QUESTIONS

Q : Are churches still being built in Britain? How many are we losing each year? Norman Wanstall, Burford, Worcs. Q : Why do we ‘turn the air blue’ when swearing?

Billie Smith, Dorking, Surrey.

Q : In the TV series The Last Ship, on more than one occasion the captain orders a full stop by reversing the engines. Everyone is then thrown forward as though in a car making an emergency stop. Would this happen in real life?

Geoffrey Breeze, Chichester, W. Sussex.