Stone Roses frontman escapes driving ban to attend rehearsals

Ian Brown has escaped a driving ban, because he needs to rehearse for The Stone Roses' reunion shows.

The 48-year-old rocker was fined £650 plus costs of £300 and given six penalty points on his license by Chester Magistrates court after being caught driving at 105mph, with his lawyer Nick Freeman arguing he needed to keep his vehicle in order to attend rehearsals with the newly-reunited group, which he said were taking place at a "remote secret location".