Barry George accepts libel damages

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.

Mr George, who was acquitted of the crime after a retrial in August 2008, was at London’s High Court with his sister Michelle Diskin, who led the campaign to prove his innocence after his 2001 conviction.