President Obama welcomes gay marriage ruling

President Obama has welcomed the US Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States.

It means the 14 states with bans on same-sex marriage will no longer be able to enforce them.

Mr Obama said: "This ruling will strengthen all of our communities, by offering to all loving same-sex couples the dignity of marriage, across this great land".

The ruling, which sparked celebrations outside the court in Washington DC, brings to an end more than a decade of bitter legal battles.