PAUL WELLER - WELLER FACES FINE AFTER FLOUTING SMOKING BAN

Rocker PAUL WELLER is facing a $400 (GBP200) fine after flouting England's smoking ban at a recent gig - twice. The From The Floorboards Up singer, 49, was performing at London's Astoria venue on Sunday night (30Sep07) when he lit up two cigarettes on stage. As he puffed on the first cigarette, he proclaimed to the crowd: "This is the best drug known to man!" But Weller could now be prosecuted for breaking the law, and the venue owners, Mean Fiddler Limited, could also be hit with a $5,000 (GBP2,500) fine. Smoking in enclosed public places was banned in England and Wales on 1 July (07).