Doherty misses gallery opening

Pete Doherty has missed the opening of an exhibition of his blood paintings in Paris because, as you might have heard, he's in prison. The exhibition of paintings made using Doherty's own blood opened at the Chappe Gallery on Thursday. This is the second French engagement the singer has missed, after Babyshambles were unable to play Le Printemps De Bourges festival earlier this month. Bassist Drew McConnell told BBC Newsbeat: "It's upsetting, just on a functional level we were supposed to play a bunch of shows and headline a festival in France, which is a drag. But not compared to the huge drag of being in a prison cell twiddling your thumbs".