British rock star Doherty jailed for 14 weeks

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LONDON (AFP) — Singer Pete Doherty was jailed for 14 weeks by a British court Tuesday for breaching a probation order after a string of brushes with the law for drugs and driving offences.

Doherty, 29, best known for his bands Babyshambles and the Libertines as well as a past relationship with supermodel Kate Moss, said he had turned over a new leaf last year after being handed a suspended jail term.

But now he has been jailed by judge Davinder Lachar at West London Magistrates Court after breaching an order imposed last May when he admitted driving illegally in possession of crack cocaine, heroin, ketamine and cannabis.

The judge said he was being punished for drug use and missing appointments with probation officers.

Doherty's record label...