Widower of Big Brother star Jade Goody held by Metropolitan Police

Mr Tweed, 22, of Roebuck Lane, Buckhurst Hill, was arrested this morning the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.

A spokesman said he was held after a woman said she was sexually assaulted. A second man, in his 20s, has also been arrested in connection with the alleged assault.

Mr Tweed hit the headlines as the husband of the late reality TV star Jade Goody.

Earlier this year he was given a 12-week jail sentence for assaulting taxi driver Stephen Wilkins after a night out at Epping's Club 195.