finally, i was looking at the tweet layla moran put out.d before. i don't know how old she is but probably in her 30s. how freeing do you think it is for somebody to discover this perhaps later in life? we talk a lot about people coming out when they are teenagers but it sounds most like she surprised herself? you know what, i think that happens to people all the time. people come out at different points in life. we do have a typical narrative that says you are of a certain age and then you discover who you are, you come out may be in your early 20s but that isn't how it is for a lot of people. i think it's wonderful visibility for people who come out later in life and people who feel they haven't always known... inaudible we lost you. but thank you very much, i know you a cut ofjust at the end but hopefully people understood what she was saying. the headlines on bbc news... iran promises to avenge the death of its top military commander who is killed by a us air strike in iraq. relief for around a thousand people as australian naval ships

the liberal democrat mp layla moran, has come out as pansexual after beginning a relationship with aaid coming out in the context of being a politician had been "slightly more difficult" than telling her friends and family and criticised parliament as a "weird, backwards place" for lg btq people. a community knitting enterprise in new zealand has seen a huge increase in sales after the duke and duchess of sussex posted a picture of baby archie wearing one of their hats. the photo of prince harry cuddling his son was posted on the royal couple's instagram account to mark the new year. claire conza is the founder of make give live, the knitting enterprise that made the hat. she spoke to annita mcveigh a little earlier and she gave her reaction to the increase in demand. it's quite incredible, beyond our wildest dreams. we never could have dreamt something like this would happen. something as simple as two cute little pom—poms has caused such a stir. but what we are pleased about is the message behind it is coming across and it's so touching hearing stories that are an inspiration for m

acting co—leader, ed davey and the party's education spokeswoman, layla moran are both expected to runmptonshire police has demanded an urgent meeting with the commander of the us base, where the woman wanted over the death of harry dunn was stationed — after video emerged of another incident involving a car being driven nearby on the wrong wide of the road. this video of the near—miss incident near raf croughton emerged as police revealed details of a third incident, in which a police vehicle was struck by a car being driven on the wrong side of the road in october. in yemen — as the internal conflict continues between the internationally—recognised government and houthi rebels, a new level of economic warfare has been announced by the houthis. they‘ re encouraging their supporters to stop using banknotes produced by the government — and only deal in older banknotes, effectively creating a two—currency system in the country. rich preston has this report. one country, two sets of banknotes. the old ones and the new ones. the ones you use depend on which side of the civil war you sit. o

acting co—leader, ed davey and the party‘s education spokeswoman, layla moran are both expected to runince anti—establishment street protests began three months ago. the red cross says 220 people were injured as riot police fought running battles with demonstrators for several hours. banks were vandalised and at least one protest camp was set on fire. the lebanese president michel aoun has called on the army to restore calm. lina sinjab reports from beirut. it is getting violent in beirut. for days, angry protesters have taken to the streets, blocking roads and attacking banks in central beirut. with political deadlock and no government in place, the banks continue to limit cash withdrawals for clients, allowing them in some cases just $50 a week, a reality that has left many furious on the street. and now, this is the scene. stones versus tear gas and water cannons. people are angry about the government‘s perceived incompetence and their political elite. despite brief smaller protests over the holiday period, it seems things have gotten worse. security forces have been detaining many

the liberal democrat mp layla moran, has come out as pansexual after beginning a relationship with ag her friends and family and criticised parliament as a "weird, backwards place" for lg btq people. earlier i spoke to claudia carvell, the women's programme coordinator for the charity the lgbt foundation. she said a key message from ms moran's coming out is that everyone's experience is very different. incredibly important point to take away from this. not nobody democrat everybody has a scene coming out experience, but everybody should be able to come out when they feel co mforta ble able to come out when they feel comfortable doing so. we need to see leadership across all levels in all sectors and all areas for people to be who they are, so they can be the best possible person for themselves and for people that they represent. and they can excel in their role as their true selves. and i wonder finally, i was looking at the tweet she put out, she said, "last year i fell in love with a wonderful woman, something i never even considered before the sun" i don't know how old she is now,

