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Shane MacGowan arrives home from hospital in time to watch World Cup

Shane MacGowan arrived home from hospital today in time for Christmas - and to watch the World Cup semi-final clash between France and Morocco.

The 64-year-old Pogues hellraiser had been treated for viral encephalitis, which can cause the brain to swell.

The rocker also contracted shingles just over a week ago, with the infection spreading to his eye, prompting wife Victoria Mary Clarke, 56, to get him help.

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