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BBC Children in Need viewers were left in floods of tears on Friday night as the beloved charity programme returned to screens.

The annual Children in Need special was hosted by Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Ade Adepitan, Vernon Kay, Lenny Rush and Chris Ramsey this year.