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”.

BARRY GEORGE, who was cleared of murdering Jill Dando, yesterday accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over claims that he was obsessed with TV personalities Cheryl Cole and Kay Burley.

Barry George, who was cleared of murdering Jill Dando, today accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over claims that he was obsessed with TV personalities Cheryl Cole and Kay Burley.