In a story as old as time itself, Pete Doherty plead guilty to possession of crack cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ketamine as well as to two driving offences. Two and a half hours late for court, a judge had issued a warrant for the Babyshambles singer’s arrest before he showed, but Pete managed to escape jail when the judge offered him a choice between rehab or incarceration.

He was told: “If you go to this place to have detox and ...