'Heart attack' halts Glitter trip
Former pop star Gary Glitter has refused to board a flight to the UK, saying he was having a heart attack.
He was earlier deported from Vietnam after spending almost three years in jail for sexually abusing two girls.
Glitter, 64, real name Paul Francis Gadd, had arrived at Bangkok in Thailand, where he was to change planes and fly back to the UK.
But he refused to leave the airport, demanding to be allowed to stay in Thailand or another Asian country.
Glitter sold millions of records as a glam rock star in the 1970s, with hits including I'm the Leader of the Gang.
He had been met at Bangkok airport by immigration officials to ensure he caught his connecting flight.
But BBC correspondent Jonathan Head said the British policeman accompanying Glitter had been unable to persuade him to board the plane to the UK.
Glitter has been refused entry to Thailand, despite a plea for medical treatment there.
Our correspondent said Glitter was stuck at the airport, unwilling to face the reception in the UK, but unable to go anywhere else.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7571429.stm --- with images of Glitter on the plane to Bangkok from Vietnam