POP star Gary Glitter is at the center of a child pornography inquiry after images were allegedly discovered stored on a computer he took for repair. Glitter - whose real name is Paul Gadd - was arrested by police after staff in a computer store allegedly found indecent pictures as they tried to repair a fault. Officers later searched the star's country retreat and his London flat and seized a quantity of videos and indecent pictures of children. Glitter was questioned by detectives in Bristol before being released on police bail while further inquiries are made. He has not been charged with any offence. Glitter's spokesman said: "He has been released without charge. He is not available for comment." The 53-year-old singer had taken the computer to a PC World store in the city for a fault to be repaired but was arrested when managers called police. Seventies legend Glitter, who still plays to sell-out crowds of fans across Britain, was taken to the city's Staple Hill police station for questioning. Officers later searched his home in Wedmore, Somerset, and his flat in London. Glitter is due to be interviewed by detectives again in the New Year. An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "I can confirm that a 53-year-old man was arrested and a computer was seized. "I can also confirm that we have searched an address in London and videos and numerous indecent photographs of children have been seized." Nobody at the PC World store was available for comment. Father-of-two Glitter has sold 18 million records during his career, which has included hits like I'm The Leader of the Gang (I Am). He has managed to beat off drink and drug problems which drove him to two suicide attempts and still manages to tour the country every Christmas. He is currently preparing for a major UK tour. There was no sign of life at Gary Glitter's home in the Somerset village of  Wedmore today. Curtains at the stone two-storey cottage were drawn and the driveway where his Mercedes usually stands was empty.

UPDATE! On November 12, 1999 Gary Glitter pled guilty to 54 counts of possessing child pornography. Glitter’s lawyers argued that he had merely downloaded the nearly 4000 images of underage boys and girls engaged in sexual acts, but the judge was undeterred saying that Glitter had “diligently visited sites worldwide.” Glitter was sentenced to four months in jail for his crimes

COLORADO SPRINGS, -A 6-year-old boy has been suspended for half a day for bringing "drugs'' to school - lemon drops bought in a health food store. The fire department and an ambulance were called after a teacher found first-grader Seamus Morris giving the candies to a fellow pupil on the playground Oct. 29, said his mother, Shana Morris. She said both boys' parents were urged to take their children to the hospital for tests, despite her assurances the lemon drops were harmless. John Bushey, an administrator at Taylor Elementary School, said the half-day suspension was consistent with the district's drug policy, which treats unfamiliar products as controlled substances. Ms. Morris called the response "complete hysteria,'' adding in today's edition of The Denver Post, "I can't believe these people are educating our kids.''

St Louis -- A 32-year old man was apparently being disorderly in a St. Louis market. When the clerk threatened to call police, he grabbed a hot dog, shoved it in his mouth, and walked out without paying for it. Police found him unconscious in front of the store: paramedics removed the six-inch wiener from his throat, where it had choked him to death.

LICENSE TO STEAL--Two Kentucky men tried to pull the front off a cash machine by running a chain from the machine to the bumper of their pickup truck. Instead of pulling the front panel off the machine, though, they pulled the bumper off the truck. They panicked and fled, leaving the chain still attached to the machine, their bumper still attached to the chain, and their license plate still attached to the bumper.

NEW YORK -- Chalk one up for the millions of motorists miffed by the tow truck. To the cheers of onlookers, a plumber who was about to have his car hauled away for double parking jumped into the tow truck and sped off with his 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity rolling behind. Police have found the $47,000 tow truck, but are still looking for the man -- and his car. The incident began Monday night after Ronald Glivens ticketed the car with a $55 summons, police spokesman Detective Robert Samuel said. The driver, who was not identified by police, politely approached Glivens, said he was a plumber from upstate and had no other way to get home. ``I told him there was nothing I could do, '' Glivens said in today's Daily News. ``I was pound-bound.'' As residents in the Bronx neighborhood gathered to watch, the man got inside his car even as it was hoisted up by the tow truck. ``The guy turns on the ignition and puts the car in gear, then hits the gas like he's doing 100 mph,'' Glivens said. ``He bashes into my truck four or five times and I'm thinking this fool's going to kill me, so I get out.'' The man then climbed into the tow truck and drove off. The truck was found Tuesday morning in nearby Yonkers.

BOMBAY, Mike Tyson, call your office! A Bombay construction worker made some comments about a colleague's wife - then bit off the guy's ear and ate it. Vinayak Kadam has been arrested for assault, police said Wednesday. Kadam had reportedly argued Sunday with fellow laborer Bhagwanrao Raut over Raut's wife. The next day, he called to Raut and on the pretext of wanting to whisper something important, he bit off his ear, Constable Jaidev Thackeray said. "He said he ate the ear for fun,'' the policeman added. Kadam took refuge in a tree when he heard police were looking for him. The fire brigade was called in to assist the police, who persuaded Kadam to leave his perch after six hours. Kadam faces at least three months in prison.

UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) - A suburban Philadelphia mayor who lost his recent bid for re-election walked into a bank in broad daylight, told a teller he had a bomb and left with $1,500, police said. About 1 1/2 hours later, Daniel F. Devlin, the mayor of nearby Darby, surrendered to police and returned the money from the Friday hold-up. He was charged with robbery, terroristic threats and related charges. He was freed on $15,000 bail. Devlin, 51, who served one four-year term before losing last month's election, was apparently distraught about money because he lost his job as a representative with the Pennsylvania State Lottery, police said. Devlin walked into the Mellon PSFS Bank around noon Friday wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, police said. He did not have a bomb. About a dozen people were in the bank, but they didn't realize what had happened. "I'm shocked,'' said newly elected Darby Mayor Paula Brown, who will be sworn into office Jan. 5. "I had heard there were problems but I didn't expect this. I feel bad for his family.''

ATLANTA - A Georgia eighth-grader has been suspended for 10 days for bringing a gift-wrapped bottle of Bordeaux wine as a Christmas present for his French teacher. Cosmo Zinkow violated Georgia laws against possession of alcohol by a minor and bringing alcohol onto school property, Cobb County school officials said. Zinkow's father said he was stunned at the school board's action. He said his son is an A student and had offered his teacher the bottle of Mouton Cadet Bordeaux in a sealed box wrapped with Christmas paper Thursday. The Griffin Middle School teacher, whom officials said doesn't drink alcohol, informed the school's principal about the gift, as required by a school policy which mandated a 10-day suspension. "When you take a Christmas gift to the teacher, wrapped and in a box with a bow and a card, that's not possessing alcohol,'' Bill Zinkow told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper.

GUNS FOR HIRE, an Arizona company specializing in staged gunfights for Western movies, got a call from a 47-year-old woman who wanted to have her husband shot. She was sentenced to four years in jail.