The group dance on last night's Strictly Come Dancing results show was dropped at the last minute following the tragic news coming out of the Midlands.

Three children - aged just eight, 10 and 11 - died after falling through the ice covering a lake in Solihull on Sunday - and a six-year-old child remains critically ill in hospital.

Strictly's results show typically begins with a group dance routine - pre-recorded in advance - and this week's episode was due to feature a performance involving judge Craig Revel Horwood playing the Snow Queen.

A BBC spokesperson confirmed: "In light of tragic news events, we took the decision not to broadcast the group dance on this week's results show."

Strictly concludes this weekend with a feature-length finale on Saturday at 7.05pm.