Deported paedophile arrives in UK

A UK-born paedophile, who spent almost 40 years in jail in Australia for a series of offences, has arrived in Britain after being deported.

Robert Excell, 67, was freed from jail in Perth because of ill health. He emigrated to Australia aged 10 but never became a citizen.

He landed at Heathrow at 0700 BST. Excell was required to sign the sex offenders' register before being freed.

Children's campaigners have expressed fears he might re-offend in Britain.

Jail terms

Excell has spent 37 of the past 39 years in Australia's prison system for child sex offences dating back to 1965, when he raped a seven-year-old boy.--