WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has finally been forced out of London's Ecuadorian embassy today.
The 47-year-old was arrested after Ecuador withdrew asylum this morning.
He had been holed up in the embassy in posh Knightsbridge for years, initially to avoid being extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sexual offences.
Assange fears he could be extradited to face charges in the US, where federal prosecutors are investigating WikiLeaks.
Here's what you need to know.
Who is Julian Assange?
The Australian spearheaded the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks to expose the inner workings of governments, military and trade deals around the world.
He is a hacker, freedom of information advocate and considers himself a political refugee.
Born in Queensland, Australia in 1971, Assange attended the city's Central university where he studied programming, mathematics and physics.
He has a software designer son called Daniel with ex-wife Teresa.
What did Julian Assange do?
Assange had sex with two women he met at a conference in Sweden in August 2010.
They accused the dad of rape and, though he was questioned, Assange was never charged over the claims. He's always denied them.
But Interpol issued a Red Notice for Assange's arrest in November 2010 and he gave himself up one week later.
The hacker then appeared before a judge in Westminster, where his supporters stumped up £240,000 for his bail.
But in June 2012, Swedish prosecutors called for him to be extradited - a measure his lawyers opposed in case he was sent to the US.
Days later he fled bail and applied for asylum in Ecuador, through the embassy in Knightsbridge, London.
The Ecuadorian authorities stated he could remain in the embassy as long as he wished, and Assange was granted political asylum in August of that year.
But his hopes were dashed in February last year when Westminster Magistrates Court ruled to uphold Scotland Yard's warrant for his arrest.
Ecuador closed off Assange's communications with the outside world in March that year.
In July 27 last year, it was reported Ecuador's president said Assange must eventually leave the embassy.
In November, 2018, the US Department of Justice inadvertently named Assange in a court document which suggests the WikiLeaks founder may have been charged in secret.
Why was WikiLeaks founder arrested?
Police arrested Assange on the warrant issued by Westminster Magistrates' Court back in June 2012 for failing to surrender to the court.
In a statement, Scotland Yard said: "Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador, Hans Crescent, SW1 on a warrant issued by Westminster Magistrates' Court on 29 June 2012, for failing to surrender to the court.
"He has been taken into custody at a central London police station where he will remain, before being presented before Westminster Magistrates' Court as soon as is possible.
"The MPS had a duty to execute the warrant, on behalf of Westminster Magistrates' Court, and was invited into the embassy by the Ambassador, following the Ecuadorian government's withdrawal of asylum."
WikiLeaks tweeted: "URGENT: Ecuador has illigally (sic) terminated Assange political asylum in violation of international law. He was arrested by the British police inside the Ecuadorian embassy minutes ago."
