Frankie Boyle libel victory

Comedian Frankie Boyle said he was "very happy" after winning a libel case against the Daily Mirror.

Mr Boyle was awarded more than £54,000 in damages by a High Court jury after he claimed the newspaper had defamed him by describing him as "racist".

Mr Boyle tweeted after the verdict that he had brought the action as "racism is still a very serious problem in society", which is why he has "made a point of being anti-racist" in both his life and his work.

Comedian Frankie Boyle has won more than £50,000 in damages today after a High Court jury concluded that he had been libelled by the Daily Mirror.

The 40-year-old from Glasgow, claimed the Daily Mirror defamed him by describing him as racist.Daily Mirror publisher Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) defended the article, published on July 19 2011.

MGN said the "racist" description was either true or "honest comment on a matter of public interest". Jurors ruled today in favour of Mr Boyle.

They have yet to reach a verdict on a second issue - relating to a Daily Mirror report that Mr Boyle had been "forced to quit" BBC panel show Mock The Week.