Pete Doherty appeared in court yesterday and astonishingly met with the judge's approbation. The singer, who is, of course, subject to a twelve month community order, was judged to be making progress, despite a positive drugs test. Back at Thames Magistrates for a review of that order, Doherty's solicitor Sean Curran explained that doctors treating the Babyshambles man are hoping to put him on an opiate replacement shortly and believe that a negative drugs test is a "genuinely achievable objective".
Judge Jane McIvor said: "It is very good progress and clearly a positive start. It seems that his determination is increasing. It is not expected to get a negative test in the first review period but I hope that opiate replacement will happen in the next period."
Which is surely good news for the troubled singer, who is of course due back in court later today on further drugs charges relating to seven counts of drugs possession relating to those incidents back in December and January.