| | *A [[Christian]] physician has been fired "for emailing [[prayer]] to colleagues. ... He was finally dismissed after he queried the order not to use religious language in professional communications 'verbal or written.'"<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9171982/Doctor-claims-he-was-dismissed-for-emailing-prayer-to-colleagues.html</ref> | | *A [[Christian]] physician has been fired "for emailing [[prayer]] to colleagues. ... He was finally dismissed after he queried the order not to use religious language in professional communications 'verbal or written.'"<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9171982/Doctor-claims-he-was-dismissed-for-emailing-prayer-to-colleagues.html</ref> |
| | *A Devout [[Christian]] nurse was forced to resign after an employment tribunal ruled that [[National Health Service]] bosses were correct to ban her from wearing a necklace with a small crucifix which she considered to be a personal faith item <ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1263985/Shirley-Chaplin-Crucifix-row-nurse-loses-discrimination-case.html</ref> | | *A Devout [[Christian]] nurse was forced to resign after an employment tribunal ruled that [[National Health Service]] bosses were correct to ban her from wearing a necklace with a small crucifix which she considered to be a personal faith item <ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1263985/Shirley-Chaplin-Crucifix-row-nurse-loses-discrimination-case.html</ref> |
| − | *In the land of [[Shakespeare]], [[Dickens]] and [[C.S. Lewis]], an erotic novel is now the best selling book in Britain since records began. 50 Shades of Grey by EL James is the story of a virginal heroine who falls for a bondage-loving billionaire and features gratuitous sex scenes throughout. <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/9459779/50-Shades-of-Grey-is-best-selling-book-of-all-time.html</ref> | + | *In the land of [[Shakespeare]] and [[Dickens]] an erotic novel is now the best selling book in Britain since records began. 50 Shades of Grey by EL James is the story of a virginal heroine who falls for a bondage-loving billionaire and features gratuitous sex scenes throughout. <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/9459779/50-Shades-of-Grey-is-best-selling-book-of-all-time.html</ref> |
| | Population of the island of Great Britain is estimated at 60.5 million in 2010, which is 97% of the population of the UK.<ref>This includes surrounding small islands and islets that also comprise England, Scotland and Wales. From the UK Office for National Statistics. "National Population Projections 2010-based Statistical Bulletin." October 26, 2011. http://ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_235886.pdf</ref> The island has an area of approximately 88,745 square miles<ref>Taylor, Nick. "The British Isles and all that..." Accessed April, 2012. School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/britishisles/</ref> - about the size of [[Minnesota]] - making it the 9th largest island in the world. Topography of the island is characterized by rolling countryside and scattered forests of low elevation in the South and East, with larger hills and mountains in the North and West. | | Population of the island of Great Britain is estimated at 60.5 million in 2010, which is 97% of the population of the UK.<ref>This includes surrounding small islands and islets that also comprise England, Scotland and Wales. From the UK Office for National Statistics. "National Population Projections 2010-based Statistical Bulletin." October 26, 2011. http://ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_235886.pdf</ref> The island has an area of approximately 88,745 square miles<ref>Taylor, Nick. "The British Isles and all that..." Accessed April, 2012. School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/britishisles/</ref> - about the size of [[Minnesota]] - making it the 9th largest island in the world. Topography of the island is characterized by rolling countryside and scattered forests of low elevation in the South and East, with larger hills and mountains in the North and West. |