Is the process of becoming a british citizen too complicated and costly . Thats the question a Cross Party Group of mps is asking, as the government reviews how the process works. Currently, people hoping to become uk nationals have to pass a test about life in the uk but is it too difficult . Our home editor mark easton has been to wakefield to find out. God save our gracious queen. Around 150,000 foreigners are turned into british citizens every year, often at a ceremonies like this one in wakefield. But becoming british takes at least six years and, typically, can cost between £5,000 and £10,000, making it among the most laborious and expensive in the world. I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. The home office even charges an extra fiver to take the oath . To her majesty the queen, elizabeth ii. The government is reviewing parts of the citizenship process so a good time to ask, how difficult should it be to become british . What does a good british citizen look like . And
Me, tania beckett. Im here at the British Library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from the recent past. Well meet the Government Official tasked with solving one of ethiopias worst ever famines. The widow of a former russian spy assassinated by the kgb. And one of the showgirls from londons windmill theatre. But first we go back to the soviet union in 1957 and a stray dog called lyka who was the first animal ever to orbit the earth. We speak to the medical officers an who looked after lyka. The russians sent sputnik the second into orbit around the world with lyka as passenger. Months of training, sometimes with a companion, prepared lyka for her lonely journey. Translation she was a very patient dog, very affectionate, she was very easy to train. She was considered very clever, she had very expressive, dark eyes. My father wa nted expressive, dark eyes. My father wanted to take her away from the official environment of the lab and brought her home to run around
Weather forecaster has in his collection. Just a bit of seaweed. The seaweed is indicating something a lot milder early next week. Something to look forward to for those of you who do not like the cold. Tonight the chilly easterly wind. There is snow over the high ground. A cold night with temperatures hovering just above freezing in most places. Over the hills we will have some ice around four. Tomorrow, more of the same. Cold, windy and grey. Further rain, sleet and snow. High levels could be badly affected. Not much brightness. The best in the far north West Of Scotland. A chilly three, 4 degrees. Things do start to warm up, particularly through the early part of next week. In the sunshine for some of a hello. This is bbc news. The headlines. President trump says hes considering a brand new Executive Travel Order after his initial attempt was overturned by the federal courts. A group of conservative mps have called on the government to make the uk more welcoming for commonwealth cit
Up to ten thousand pounds, under new laws in england and wales. It means that anyone responsible for gatherings of more than 30 could be fined. In london, a500 officers will be on duty over the bank holiday weekend, as Police Expect a rise in the number of illegal events. Danny savage reports. A recent saturday night in manchester. In normal times, this house party with a marquee in the garden might not be a problem. But these arent normal times. Police have now banned the tenant from having anybody but themselves at home. This illegal behaviour has been happening across the area and the authorities are fed up. Last weekend we had mutual aid provided by four other Police Forces and that will happen again this weekend. We have got 100 extra officers coming in from other adjacent Police Forces and of course theres a financial cost to that because we have to pay for those additional officers. And this is how the police respond. Face masks on, shepherding people out into the night. Police