2 h. ago Derbyshire cafe defiantly declares 'the flag will be staying' as it refuses to take down Union Jack

"Have a brew, take a breath, and maybe just back off a bit"

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68 h. ago Cafe owner defies council and refuses to remove Union Flag mural after single complaint amid claims it is 'racial slur'

Cafe owner Nina Stevenson, who runs Cookie Corner in New Milton, Hampshire, has been told to remove a Union Flag mural painted onto the outside wall of her business.

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4 d. ago Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the seat of U.S. military power

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5 d. ago Woman who unfurled union flag from east London council building has charges against her dropped

Sarah White, 40, was arrested for public order offences after a migrant protest in August

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5 d. ago Charges are dropped against woman who waved Union flag from council HQ during Epping migrant hotel protest

Sarah White, 40, climbed the steps of the Epping Forest building after marching from the Bell Hotel where she had given a speech on August 31.

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5 d. ago Red Tractor ad banned following complaint about ‘farmed with care’ claim

River Action said the ad exaggerated the benefits of Red Tractor endorsement because some farms had not met environmental standards.

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6 d. ago Tommy Robinson’s trial delayed because he is going to Israel

Robinson denies failing to comply with counter-terrorism powers at the Channel Tunnel last year by refusing to give up the pin for his phone.

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7 d. ago Gary Neville is living proof sport and politics shouldn't mix

OPINION: Gary Neville is living proof why sport and politics should never mix after the Sky Sports pundit faced fearsome backlash for his dimwitted outburst at people who pay his wages

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8 d. ago Richard Bacon sparks fury by claiming if you fly a Union Jack flag 'you'd prefer Britain to be more white'

Bacon, who was previously a Blue Peter presenter and later a BBC Radio 5 Live host, spoke out following comments on flags by football pundit Gary Neville.

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1 week ago Outrage as TfL 'refuses' to remove video encouraging people to take cats on London Underground

Outrage as TfL 'refuses' to remove video encouraging people to take cats on London Underground  My London

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1 week ago Nigel Farage is 'amazed' Sky Sports have not sacked Gary Neville after the 'detached from reality' football pundit tore down Union Flag

Gary Neville, 50, has drawn criticism after accusing 'angry, middle-aged white men' of fostering division in Britain by 'using the Union Jack in a negative fashion'.

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1 week ago Mayor, residents call for London councilmember to resign after using racial slur

Mayor, residents call for London councilmember to resign after using racial slur  Lexington Herald Leader

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1 week ago Teenage girl suspended from school after breaking 'ridiculous' uniform rule

Izobella Dawson, 13, was suspended from school after she refused to remove her 'invisible' earrings that were hiding her piercings

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1 week ago Girl, 13, suspended from school for four days after breaking 'ridiculous' uniform rule

A mother has criticised her daughter's school after the 13-year-old was suspended for refusing to follow their request to remove an accessory

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1 week ago Sky Sports 'make Gary Neville decision' after Union flag video

The former Man United defender sparked controversy in some quarters

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1 week ago Term ‘disabled’ being used too widely, shadow work and pensions secretary says – UK politics live

Helen Whateley says ‘millions are sitting on the sofa at home’Mel Stride, the shadow chancellor, was doing an interview round for the Conservatives this morning, and Miatta Fahnbulleh, the faith and communities minister, was on the air on behalf of the government. They were both asked about the latest development in the flag phenomenon – the former footballer turned property developer Gary Neville saying that he took down a union flag flying at one of his building sites because he felt it was being used in a “negative fashion”.Asked if Neville (a Labour supporter) had a point, Fahnbulleh told ITV’s Good Morning Britain:I think he’s really right, that there are people who are trying to divide us at the moment I spent a lot of time going around our communities, talking to people. People are ground down. We’ve had a decade-and-a-half in which living standards haven’t budged and people have seen their communities held down. And you will get people trying to stoke division, trying to bla...

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2 w. ago Tory plan to scrap green energy measures called ‘contradictory nonsense’ by environment groups – UK politics live

Shadow energy secretary’s plans dismissed as ‘dead wrong’ by environment groupsMel Stride, the shadow chancellor, was doing an interview round for the Conservatives this morning, and Miatta Fahnbulleh, the faith and communities minister, was on the air on behalf of the government. They were both asked about the latest development in the flag phenomenon – the former footballer turned property developer Gary Neville saying that he took down a union flag flying at one of his building sites because he felt it was being used in a “negative fashion”.Asked if Neville (a Labour supporter) had a point, Fahnbulleh told ITV’s Good Morning Britain:I think he’s really right, that there are people who are trying to divide us at the moment I spent a lot of time going around our communities, talking to people. People are ground down. We’ve had a decade-and-a-half in which living standards haven’t budged and people have seen their communities held down. And you will get people trying to stoke divisi...

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2 w. ago ‘First job bonus’ worth £5k planned for young people, Stride tells Tory conference – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor sets out spending plans as party conference continues in ManchesterMel Stride, the shadow chancellor, was doing an interview round for the Conservatives this morning, and Miatta Fahnbulleh, the faith and communities minister, was on the air on behalf of the government. They were both asked about the latest development in the flag phenomenon – the former footballer turned property developer Gary Neville saying that he took down a union flag flying at one of his building sites because he felt it was being used in a “negative fashion”.Asked if Neville (a Labour supporter) had a point, Fahnbulleh told ITV’s Good Morning Britain:I think he’s really right, that there are people who are trying to divide us at the moment I spent a lot of time going around our communities, talking to people. People are ground down. We’ve had a decade-and-a-half in which living standards haven’t budged and people have seen their communities held down. And you will get people trying to stoke ...

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2 w. ago Gary Neville hits out after removing union flag from Manchester development site

The former Manchester United captain says the flag was being ‘used in a negative fashion’ by ‘angry, middle-aged white men’

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2 w. ago Gary Neville says he took down union flag being ‘used in a negative fashion’

Footballer turned developer questions spate of flag raisings and says ‘we’re all being turned on each other’Gary Neville has revealed he removed a union flag from one of his Manchester development sites because it was being “used in a negative fashion”, as he urged his followers to question what it means to be patriotic.In a video posted on Friday, the day after a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue, the former footballer turned property developer said he believed that “we’re all being turned on each other”, attributing much of the blame for the divide to “angry, middle-aged white men who know exactly what they’re doing”. Continue reading...

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