ruling:

But Britain is rejecting the UN findings and says it will pursue the arrest of the 44 year old.

Foreign secretary Philip Hammond says the WikiLeaks founder is hiding:

The Assange case centres on sexual assault allegations made against him in Sweden in 2010 - which has always denied.

Assange is afraid that if he goes to Sweden he will be extradited to the US to face charges over classified documents he published on WikiLeaks - something the Swedish government has denied again today.