Rachel Riley wins £10,000 damages after suing ex-Corbyn aide over Twitter libel

The numbers expert on the Channel 4 show Countdown complained about a tweet that Laura Murray, who is in her early 30s, posted more than two years ago

TV presenter Rachel Riley has been awarded £10,000 damages by a High Court judge after suing a former aide to Jeremy Corbyn for libel following an exchange on Twitter (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Television presenter Rachel Riley has been awarded £10,000 (€11.7k) damages by a High Court judge after suing a former aide to Jeremy Corbyn for libel following an exchange on Twitter.

The 35-year-old, a numbers expert on the Channel 4 show Countdown, complained about a tweet that Laura Murray, who is in her early 30s, posted more than two years ago.