Police in the UK searching for a former Eastenders actress and her two children have found three bodies in the garden at the family home in east London.

43-year-old Sian Blake and her 8-year-old son Zachary and 4-year-old son Amon hadn't been seen since December 13th.

Ms Blake's partner Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, had alerted police but went missing himself three days later after being interviewed.

Detective Superintendent Paul Monk urged that Mr Simpson-Kent needed to be found:

Detective Monk continued that: "As yet, we have not formally identified the bodies but this is a significant development and Sian's family have been informed."

Ms Blake played Frankie Pierre in the Eastenders across 1996 and 1997.