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Barton to be freed on bail

Joey Barton will be freed from jail on Thursday night after bail was granted by a Crown Court judge.

The 25-year-old Newcastle and England midfielder, who is facing charges of actual bodily harm and affray, has been in custody since he was arrested on December 27.

Following an hour-long hearing in chambers before Judge David Swift at Liverpool Crown Court, Barton was told he can be freed from Liverpool Prison.

No conditions of bail were released by the court.

Barton's solicitor Daniel Weed said: "Mr Joseph Barton has been granted bail with conditions until he appears at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on January 16."

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