‘Assange not ill enough to be unable to resist killing himself if extradited’

Julian Assange is not ‘so ill’ that he would be unable to resist suicide if he was extradited to the US, the High Court has been told (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Julian Assange is not “so ill” that he would be unable to resist killing himself if he was extradited to the United States, the UK High Court has heard.

The US government is appealing against a decision in January not to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to face espionage charges.