Man stopped from marrying son's ex-wife

Britain breached human rights by stopping a man from marrying his son's ex-wife, a European court has ruled.

In 2002, the man was told British law said he could only marry the woman if his ex-wife and son were dead.

The man divorced his son's mother in 1987 and eight years later began a relationship with his former daughter-in-law, who had separated from his son.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Britain had violated the right to marry enshrined in the European Convention of Human Rights.