A Barnsley landlady has told regulars they can smoke in her pub - after a customer found a loophole in the law.
Kerry Fenton's tap room has been turned into a 'Smoking Research Centre', reports The Sun.
Customers have to fill in a questionnaire on their smoking habits to satisfy legal requirements, then they can have a cigarette with their drink.
Ms Fenton, 36, claims trade has doubled at the Cutting Edge at Worsbrough since she launched the centre five days ago.
She said: "It's given business a shot in the arm and it's all in the name of research, legal and above aboard. I'm a non-smoker but I believe in the freedom of the individual."
Printer James Martin, 40, studied the smoking ban and believes a research centre can be introduced if a building has a separate room and no through bar.
He said: "I wanted a pub to smoke in before they all closed down. I studied details of the act closely, we drew up questionnaires and it's taken off in a big way.
"I've had inquiries from other pubs about introducing research centres and Im expecting many more to join in."
But Barnsley Council says it plans to enforce the ban. Regulations chief Simon Frow said: "The Cutting Edge is clearly not a research or test facility and is not exempt under the legislation."
It's Up and away for Cannes
Quentin Tarantino and Pedro Almodovar will be aiming to win the Palme d'Or as the 62nd Cannes Film Festival kicks off.
It will open with a screening of the Pixar animation Up - the festival's first 3D movie.
Films competing for the main prize include Almodovar's Broken Embraces, starring Penelope Cruz, and Tarantino's World War Two drama Inglourious Basterds, starring Brad Pitt.
Ken Loach's Looking for Eric, featuring Eric Cantona, will also be shown at Cannes, which runs from 13 to 24 May.
Other highlights include Terry Gilliam's film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which features Heath Ledger's final screen role, and Sam Raimi's horror Drag Me To Hell.
