Pro-gay marriage cake would be a sin, court told

Christian bakers who refused to make a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan could not sin by going against their consciences, their lawyer has told an appeal hearing.

The McArthur family, who run Ashers Baking Company in Belfast, are seeking to overturn a court judgment that they acted unlawfully on sexual orientation grounds.

They have insisted the case has implications for freedom of expression across the UK.