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Miners' families fly flags at 'Camp Hope'

September 02, 2010
A small forest of national flags have been placed at the entrance of the Chilean mine, now dubbed 'Camp Hope', where 33 miners have been trapped for more than three weeks. The families and... Read More

Philippine gunman coffin flag condemned by China

August 31, 2010
Chinese officials have been outraged at the decision to drape the Philippine flag over the coffin of the renegade former police officer who killed eight Hong Kong tourists in last week's dramatic... Read More

Russian opposition flag charges rejected

August 26, 2010
A Russian court has ordered further investigation of charges against three leading opposition politicians stemming from their raising of a giant Russian flag in Moscow on the weekend, to celebrate Fla... Read More

Italian group want flags removed from video game

August 24, 2010
Officials from the Italian city of Siena have called in their lawyers after Sony used flags associated with the city's famed Palio di Siena bare-back horse racing in the new Gran Turismo 5 video ... Read More

Ulverston monument will reopen with flag-raising

August 19, 2010
The Sir John Barrow Monument will re-open at 12.15pm this Sunday, 22 August at Ulverston. Sir Anthony Barrow, the 7th Baronet of Ulverson, and also the great, great, great grandson of Sir John Barrow... Read More

Malawian flag change prompts prosecution threat

August 17, 2010
Last week's official changing of the Malawian flag has been followed by warnings from the government that anyone caught displaying the old flag will be arrested and prosecuted. The stark warnin... Read More

Flagmakers appear on Newsnight to comment on EU flag fine

August 12, 2010
Flagmakers Turtle & Pearce have appeared on current affairs programme Newsnight to discuss the £150 million fine that has been levied after the UK was accused of failing to fly the EU flag. ... Read More

Blue Flag status not deserved on all beaches

August 10, 2010
Campaigners from Surfers Against Sewage are saying that three beaches in Cornwall should no longer hold their Blue Flag status. The environmental charity has claimed that Polzeath, Carbis Bay and Gyl... Read More

Singapore becoming a sea of flags for its national day

August 05, 2010
Singapore is preparing to blanket its streets with thousands of its national flags, as part of a high-profile celebration of the country's national day. The official theme of this year's c... Read More

Papal flags proving popular for Pope's visit

August 03, 2010
Commemorative replica flags are expected to be the top selling piece of papal memorabilia in the UK for the forthcoming visit to Britain by Pope Benedict in September. The four-day visit – the... Read More