A public consultation on whether to redefine marriage in Scotland will be launched before the end of 2011. — American Atheists are taking legal action to remove a 20-foot cross from the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York. — A Government inquiry into the rise of Sharia councils has been abandoned after the Muslim courts refused to co-operate, it has been revealed. — Almost 200 children aged between five and nine have had hospital treatment over the past three years for anorexia, bulimia or similar problems, according to new figures. — Expectant mums can now officially add their unborn child to their list of family members on the social networking site Facebook.