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| Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been detained under the Mental Health Act following an incident at a hotel in Newcastle. | Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been detained under the Mental Health Act following an incident at a hotel in Newcastle. |
| Northumbria Police said a 40-year-old man was detained following a report of disorderly behaviour at the Malmaison Hotel early on Wednesday. | |
| Officers later visited Mr Gascoigne at Gateshead's Hilton Hotel after concerns were raised about his behaviour. | Officers later visited Mr Gascoigne at Gateshead's Hilton Hotel after concerns were raised about his behaviour. |
| Police said he was not in custody and was now receiving medical treatment. | Police said he was not in custody and was now receiving medical treatment. |
| A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police attended the Hilton Hotel in Gateshead yesterday evening after we received a report of concern for a 40-year-old man staying at the hotel." | |
| "The man was detained under the Mental Health Act, and no-one was injured during the incident." | |
| Gascoigne, a former player with Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Glasgow Rangers and Middlesbrough, was sacked after 39 days as manager of Kettering Town in 2005. | |
| He was capped 57 times for England. |