Reality TV show Big Brother will stay on our screens until the end of 2014 after Channel 5 signed a new two-year deal with production company Endemol.

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Chalk Talk: Jade Goody may have been lacking an education, but she knew its value

Our education leaders do choose some surprising role models these days. First it was the new chief schools inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, likening his role as a headteacher to that of Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry and the Man With No Name" films.

Jack Tweed told by court to grow up

The widower of reality TV star Jade Goody was told to "grow up" by a magistrate today as he was given community service for assaulting a man outside a bar.

TV star Mark Wright cleared over club incident

Reality TV personality Mark Wright has been found not guilty of using threatening behaviour towards a man outside a nightclub.

Jack Tweed admits nightclub assault

The widower of reality TV star Jade Goody today admitted assaulting a man outside a nightclub.

Is God Still an Englishman?, By Cole Moreton

The start of this sparky book is like one of Max Beerbohm's cartoons in which famous figures meet their younger selves. Cole Moreton imagines meeting himself as "a cocky young Christian" offering platitudes to a dying friend: "I would have punched his lights out."

Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class, By Owen Jones

The chavs and the chav-nots

Joan Smith: Cleverness isn't sexy any more

President Reagan, Governor Schwarzenegger, but no Prime Minister Ignatieff: the acclaimed novelist and cultural commentator has just led the Liberals to a shattering defeat in Canada's general election.

Behind the scenes with The Libertines

A film about the indie rockers' riotous reunion paints a fresh picture of the band. Carl Barât tells Geoffrey Macnab about it

Channel 5 to bring back Big Brother

Hit reality show Big Brother is returning to television this year.

Jade Goody's tragic life inspires play at Shakespeare's Globe

Jade Goody's life, long heralded as a modern breed of tragedy, is the direct inspiration for a play to be performed at Shakespeare's Globe later this year.

Jack Tweed in court over bar scuffle

The widower of reality TV star Jade Goody appeared in court today accused of using threatening and abusive behaviour.

Joan Smith: The perfect subject for an opera

Anna Nicole Smith was an adventuress and a self-made woman

Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed charged over club fight

Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed was charged by police today over a scuffle outside a nightclub.

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