Man cleared of murdering Jill Dando charged with rape of teenager in 1987

Barry George, jailed then cleared of murder of BBC’s Jill Dando, charged with rape and two indecent assaults

Barry George has been charged with rape and two indecent assaults against a teenager alleged to have happened almost four decades ago, police have said.

The Metropolitan police said they had charged George who now lives in County Cork, Ireland.