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TROUBLED ex-football star Paul Gascoigne has been released on police bail after he was questioned on suspicion of being drunk in charge of a vehicle.
The former Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was taken into custody on Sunday night after police were called to a disturbance at a takeaway in Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire.
The 42-year-old – who has faced a long battle with alcoholism and depression – and another man were questioned by officers this morning before being released on bail pending further inquiries.
North Yorkshire Police said officers were called to the takeaway restaurant at 9.10pm on Sunday after reports of a disturbance.
Gascoigne and a 40-year-old man were both arrested on suspicion of being drunk while in charge of a motor vehicle and later released on bail.
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