The US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right for all Americans in a historic 5-4 decision.
Early reports suggest that the Republic of Ireland has voted to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic referendum.
The US Supreme Court has rejected appeals against the legalisation of gay marriage in Indiana, Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia and Wisconsin.
A UKIP councillor has written a homophobic letter to a local newspaper in Henley on Thames blaming the recent storms and flooding in the UK on the legalisation of gay marriage.
Same-sex couples will now be able to get married after the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill received Royal Ascent and has become law in England and Wales.