Deal could see Julian Assange questioned by Swedish officials inside embassy

A possible breakthrough has emerged in the deadlocked case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange which is set to lead to him being questioned by Swedish authorities while he remains inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Ecuador has reached a deal with Sweden which is due to be formalised later this week, paving the way for Mr Assange to be seen by Swedish prosecutors without him having to leave the embassy building.