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US to extend equal visa privileges to gay spouses, Secretary of State John Kerry says

The US will now extend the same visa privileges worldwide to gay married couples as to heterosexual spouses, Secretary of State John Kerry has said.

Speaking at the US embassy in London, Mr Kerry announced such applications would all be "treated equally".

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