4 h. ago Bristol City fan dies after falling from lamppost while hanging up Union Jack flags

Reformed football 'casual' Paul Lumber had raised funds to acquire more flags in the weeks before his fall

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5 h. ago Football fan and author, 60, dies after falling from ladder while putting up Union Flags on lampposts

Paul Lumber, 60, was one of the leading figures in Bristol City's notorious City Service Firm and published author of books about the 'football casuals' scene of the 1980s.

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6 h. ago Football fan dies after falling from lamppost while putting up Union Jack flags

Paul Lumber, 60, one of Bristol City’s most well-known fans and former a member of the notorious City Service Firm, died after he fell from a ladder while hanging up Union Jack flags near his home

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7 h. ago Man tragically falls to death after hanging Union Jack flags on lampposts

Paul Lumber, 60, fell from a ladder while hanging flags in South Bristol and never regained consciousness after being placed in an induced coma. Tributes have now poured in

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11 h. ago Man dies after falling from lamppost putting up Union Jack flag

Paul Lumber died after falling from a ladder while hanging Union Jack flags on lampposts near his home

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6 d. ago Charlton Athletic fan dies after medical emergency as Portsmouth game abandoned

Championship match was paused with 12 minutes played as supporter was taken ill

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6 d. ago Charlton Athletic announce tragic death of fan during abandoned Portsmouth match

Charlton's home clash with Portsmouth was abandoned in the opening stages of the first half after a medical emergency, with The Addick's now confirming his tragic death

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3 w. ago We live in Britain's Union Jack capitals... woke council jobsworths taking down our flags is treason!

Local councils have spent at least £70,000 removing flags put up following Operation Raise the Colours, which encouraged people to put up Union Jacks and St George's flags.

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