35 h. ago England flag painted on beautiful hill chalking 'as bad as cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree'

Police launch criminal damage probe over historic hillside horse chalking

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5 d. ago 'My England flag has been torn down six times in six days. I am not a racist'

Police investigating after alleged criminal damage and harassment

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6 d. ago St George’s Cross appears on city’s zebra crossings as flags hoisted across country

St George’s Cross flags have been hung on lampposts and painted on zebra crossings in York.

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7 d. ago Sycamore Gap tree grew for more than 100 years before vandals chopped it down

New research by Historic England has established just how long the world famous symbol of nature stood before it was felled by two vandals, causing widespread outrage

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7 d. ago Scientists work out how old Sycamore Gap tree was before it was felled

Two men have been jailed for cutting down the iconic tree

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7 d. ago Sycamore Gap's age revealed: Iconic tree that was felled by yobs is dated using expert technique

The tree, which stood next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was cut down by two chainsaw-wielding men in September 2023.

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1 week ago Ruben Amorim can't cut it at Man Utd and that's bad news for fan

Calamity Man Utd boss looks certain to lave Old Trafford so fill your boots with a bet and there's plenty more in this week's Wardy's Wagers

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1 week ago Never mind the flag bans, where are the policies? Assessing 100 days of Reform

Some are happy to see new faces in the chambers but many are frustrated with a lack of improvements on the ground since party’s sweeping victories“This motion is bizarre to say the least,” said a bemused Doncaster Labour councillor as Reform proposed that the council fly no flags apart from the union flag from its buildings.It would not just mean no Pride flag on Pride Day, a debate heard. It would mean no white rose flag on Yorkshire Day, no Rovers flag celebrating the football team winning the league, no St George’s flag marking England’s Lionesses’ Euros triumph, and no green flags celebrating municipal park management achievements in the city’s green spaces. The motion was “a waste of time and a waste of resources”, one councillor said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police looking for pair who painted England flags on Islamic centre

The two men also used spray paint to write ‘this is England’ on the building in Vange, Essex

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1 week ago Lad warned 'what the f*** do you think you're doing?' in ugly Union flag clash

A cyclist was confronted by a local in a pub after he removed a Union Jack and England flag that had been put up on a bridge in Didsbury

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2 w. ago Council's urgent safety warning after St George's flag sprayed on roundabouts

The council's warning comes after the England flag has appeared in several locations around Greater Manchester, including on a roundabout in Fitton Hill in Oldham

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2 w. ago England flags and fascist symbols plastered around Welsh village

People living in Henllys, Cwmbran woke up on Tuesday to find parts of their community vandalised with the England flag and in one case a Nazi symbol

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2 w. ago England flag painted onto roundabout in Welsh town as police investigate

A council spokesperson said repair work will cause disruption for drivers

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2 w. ago Voices: The prevalence of England’s flag is a ghastly reminder of the National Front

Ever since the National Front co-opted the St George’s flag in the 70s, its presence has become a shorthand for ‘You’re not wanted here’, writes Sharan Dhaliwal

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2 w. ago Man arrested after woman racially abused while England flags were painted on homes in Essex

Essex Police arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage

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2 w. ago From patriotic to racist – can the England flag ever be reclaimed?

A group raising money to get every lamp post in their village adorned with the ‘beautiful’ St George’s flag has been met with backlash. Helen Coffey asks whether the far right’s commandeering of our national symbol means it’s forever tainted

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3 w. ago St George's flag rules after council in England takes down 200

This summer has reportedly seen an increase in the number of St George flags being flown on cars and houses

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3 w. ago 'Hateful' professor who insists St George's Flag 'represents racism, not patriotism' and should be CHANGED leaves TV viewers outraged

Good Morning Britain viewers were left outraged by a guest who proposed removing the St George's flag from England. The flag is currently being used to oppose immigration into the UK.

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3 w. ago Good Morning Britain viewers outraged as 'hateful' guest insists St George's Flag 'represents racism, not patriotism' and should be CHANGED

Good Morning Britain viewers were left outraged by a guest who proposed removing the St George's flag from England. The flag is currently being used to oppose immigration into the UK.

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3 w. ago ‘Don’t call this racist’: row grows over motives behind England flag campaign

Organisers say they are just being patriotic but some suspect far right is behind ‘dangerous’ lamp-post movement“This is NOT racist never has been never will be,” reads the fundraising page of a group calling itself the Wythall Flaggers, which by Tuesday afternoon had raised more than £2,000, mostly in small donations of £5 and £10. “We have members of the community of all ethnicities and religions stopping by and praising what we are doing so please don’t call this racist.”The money, according to the page’s organiser, will be used for “coating the local community in England flags as this is home and we should be patriotic and proud We need help to cover every street in Wythall with our beautiful St George’s cross.” Continue reading...

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