THE ugly scenes in this year's Celebrity Big Brother were "clearly offensive" but not criminal, according to Hertfordshrie Constabulary.

The county's force has announced it has dropped its investigation.

Police interviewed four of the former housemates and asked the production company Endemol, and broadcaster Channel 4, to supply them with unedited footage from the show.

The show was shot at Elstree, and fell under Hertfordshire Constabulary's remit.

Constable Simon Parr said: "In the absence of complaint from any of the housemates regarding behaviour - including behaviour that was not broadcast, the CPS has concluded that whilst was occurred was clearly offensive, it was not criminal."