Gay couple win bed and breakfast snub case

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Christian hotel owners who refused a gay couple a double room acted unlawfully, a judge ruled today.

Peter and Hazelmary Bull were breaking the law when they denied Martyn Hall and his civil partner Steven Preddy a room at their hotel in Cornwall in September 2008.

Judge Andrew Rutherford made the ruling in a written judgment at Bristol County Court as he awarded the couple £1,800 each in damages.