Comedian Tom Binns given suspended sentence over child abuse images

Judge says comic, known for his character Ivan Brackenbury, does not pose a risk to public

A comedian who has appeared on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown has been sentenced after being found with more than 35,000 indecent images of children.

Tom Binns, whose character is the hospital DJ Ivan Brackenbury, pleaded guilty last November to five counts of making indecent images of children and one of possessing a prohibited image.