Gary Glitter song appears on GCSE syllabus

Nov. 9, 2008
A headteacher has criticised an exam board after a song by convicted paedophile Gary Glitter appeared on its syllabus.
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Glitter appeals travel notification order

LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Former British rock star and convicted pedophile Gary Glitter is appealing a court order requiring him to notify authorities of his out-of-country travel plans.

Glitter's brick removed from wall of fame

LIVERPOOL, England, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The management of Liverpool's famed Cavern Club says it has removed a commemorative brick bearing the name of disgraced rock icon Gary Glitter.
HP yanks commercial with Gary Glitter song

HP yanks commercial with Gary Glitter song

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Hewlett-Packard has yanked a U.S. ad campaign because the song it uses "Do You Wanna Touch Me" was penned by British sex offender Gary Glitter.

Report: Glitter to get $164K for HP ad

LONDON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Singer and convicted British child molester Gary Glitter is expected to be paid about $164,000 in royalties for a song used in a commercial.

Court: Glitter banned from France, Spain

LONDON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Former British pop star and convicted child molester Gary Glitter has been banned from traveling to France and Spain, court officials said.

Glitter's yacht gets new name, owner

LONDON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- British pop star Gary Glitter reportedly changed the name and transferred the ownership of his yacht while he was serving time for child molestation.

Neighbors protest Glitter's presence

LONDON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Former British pop star and convicted pedophile Gary Glitter reportedly sought police protection after a group of teenagers allegedly harassed him at his home.

Officials: Glitter free to travel overseas

LONDON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Ex-pop star Gary Glitter, free after serving time for sex offenses in Vietnam, can travel overseas without police permission, officials in Britain say.

Glitter returns to Britain, must register

LONDON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Former rock star and convicted child abuser Gary Glitter was taken from Heathrow Airport to a secret location after arriving Friday in Britain, sources say.

Glitter denied entry to Hong Kong

BANGKOK, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Former British rock star and convicted child abuser Gary Glitter, released from a Vietnamese jail, has been denied entry to Hong Kong, officials said.

Glitter claims heart attack

BANGKOK, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Former rocker Gary Glitter claimed he was having a heart attack while at the Bangkok airport and refused to board a flight to Britain, the BBC reports.

Gary Glitter freed, heads for Britain

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Former British rock star Gary Glitter has been released from a Vietnamese prison where he served time on a child sexual abuse conviction, his attorney says.

Pop star set for release from Viet prison

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Former pop star Gary Glitter, set for release from jail in Vietnam, did not hear from friends or family as he served three years for child sexual abuse.

Gary Glitter set to return to England

LONDON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Gary Glitter's attorney says the pop singer, who spent three years behind bars for lewdness with children in Vietnam, plans to return to England next week.

DJ apologizes for playing Glitter song

LONDON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- British disc jockey Raymond Paul has apologized for playing a song by jailed child molester Gary Glitter on the Cyprus radio station Rock FM 98.5.