Assange spends most of his day using a computer, occasionally runs and swims and "eats when he's hungry, sleeps when he's tired", Mr Smith said.

Assange, who is paying to stay at Ellingham Hall, is not a "hugely domestic animal, but in a funny way no one really expects him to be", Mr Smith said, admitting he will miss Assange when he leaves.

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