Gazza held over alleged assault

Paul Gascoigne has been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm.

Paul Gascoigne has been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm.

The former England midfielder was taken to a London police station after a man alleged he had been assaulted at a nightclub in South Kensington, reports the Press Association.

A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "Police were called at approximately 3.40am by a 43-year-old man who alleged that he had been assaulted by another man at a club in South Kensington.

"Following inquiries, a 39-year-old man was arrested at a separate club nearby at 4.15am on suspicion of actual bodily harm and is currently in custody at a south west London police station."

It is not thought that the victim of the alleged assault required hospital treatment.