Sky News cleared over Andre interview

Ofcom has cleared Sky News over Kay Burley's interview with Peter Andre.

The controversial meeting, which saw Andre break down and leave after being questioned about his children, sparked 881 complaints to the watchdog when it was aired in February.

However, The Guardian reports that Sky News has now been cleared of any wrongdoing.

Ofcom revealed that neither Andre nor his management team had complained about the interview and added that the singer has "considerable experience of the media" and has talked "candidly and frequently in public" about his family.

The regulator continued: "Therefore the subject of his family and his marriage breakdown has been previously brought to public attention on several occasions and it would not in Ofcom's opinion have exceeded viewer expectations for questions on these subjects to be put to him in the context of a programme with a populist news agenda.

"In the context of a news programme which focuses on the human interest angle the broadcaster applied generally accepted standards to the interview with Peter Andre."

Ofcom ruled that the interview did not breach regulations on fairness and privacy.