of the military for being gay. the prime minister called the ban an appalling failure of the british state. it was illegal to be gay in the british military until 2000. jaguar land rover owner, tata, will invest £a billion, to build its flagship electric car battery plant in the uk. the new plant in somerset is expected to create a,000 ukjobs and thousands more in the wider supply chain. the new giga factory will be one of the largest in europe. susan hall has been announced as the conservative party s mayoral candidate for london. she s been a london assembly member since 2017, secured 57 % of the vote beating her rival, moz hossain. she will face labour s sadiq khan in next year s election. he s been in the position since 2016. you re live with bbc news