>> these are just skittles. all right. time for our -- >> favorite story of the day. and it's sure to raise some eyebrows. can you raise your eyebrow? >> yeah. don't you hate it when you're at the bar when there is no -- >> what do you mean? >> like i said, a long line to buy beer at the bar. how about a beer vending machine? >> i love it. >> sit back, grab a glass, while the bbc's judith moritz explains. >> skittles during the show? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: self-service seems to be all the rage these days. you can use a cash machine instead of seeing the bank clerk. the automated till instead of paying a check-out assistant. and a vending machine instead of buying from the shopkeeper. and now the bar man could find himself replaced by this. it's a self-service beer pump. you buy a top-up swipe card from the bar and then help yourself to a maximum of four pints until your credit runs out. it's the brainchild of this landlord in barnsley. >> it's 15 pence a pint cheaper