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A porn TV channel beaming hardcore films into British homes could be banned.

Adult X - also known as Adult Plus - gets around UK laws because it is run from France.

But media minister Janet Anderson has vowed to outlaw the channel by making the necessary smart cards and decoders illegal.

She said: "Banning Adult X is a matter we are currently working on."

A spokesman for the Independent Television Commission said: "This channel repeatedly contains material which offends against taste and decency.

"If it was based in Britain we would revoke its licence immediately."

The channel is thought to have thousands of subscribers in Britain who sign up through adverts in sex magazines, reports The Sunday People.