28/01/2013 Newsround

All the stories you need today, including the super fast trains of

the future and it's been foaming up Down Under. This is Newsround.

First though, how about this for super fast. This vision of the

future is called high speed two and will be the fastest rail network in

the country. It will provide 250 miles per hour trains from London

to Birmingham. Today, the Government announced the high-speed

network will stretch to cities like Manchester and Leeds. Supporters of

the HS2 say it is needed to make the country better connected.

Critics say it is too expensive and will destroy parts of the

countryside. I'm here to see what people think

of the 250 miles per hour trains which could be coming to a town

near you. If I could get there quicker and I could pay a

reasonable price. I think the money would be better spent improving the

stock, the lines we've got. It's only two hours from London to

Manchester now. We'll have a full report at 6.50pm. Now a big prize

up for grabs - the right to become a British citizen. The Home Office

has changed its test for people from abroad who want to become

British. The new 45-minute exam covers UK Sport, music and history.

The aim is to make sure people who come to live in the UK understand

more about British culture. Now, Joe is here on the sofa with us.

What is the idea behind the changes? Like you say, the

Government felt the last test focused too much on the day-to-day

things like using the Internet or public transport. They wanted this

one to be more about British history or culture. A couple of

questions from the test. Who is the patron saint of Scotland? St Andrew.

You know it! At her jubilee in 2012, how many years did the Queen

celebrate? 60 years. The Government hope when people come to live here

there'll be more clued up on things. They want a British passport and

the freedoms which come with that but the Government hope for them to

fit more into the way of life. Critics say the test is difficult

and don't think it will change anything. Joe, thank you for coming

in. Moving on to an amazing foamy flood in Australia. Bad weather

caused the foam to be whipped up, spilling over the beach and

completely covering the town of Mooloolaba in Queensland. Streets

were closed off. It did not stop some people from enjoying the

frothy bath! With their big sharp claws crustaceans are not the most

cuddly of creatures. Until recently it was thought they didn't have

feelings all, with chefs cooking them alive. Now we are told we

should treat them differently. Crustaceans are the only animals we

regularly cook alive. It is now asleep. Gourmet chefs can serve

more than 100 lobsters a day, all cooked the traditional way. It has

come straight out of the freezer and will go straight into the

boiling water. The best way is to cook them live, as fresh as you can.

People want fresh food. It is also a hygiene risk. Crustaceans can not

show their pain in a way we recognise, so it is difficult to

say for certain whether or not they can feel anything. Because of this

they are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act. Now scientists

say they have gathered the best evidence yet to suggest they can

feel pain. We use shore crabs and they like to hide in dark places.

Some of the crabs got a small electric shock and what we showed

was they quickly learned to avoid a place where they would get shocked.

How certain are you now that crabs, lobsters, shrimps and other

crustaceans feel pain? What I can say is the data cannot be explained

purely by reflex and the more we show this, the more likely it is

that these animals experience pain. The RSPCA say lobsters and other

crustaceans should be stored comfortably and killed humanely by

electric shock. A spokesman say the subject is contro ser shall and