Miners trapped deep underground in Chile for more than a month have been given permission to smoke.
Health officials had previously refused to send the men cigarettes, saying smoking would pollute the air in the refuge where they are sheltering.
But rescuers have now improved the ventilation system so they can pump fresh air in from the surface.
The 33 miners will be sent two packets of cigarettes a day through a supply tube to share between them.
When they were found alive on 22 August after 17 days underground some of the miners were desperate for a smoke.
But until now they have had to make do with nicotine patches and gum, sent to them through a supply tube.
Now the smokers among them will be able to light up, at least occasionally, while they wait to be rescued.
BBC News
