Police in Sweden have fined Pete Doherty after finding traces of cocaine in his bloodstream after an appearance at the country's Hultsfred music festival. The Babyshambles frontman was detained, according to a police spokesman, because "he showed signs of being under the influence of narcotics." Subsequent tests showed traces of the drug, as well as benzodiazepine, a tranquilliser that Doherty has a prescription for. A second band member also tested positive for the drug, although it's not clear which one. Doherty was fined 14,000 kronor (£1,030) and will face no other charges, as he was not, for once, in possession of any illegal drugs when he was apprehended.
Elsewhere in Pete Doherty news, the Daily Star says that Jesus has inspired the singer to get off the drugs, although clearly Jesus isn't doing a very good job, given the content of the previous paragraph. If Doherty's 'friends' are to be believed, he believes that Jesus appeared to him in a dream to tell him to "pull himself together and repent his sins".
A 'source' told the tabloid: "He is considering giving away his money because Jesus said, 'It would be easier for a camel to go through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven'."