Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has been recalled to prison following a breach of his licence conditions.The 78-year-old, who had a string of chart hits in the 1970s, had been freed in February after being jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.He left HMP The Verne - a low security category C jail in Portland, Dorset - following eight years behind bars, having served half of his 16-year sentence.Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was subject to licence conditions on his rele

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has been recalled to prison following a breach of his licence conditions.The 78-year-old, who had a string of chart hits in the 1970s, had been freed in February after being jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.He left HMP The Verne - a low security category C jail in Portland, Dorset - following eight years behind bars, having served half of his 16-year sentence.Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was subject to licence conditions on his release, including being closely monitored by the police and Probation Service and fitted with a GPS tag.A Probation Service spokesperson said: "Protecting the public is our number one priority. That's why we set tough licence conditions and when offenders breach them, we don't hesitate to return them to custody.