Lilly Ledbetter, icon of equal pay in US, dies aged 86

Lilly Ledbetter, whose name graces an equal pay law in the US, has died aged 86.CBS, the BBC's news partner in the US, quoted her children as saying she died peacefully on Saturday surrounded by family and loved ones. "Our mother lived an extraordinary life," added a family statement. Ms Ledbetter's activism led to the first bill signed into law by Barack Obama after he became US president in 2009.The Lilly…