Gary Glitter recalled to prison after breaching licence conditions

Disgraced pop star was released in February after serving half of an eight-year sentence for sexually abusing three girls

The paedophile former pop star Gary Glitter has been recalled to prison after a breach of his licence conditions, the Probation Service has said.

Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was released in early February from HMP The Verne, a low-security category C jail in Dorset, after serving eight years of a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.