This latest payout is to the officer known as "Lizzie James", who was traumatised after going under cover to befriend Colin Stag in the Rachel Nickell case. Stag was acquitted of murder in 1994.

Colin Stagg, the man acquitted of murdering Rachel ... misconduct in advising murder squad detectives on the Nickell case, who had Mr Stagg as chief suspect. Mr Stagg, wearing black jeans, boots ...