Britney Spears given driver's licence

Britney Spears has been given a driver's licence after taking a test earlier this week.

The singer was issued with an interim licence from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

DMV spokesperson Mike Marando said: "She has fulfilled her requirements for a California driver's licence."

Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline was granted temporary custody of her two sons on Monday because she was not in possession of a valid licence. She is also claimed to have failed to take a random drug and alcohol test.

Spears received a misdemeanour charge for driving without a valid California licence last month because she had never been issued with the document.