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Gardaí arrested one person after scuffles broke out between protesters and the Public Order Unit outside Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery. Efforts were made to burn a Union Jack and bangers were exploded, one of which was thrown at lines of gardaí and led to the brief altercation. […] A group of about 100 people, mostly men, gathered to protest at the unveiling ceremony in the cemetery of a “Remembrance Wall” listing the names of all those who died in the 1916 Easter Rising, including British soldiers. Many of those present carried banners and placards bearing the logo of the 32 County...

A TAXI taxi driver has been banned from having a St George's Cross sticker in her cab - because it could discriminate against foreigners. Patriotic Denise Said, 56, has three English flag signs stuck on the doors and boot of her vehicle. But after one complaint from a rival cab firm she was stunned to receive a letter from the council accusing her of breaching equality laws. Teignbridge Council in Devon said the stickers would leave anyone who is not English at a "disadvantage in their day to day life". The local authority says it will refuse to renew Denise's...

'Cuba has been swept by a new craze - the red, white and blue of the UK's flag. The Union flag is now all the rage, sported by young Cubans on their clothes, nails - and even spotted as tattoos, and shaved into the back of people's heads. While for some it is just another fashion symbol, others say the trend began with the London Olympics, which were followed avidly in Cuba and hugely popular.'

England Branded Least Patriotic Nation in Europe As Citizens Are Too Scared To Fly The Flag By STEVE DOUGHTY 20th April 2010 The English rate themselves the least patriotic nation in Europe, a poll suggests. Almost half said their country had lost its identity in the face of European interference and political correctness. The findings were published in advance of St George’s Day which, as two thirds of those polled did not know, is on April 23 – this Friday. 'Scared': English people said they fear being branded racist if they fly the St George flag. They showed that on...

AUSTRALIA should get a new flag that ditches the Union Jack, according to TV presenter Ray Martin. Martin said yesterday he would lead a campaign to replace the existing "colonial" flag. "I object to having the British flag in the corner of our flag," he said. "We have well and truly reached the point where we should have our own flag. I think we have to grow up and move on to the next stage,"

AUSTRALIA Day celebrations are set to be hijacked by a major push for a new flag. TV legend Ray Martin is leading the bold campaign, describing the existing design as "colonial". "I object to having the British flag in the corner of our flag," Martin told the Herald Sun. "We have well and truly reached the point where we should have our own flag. I think we have to grow up and move on to the next stage." The push for a new flag comes as Labor Party sources confirmed the Federal Government, if re-elected this year, will hold a...

A police station has come under fire after officers replaced its Union Jack with a gay rights flag. New Met police chief Sir Paul Stephenson was said to be outraged when he was told the gay emblem was raised outside Limehouse Station in east London. It replaced the Union Jack and was put up by officers in recognition of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Month celebrated in February. But Sir Paul ordered it be hauled down immediately after Met rules state only the Union Jack and the force's own flag can fly from police buildings. One officer said: 'I couldn't believe...

Brown lifts ban on national flagThe union flag is flying over Downing Street after Gordon Brown scrapped a rule saying it could be flown only on certain days of the year. The prime minister said it will now be up to individual public offices when they fly Britain's national flag. He said: "When I came into government I realised that you could only fly the flag on 18 days in the year and I thought that was wrong." He said he also wanted to promote British values of liberty and fairness. Mr Brown made "Britishness" a key theme in his...

Following threats by extremist Islamic group, several corporations, chain of pubs ban England flag Following warnings by extremist Islamic group al-Muhajiroun, in which the group said that the red cross in the England flag symbolizes the 'blood thirsty crusaders' and the occupation of Muslims, some of the largest companies in England have ordered their workers not to wave the flags. The flag has recently appeared in England on everything from bikinis to cars, and sold in endless versions in stores. But the Islamic protest forced some corporations, such as cable companies NTL, Heathrow airport in London, and even the Drivers...

Britain's national flag - the union jack - has been given the makeover treatment, in the hope of reflecting a more modern society. It's become the marketing executive's remedy for any organisation's ills. From BT to BP, the Labour Party to the Lottery, hardly a business or institution has escaped the rebranding bug. Now moves are afoot to redesign that most sacred of British hallmarks - the union flag. A campaign is being launched to modernise the red, white and blue flag by adding a touch of black to reflect multicultural Britain in the 21st Century. The proposed new flag...

A call for the Union flag to include the colour black to reflect multicultural Britain has been dismissed as "ridiculous tokenism" by a Scottish Tory MSP. Charity worker Nigel Turner, who is launching the campaign, said the change would help mark the diversity in the UK. His campaign called reFLAG aims to have a new flag by 2006 when it will 400 years since the royal decree which brought together the flags of England and Scotland. But Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, said the idea was a non-starter and would do nothing to "stamp out racism". Mr Turner,...

Unidentified Royal Marines sit with a British Union flag atop of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's palace at Basra in southern Iraq, April 7, 2003. British paratroopers guarded by tanks and helicopter gunships walked unopposed into the center of Iraq's second city of Basra on Monday, meeting a warm reception in the narrow streets of the old quarter. REUTERS /Jon Mills/POOL