Gay rugby player faces deportation

A gay rugby player who is facing being deported to Kenya has been granted bail.

Ken Macharia, 38, who fears persecution in Kenya over his sexuality, is being held in an immigration removal centre near Heathrow Airport.

Mr Macharia appeared at an immigration tribunal in west London via video link from Harmondsworth removal centre where he has been held since 15 November. He was wearing a Bristol Bisons RFC T-shirt and was supported by his mother and team mates.