Pete Doherty Cancels Remaining UK Tour Dates

Reuters reports Pete Doherty has canceled the rest of a British tour with his band Babyshambles to give himself more time to recover from his drug addiction treatment, his spokesman said on Saturday. “It is now clear that Peter embarked on this arduous and high profile tour too soon after his discharge,” the spokesman said. “The band apologizes to fans but hopes that they will understand the importance of Peter being able to best continue his good progress in recovering from addiction.” Yahoo.com has since removed the full article.