The Pussycat Dolls have cancelled almost the entire US leg of their forthcoming reunion tour, following poor ticket sales.

Three members of the noughties girl group - Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt - announced their return with a new single and world tour earlier this year.

But the group said that "after taking an honest look" at the North American section of the tour, they had taken the "difficult and heartbreaking decision" to cancel all but one of the shows.

The European dates, including nine in the UK and Ireland, will go ahead as planned, with the group saying many of those shows have "already sold out".

The US date that will still go ahead is the Dolls' appearance at WeHo Pride in Los Angeles on 6 June.