The word "couples" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to two people in a romantic relationship, or two people who do something together. For example: "The newlywed couples danced the night away at their wedding reception."
The marriage (same-sex couples) bill will now go to the committee stage in the House of Commons.
Chope asked Cameron in the first question at prime minister's questions: "Can [he] say in response to the many concerns expressed in yesterday's debate will he ensure that civil partnerships are open to heterosexual couples on an equal basis with homosexual couples?" The prime minister replied: "I will obviously listen carefully to what he says.
The presenter asked why childless couples should be asked to fund other people's offspring.
Four couples won a total of $3.165m on Wednesday night's show after the four apartments they had renovated and furnished during the series sold in a thriving Melbourne property market.
"If, as seems likely, Ireland vote for marriage equality then Australia will be the only developed English-speaking country that doesn't allow same-sex couples to marry and that will be a major impetus for reform in this country," Croome said.
Much like Umunna, he has made an argument that Labour is not appealing enough to the centre ground, saying the party needs to appeal to "John Lewis couples" and those who aspire to shop in Waitrose.
Florida senator Marco Rubio, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and Ohio governor John Kasich have all positioned themselves as accepting of gay couples when faced with questions ahead of the supreme court case.
The series will follow the "turbulent process of separating [in] the incredibly private world of the mediation room, following couples who once adored each other end up tussling over assets.
The Divorce Clinic will use fixed and other cameras to record couples going through the process of divorce with exclusive access to the National Family Mediation service.
The Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasilia has fared a little better, with 73 events in five months, including a Paul McCartney concert that drew 46,000 people, and a mass wedding by more than 100 couples.
A 2005 study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that of 58 couples with leftover embryos, 72% hadn't decided what to do with them.
