[glow=black]Troubled former footballer Paul Gascoigne has been arrested again[/glow]
The former England midfielder, who has a long history of off-the-field problems, has been held on suspicion of causing criminal damage.
Northumbria Police confirmed a 41-year-old man was arrested at an address in Ravensworth Road, Dunston, this morning on suspicion of criminal damage. The spokesperson confirmed enquires are on-going.
Gascoigne was pictured in many of today's national papers trying to access a local pub at 9.45am. A photographer captured him peering through the window of The Metz in Dunston, Gateshead and attempting to unlock its door with his own set of keys.
The former Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Lazio star was sectioned under the Mental health Act in February amid a well-publicised emotional downfall. Arguably the finest English player of his generation, Gazza developed a drinking problem throughout an injury-plagued career
In 2005, he was hospitalised with pneumonia. Last year, he underwent emergency surgery for a perforated stomach ulcer.