“I’m not going to answer that question. I am a Christian, and I don’t think anybody asking a question about my religion is appropriate.”

Gary Goodyear, Canada’s federal Minister of State for Science and Technology, refuses to answer the question ‘do you believe in evolution’ (Globe and Mail).

“We will not meet the challenges of climate change without the far wider use of civil nuclear power.”

UK prime minister Gordon Brown addresses a conference in London (Reuters).

“This structure is a true conundrum, and certainly worthwhile investigating further, because it forms part of the historic and cultural seascape of the area.”

Ziggy Otto, of Pembrokeshire College, comments on a huge ancient fish trap discovered off the Welsh coast (BBC).