McCall back for new Big Brother

Davina McCall will return to present the ninth series of Big Brother, Channel 4 has confirmed.

The show will return to TV screens in June, despite reports that Channel 4 bosses were considering resting the reality series for a year.

Brian Belo was last year's winner, but the 2007 series - the eighth - was panned by critics and viewing figures were down compared with previous years.

Meanwhile, the new Big Brother logo - a shattered eye - has been unveiled.

Channel 4 bosses cancelled spin-off show Celebrity Big Brother in January, following rows over alleged racism and bullying last year.

This year, it screened Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, in its place, but the new format was only screened on digital channel E4, where it attracted an average of 600,000 viewers.