Julian Assange denied permission to appeal against US extradition

WikiLeaks founder's application didn't raise an arguable point of law', UK supreme court says

Julian Assange has moved a step closer to a US trial on espionage charges after the UK's highest court refused to hear his appeal against extradition.

The WikiLeaks founder was attempting to appeal against a judgment by the high court in December that ruled he could be extradited after assurances from the US authorities with regard to his prison conditions there.