Police yesterday released TV presenter Matthew Kelly with a stongly-worded caution that he should never again be involved with programmes like "Game for a Laugh".

A spokescopper for the Metropolitan Police said, "We take child abuse very seriously indeed, and a whole generation of children grew up watching Game for a Laugh. It's scarred them for life, and we can't let it happen again."

Mr Kelly said those days were behind him. "I've weened myself off those kind of activities now," he told reporters, "and I'm just doing Stars in their Eyes and the odd bit of pantomime."