the liberal democrat mp layla moran, has come out as pa nsexual after beginning a relationship with a family and criticised parliament as a "weird, backwards place" for lg btq people. half of apprenticeship courses in england have been accused of being "fake" by an education think tank. the edsk report says the apprenticeship levy — paid by big employers — is being used on low—skilled jobs or relabelling existing posts, rather than training. back to another of our main stories this hour — and major evacuations are under way in australia due to ongoing wildfires continuing to ravage the country. thousands of people are fleeing new south wales, where a state of emergency came into force last night. more than 125 fires continue to burn there, and more are expected on saturday. let's just hear a little bit more about that rescue effort, the evacuation from the town of mallacoota, on the south east tip of the country. dozens have now left on the way to western port, near melbourne — and that is a journey that could take 17 hours — though many residents — and tourists leaving the town — sai

the liberal democrat mp layla moran has come out as pa nsexual after beginning a relationship with awe were just talking about it, it was last august, that big power cut, 596 was last august, that big power cut, 5% of the national grid‘s energy had to be cut off to maintain the remaining 95%. 1.4 million people left without electricity, railway lines going down because of it. in the last few moments, often have announced the sanctions being put in place. —— 0fgen. hornsby ltd, one of the companies involved, they will have to pout £1.5 million. also little buffet, the company that wa nts little buffet, the company that wants the power station, they will have to remain —— pay a similar amount. uk pn, one of the suppliers of energy, will also have to pay a fine of £1.5 million, because they reintroduce power before the time they were allowed to do so, which could have endangered the whole system. these are fines? not specifically. 0fgen says they are volu nta ry specifically. 0fgen says they are voluntary payments they have been asked to pay. it is not a legal requirement, but they have

layla moran is a liberal democrat member of parliament, she joins us from oxford.g, and the room it reconciled with that happening. reflecting back on one of the values that we hold dear, then saying what now? we want to keep fighting for those values. those won't go away. and as many commentators have been saying, whilst this is obviously an important moment at 11pm tonight, honestly i'll probably be in a pub somewhere. but we are going to have a lot to still do. we still need to negotiate, we don't know where britain will lend, and at the end of it that possibility is still looming ofa no it that possibility is still looming of a no deal, and above all we need to make sure we avert that and work for that closest possible relationship that protects eu citizens's rights, that protects our standards for environmental standards, for workers' rights, all these things now are things that we need to in parliament. can you separate fighting for those values and fighting with your fellow brits who are on the leave side of the camp? is that fight over now, can brits be fri

acting coleader ed davey and the party's education spokeswoman, layla brown, are both expected to run for the leadership. —— leila moran give up prince harry and meghan are to give up their hrh titles as they stepped down as working royals, according to the queen. chancellor sajid javid says they will be no alignment for businesses with eu regulations after brexit. as misleaders say food prices could rise. senior south yorkshire police officers ignored sexual abuse of girls in rotherham by asian men for fear of causing asian tensions, according to the police watchdog. —— racial tensions. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's tulson tollet. shocking rugby union used tonight, the premiership and rugby league champion saracens will be relegated at the end of the season as punishment for breaching the salary cap. in november they would 35 points and find £5.3 million after investigations found they had breached the salary cap for the previous three seasons. the club could not show evidence that they could not show evidence that they could stick to the cup this season. so premiership rugby took t

the liberal democrat mp layla moran, has come out as pa nsexual after beginning a relationship with ayou for coming in. first, pan— sexual, can you run us thank you for coming in. first, pan— sexual, can you run us through what that means in the context of all the other options available? —— pansexual. the term pansexual is probably not familiar to a lot of people, my gran asked me what the difference was with bisexual and pansexual because difference was with bisexual and pa nsexual because leila difference was with bisexual and pansexual because leila moran had dated a man before. pansexual means you are attracted to, in the words of layla moran, anyone of any gender, whereas bisexual acknowledges two genders. when the layla moran fell in love with this woman, she said it wasn't about the fa ct woman, she said it wasn't about the fact she was a woman, it was about the person inside. before you go on to some of the other things she said about parliament and so on, in terms of all the other genders, how many are they are now? it is questionable, some people say there is up to 100 gend