Barry George, who spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando, has lost his legal battle for compensation as a victim of a “miscarriage of justice”.

Barry George, who spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the murder of British TV presenter Jill Dando, has lost his High Court bid for compensation because he was “not innocent enough to be compensated”.

Graham Bradley today launched an appeal against a five-year ban from all racing activities for providing inside information to a gambling syndicate.