6 h. ago Police probe launched after historic white horse landmark was altered to feature St George's Cross

The famous Westbury White Horse, which has been carved into a Wiltshire hillside for 350 years was draped with red fabric to resemble the English flag on September 9.

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28 h. ago Police launch murder probe after man found with fatal injuries in Lisburn

The 42-year-old died in hospital on Monday morning following an incident in the Wardsborough Road area of the city.

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3 d. ago Woman raped in 'brutal racist attack' as police launch probe

Officers received the report of the serious sexual assault involving a British-born woman in her 20s at 8.30am on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago Nine Metropolitan Police officers suspended as probe is launched into behaviour of Charing Cross cops

The police watchdog said its inquiry follows a mandatory conduct referral from the Met on Thursday involving nine serving officers, a former officer and a serving designated detention officer.

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4 d. ago Nine suspended as probe launched into behaviour of Charing Cross police officers

The police watchdog said the officers being investigated range in rank from police constable to sergeant.

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4 d. ago Two people rushed to hospital after 'taking unwell' in Glasgow as police launch probe

Emergency services were called to Cresswell Street in the Hillhead area, in the west end, after the alarm was raised at around 2.20pm on Friday.

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5 d. ago Police launch probe after Labour MP Sharon Hodgson's constituency office is 'set on fire' and vandalised

Flames were seen at the Washington and Gateshead South MP's office in Concord, Washington last night.

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6 d. ago Watchdog launches probe after man dies in custody after being tasered by police

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it is investigating after the 23-year-old died in hospital.

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6 d. 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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7 d. ago Historic white horse landmark is altered so it features a St George's Cross as 'Operation Raise the Colours' continues across the UK

The famous Westbury White Horse, which has been carved into Wiltshire hillside for 350 years, has had two lengths of red fabric pinned to it in a statement which apes the recent flag-flying trend.

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8 d. ago Banksy could finally be unmasked as police launch probe into new artwork on Royal Courts of Justice as potential 'criminal damage' of Grade I listed building

The Metropolitan Police said it has launched a probe into the graffiti sprayed on to the Royal Courts of Justice after receiving a report of 'criminal damage' and that enquiries are continuing.

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8 d. ago The moment a 'plastic patriot' spray paints St George's cross on local church

"The desecration of a church is outrageous. Enough is enough."

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8 d. ago ‘They just want a better life’: the UK households who host asylum seekers

The charity Refugees at Home helps volunteers with a spare room to lend take in people who have sought refugeUK politics live – latest updates“It’s heartbreaking for me, I don’t understand people putting up the flag,” said Mohammad, who crossed the Channel almost four years ago, desperate to escape persecution. Back then it was rare to see St George’s cross flags as frequently as he does driving around now. The flags are seen as divisive and dangerous in a climate of anti-migrant protests where political discourse is fixated on deportations, small boats and threats to withdraw the UK from human rights frameworks. It has left individuals who have sought refuge in the UK feeling anxious, upset and fearing repercussions.“Immigrants, they just want to have a better life. If our country was safe, was all right, we would never leave,” said Mohammad, who asked to use only his first name fearing reprisals. After facing persecution as a practising Christian in Shia-majority Iran, Mohammad le...

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1 week 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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1 week ago Lily Allen joins Ellie Goulding in hitting out at protesting Brits as she claims flying flags is 'only acceptable' during football tournaments

Allen, 40, told an episode of her Miss Me? podcast that she disagrees with the 'sheer volume' of people flying the St George's Cross.

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1 week ago Spraying of St George's Cross on clothes bank outside mosque being investigated by police as 'hate crime'

The first St George’s Cross was removed, but another was sprayed on the bank and reported to police the same day

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2 w. ago Mum and two kids found dead inside septic tank as police launch murder probe

A 32-year-old woman and her two young daughters, six and eight, have been found dead in a septic tank near their home in Poland. A murder investigation has been launched

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2 w. ago Boy, 12, dies after falling from playground equipment as police probe launched

Police have launched an investigation after the child was found seriously injured at a park in Winsford, near Manchester, UK, after falling from a piece of playground equipment

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2 w. ago Reform UK council removes St George’s flags and bunting over public safety fears

Durham County Council is removing the display of St George’s Cross and the Union flag over fears it could compromise public safety

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2 w. ago Historic building painted with St George’s Cross by vandals upsetting – council

Portsmouth Guildhall, a Victorian hall now used as an events venue, is one of a number of buildings and roads in the city which have been painted with the red-and-white symbol

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