Julian Assange to find out next week if he can appeal against extradition to US

London judges to decide whether WikiLeaks founder, who could face life in prison in US, has reached end of road in British courts

In a matter of days Julian Assange will find out if he has exhausted all potential challenges through the British courts to being extradited to the US, where he could spend the rest of his life in prison.

The two-day hearing is scheduled to take place in London on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, as he seeks leave to appeal against his extradition for publishing thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents.