Ah, it's been a while since CMU's Doherty Desk has been providing the lead story. They're back in business today because the Babyshambler in chief, Mr Pete Doherty, has been jailed - pretty much out of the blue - for 14 whole weeks, seemingly for violating his probation and for using drugs.
As previously reported, the singer was given a suspended sentence for possession of drugs and driving illegally last October and ordered to take part in a drug rehabilitation programme, as well as to make regular visits to court to give progress reports. It would seem he failed to do one or all of those things because yesterday afternoon Judge Davinder Lachar - whose viewpoint on Doherty always seemed to be less forgiving than that of Judge Jane McIvor, who presided for many of the Babyshambler's previous run-ins with the law - handed down a custodial sentence at West Ealing Magistrates Court.
A spokesman for the court told reporters that Doherty had been jailed for "breach of time keeping, non-compliance of his order and using different drugs".
This means that Doherty's planned performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 26 Apr has had to be moved - it will now take place in Common Room 7 in wing 4 of Wormwood Scrubs. No, not really, it will be postponed to a date tbc later in the year, at which all tickets for the 26 Apr date will be valid. Commenting on the postponement, a spokesperson for Parlophone Records said: "Peter was very much looking forward to the show and would like to offer his sincerest apologies to all his fans and to all those concerned".