Britain's Got Talent hopeful Paddy, 79, back in live semi-final

The show will go on for Britain’s Got Talent hopeful Paddy, 79, and her partner Nico after she was given the all clear by medical staff.

Sarah “Paddy” Jones, and her Salsa dancing partner Nicolas Espinosa, were forced to withdraw from the live semi-final after she injured her ribs during rehearsals.

But last night Ms Jones revealed she is feeling better and will be able to take to the stage tonight to pursue her dream of getting into the show's finale.

However, the pair have been forced to perform a watered-down version of the routine they had originally planned.

The couple are up against eight other acts who will be competing for the chance to go through into the final round of the series.

They include performing paperboy Bailey McConnell, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from Milton Keynes whose self-penned song Dying Hole previously won him a standing ovation from the judges, minus Simon Cowell who had flown to the United States for the birth of his son.

Also hoping to win a coveted spot in the final are swing band Jack Pack, from London, who previously impressed the judges with their rendition of the classic Frank Sinatra song That's Life.

They will battle it out alongside drag act La Voix and the London Gay Big Band, and 17-year-old Kieran Lai who won himself many fans with his tin man dance routine.

Judge Amanda Holden, who chose Paddy and Nico as her Golden Buzzer act, had previously said she was "devastated" the dancing duo would not be able to continue to compete and thought they could be in with a chance of winning the competition.

"Ever since I first saw Paddy dance I fell in love with her. I was so looking forward to her and Nico wowing us with another amazing routine in the semi-finals," she told Britain's Got More Talent host Stephen Mulhern.