Doherty disappoints prisoners

Troubled rocker Pete Doherty upset inmates after he was banned from a recent prison gig - they hoped he would help them with their drug addictions.

Prisoners at Pentonville jail in London were left disappointed when a performance by Babyshambles frontman was vetoed by the UK Prison Service over fears he sent out the wrong message.

Doherty has a history of substance abuse and recently escaped a jail sentence for drug possession.

However, inmates at the prison believe a visit by the star would have been beneficial.

One tells British newspaper the Independent: "They should have let him come because he knows he has the same problems as us. The only difference is he can afford the drugs."

Dirty Pretty Things played a set beside the cells in prison on Monday, as part of the Wasted Youth awareness campaign.