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| Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne was being quizzed by police after he was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in charge of a vehicle. | |
| He was taken into custody on Sunday night after police were called to a disturbance at a takeaway in Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire. | He 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 and another man were being questioned. | The 42-year-old and another man were being questioned. |
| In December, Gascoigne was given a fixed penalty notice for being drunk and disorderly in Newcastle. | |
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| A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "At 9.10pm on Sunday, officers from North Yorkshire Police were called to a disturbance at a takeaway at Leeming Bar. | |
| "Following inquiries, two men, aged 42 and 40, from the Newcastle area, were arrested on suspicion of being drunk while in charge of a motor vehicle. | |
| "They were taken into custody for questioning and remain there." | |
| The former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder has faced a long battle with alcohol and drugs, and was detained three times under the Mental Health Act in 2008. | |
| He told BBC Radio 5 Live's Victoria Derbyshire last year he had been clean of drink and drugs for four months, and had attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. |