Glitter to stand trial

Disgraced British pop star Gary Glitter will stand trial for committing obscene acts with children in approximately one month, according to his lawyer.

Glitter, 61, denies sexually abusing two Vietnamese girls aged 11 and 12. He faces 12 years in jail if convicted.

Lawyer Le Thanh Kinh says: "The general idea is to speedily end the procedures and go before a local court by end of January but more probably early February."

Kinh added that Glitter, real name Paul Francis Gadd, could face deportation from the country if the court reaches a guilty verdict: "The court could decide on either a fine, jail term, warning, re-education without imprisonment or even deportation."

Earlier this week police announced there was not enough evidence to charge the singer with child rape - a crime punishable by death.