Teen sensation Justin Bieber announces UK arena tour

Justin Bieber has lined up his first arena tour in the UK for two years with a series of six shows.

The Canadian singer's 2013 dates on his Believe tour will begin at Manchester Arena on February 19.

The teenage star is not playing any shows in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, and is restricting his newly announced shows solely to English cities.

The Baby singer has toured the UK only once before following his rise to fame in 2009.

His fans, often known as Beliebers, will be able to buy tickets when they go on sale on Friday at 9am.

• February 19 - Manchester Arena

• February 23 - Sheffield Motorpoint Arena

• February 24 - Liverpool Echo Arena

• February 27 - Birmingham NIA

• March 2 - Nottingham Capital FM Arena

• March 4 - London O2