The make-up of modern Britain: 70% of us claim to be Christians... and only 1.5% are gay

Three Britons count themselves as Christian for every one non-believer, according to a major survey.

And nearly seven in ten said they were Christian, even if they never go to church.

Fewer than a quarter said they had no religion and only one in 12 follows another religion.

The finding that the nation remains overwhelmingly Christian comes days after it emerged that BBC programme-makers have been put under pressure to stop describing dates as BC or AD.To read more, click here.

Related article: ONS: A quarter of Britons have 'no religion at all'