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• Minister praises diplomats for supporting rights • Issue could be addressed at Commonwealth talks The Foreign Office is to risk the wrath of homophobic regimes worldwide by encouraging British ambassadors to do more to support gay communities. Chris Bryant, the new Foreign Office minister, who is gay, has started writing personal letters of congratulations to British diplomats who show public support for gay rights. He is praising them for such support even if it draws anger from national governments or local homophobic groups. On the eve of today's Gay Pride March in London, Bryant sent handwritten letters of personal congratulations to three British ambassadors in eastern Europe after they were angrily accused by national governments of promoting gay rights. He has also decided to ask British high commissioners in the... [read full story]
West Brom go into the international break four points clear of third-placed Cardiff after a 2-1 win over Leicester at the Walkers Stadium. Quickfire goals from Graham Dorrans and Gonzalo Jara late in the first half did the...
• Injury sustained in collision with Defoe • Club unsure how long he will be out for Sunderland's goalkeeper Craig Gordon suffered a fractured arm in the 2-0 defeat at Tottenham and faces a spell on the sidelines. Club medical...
A murder inquiry has been launched into a fatal house fire which is thought to have been started when a firework was put through the letterbox. Mary Fox, 59, became trapped in her bedroom in the house in Bodmin after pushing...
