involves several twists, including that the — involves several twists, including that the state's attorney dropped the charges against jussie that the state's attorney dropped the charges againstjussie smollett initially— the charges againstjussie smollett initially and sparked protests. a special— initially and sparked protests. a special persecutor came in and charged — special persecutor came in and charged jussie smollett with six counts — charged jussie smollett with six counts of— charged jussie smollett with six counts of disorderly conduct. thank ou ve counts of disorderly conduct. thank you very much- _ the wikileaks founder julian assange will find out today whether the high court will overturn a decision not to extradite him to the us. assange is wanted in america following the publication of hundreds—of—thousands of leaked documents relating to the wars in afghanistan and iraq. the 50—year—old has been held in belmarsh prison since 2019, after spending seven years hiding in the ecuadorian embassy. new figures show that, in october, the uk economy grew more slowly than analysts had expected. the value of all goods and services produced in the country increased