A twist in the tale

Good old Jeffrey, always turning up like a bad penny:

"A fresh investigation into the conviction of Barry George for the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando has been opened by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

The CCRC is looking into extraordinary accusations that Ms Dando's killing was linked to former Conservative party chairman Jeffrey Archer.

The Daily Mirror today printed allegations made by George's supporters that Ms Dando died after her killer mistook her for Angela Peppiatt, Lord Archer's former secretary and the woman whose evidence sent the Tory peer to jail for perjury four years ago.

Lawyers and friends of George, serving life for the 1999 murder of the Crimewatch presenter, have always argued his innocence.

Today the CCRC, the body that investigates miscarriages of justice in the UK, confirmed that a member of the George legal team had claimed Ms Dando had died after being mistaken for Ms Peppiatt."