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	<title><![CDATA[Giant Jubilee flag flown in Romford]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:54:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[While Union Jack flags are being hoisted from public buildings around the country in preparation for the summer&rsquo;s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, few are on the scale of the flag being flown in th...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Rise in Blue Flag beaches in 2012]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:19:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[The announcement of the Blue Flag beaches for 2012 has seen nine more beaches in England given the right to fly the coveted flags.

Seventy-nine English beaches will be able to hoist the flags over th...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Guernsey flag raised a day early to avoid bad weather]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:17:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[The traditional annual raising of the Guernsey flag at the island&rsquo;s Grosse Rocque was brought forward a day this week, to try to avoid predicted bad weather. 

The event &ndash; which is held ev...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Sheffield mum &#039;driving&#039; the flag on her car bonnet]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:37:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[A Sheffield mum will be driving rather than flying the national flag to mark the summer of national celebrations, after having the bonnet of her car spray painted with the Union Jack.

Jo Simpson said...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[West End decked out in Union Jack flags to mark Jubilee]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 17:46:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[London&rsquo;s West End is flying Union Jack flags to mark the Queen&rsquo;s Diamond Jubilee.

There are now 147 Union Jack flags decorating Oxford Street, as well as 10 fashion flags which aim to cel...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Salisbury decorates with flags in preparation for Queen&#039;s arrival]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:13:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[The streets of Salisbury have been decorated with Union Jack flags in preparation for a visit from the Queen today.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were scheduled to visit the Wiltshire Jubilee c...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Ilfracombe flag theft an &#039;act of treason&#039;]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:26:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[Councillors in the North Devon town of Ilfracombe have said the repeated theft of a national flag from one of the town&rsquo;s most prominent flagpoles is nothing short of an &ldquo;act of treason&rdq...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Lancashire police face criticism for not flying flag]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:43:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[The police station in the Lancashire town of Accrington is receiving some flack for failing to fly the St George&rsquo;s Cross flag from the station&rsquo;s flagpole on the national day this week. 

T...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Gravesham youngsters design Olympic spirit flags]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:53:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[Five youngsters from Gravesham in Kent have seen their flag designs hoisted in the town&rsquo;s Community Square after winning a public competition. 

The town saw more than 1,000 local children enter...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Resources limit Sussex flag raising]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:41:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[The town of Crowborough in East Sussex is to be more selective in its tradition of raising flags in the town to commemorate certain days, as it does not have the staff or resources to continue with th...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Irish flag issue to be discussed at Stormont]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:03:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLAs) are to discuss whether the tricolour flag of the Republic of Ireland should be flown over Stormont. 

The contentious issue is to be discussed by the As...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Official Olympic Celebration flag raised over Downham Market]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:56:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[An official Olympic Celebration flag has been raised over Downham Market, courtesy of the hard work and creativity of one young pupil of Downham Prep School. 

Eleven-year-old Lilly Skeels designed th...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Flag formation created to highlight dyslexia]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:56:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[An artist has planted hundreds of miniature flags in a display at Richmond College in Surrey, to help dyslexic students learn about how are can help them cope with their dyslexia. 

Jon Adams, a fello...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tyneside children create human Olympic flag]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:32:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[Children in North Tyneside have decided to mark the advent of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by creating a huge, human flag on their playing field.
 
The pupils from Holystone Primary School en...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Construction company donates new flag to village]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:31:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[The village of Eglwysbach in North Wales has received a brand new flag for the village flagpole thanks to a building company that has been working in the village.

School children, residents and local...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Football fan banned for 10 years for flag taunting]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:35:00 BST</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[A football fan has been banned from the terraces for ten years, after taunting Leeds United supporters by waving a Turkish flag at a game. 

The Millwall fan unfurled the flag at the clash between the...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Olympic kit inspired by Union Jack flag]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[Stella McCartney has said she took great inspiration from the Union Jack flag design for her newly-launched official kit for Britain&rsquo;s Olympic athletes. 

The designer has worked with Adidas on ...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Chip shop owners vow to keep Union flag on front of shop]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[The owners of a Lancashire fish and chip shop have said they will not be taking the Union Jack flag sign down from the front of their shop, despite being told it is &ldquo;not suitable for a semi-rura...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Asda sparks union flag packaging row]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[Supermarket chain Asda has courted controversy over its stance on the Union Jack flag, after it warned suppliers that they risked offending customers in Scotland and Northern Ireland if they used the ...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Mumbai attacks survivor to carry Olympic flag]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[One of the military flag bearers at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be a navy reservist who survived being seriously injured in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. 

Lt Harnish Patel ...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Armed forces personnel to be Olympic flag bearers]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[Members of the armed forces will act as the flag bearers from the Team Welcome and Victory Ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it has been announced. 

Some 176 service men and...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Council backs down and apologises over pirate flag furore]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[The local authority that threatened action over a seven-year-old&rsquo;s play Jolly Roger flag has backed down and sent a full apology to the boy and his family. 

Sara Steele and her partner Ronnie F...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Rutherglen campaigners call for greater respect for flag]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[People from Rutherglen in Scotland have called on their local council to pay more attention and respect to how the Union Jack flag is flown from their town hall.

The residents &ndash; known as Ruglon...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Biker to fight in court to be able to fly flags]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[A benevolent biker who raises money for armed forces charities is fighting to continue to be able to fly the flags of the armed services from his motorbike. 

Broderick Mills, from Streatham, South Lo...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Cardiff football fan flies flags to show his support]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[A dedicated fan of Cardiff City Football club has flagged up his support for the club ahead of the Carling Cup final against Liverpool this weekend, by flying multiple club flags from the front of his...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Historic naval flags up for auction in US]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[Flags from the US Navy&#039;s historical ship, the Constitution, are to go under the hammer at auction. Collectors from around the world are expected at the April 30 Freeman&#039;s auction in Philadel...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Jersey Boat Show launches flag design competition]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[Children on the Channel Island of Jersey have been set the challenge of designing a brand new flag for the island&rsquo;s 2012 Boat Show. 

The flag art challenge has been launched by Jersey Marinas a...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Flag-flying Thames flotilla to mark Queen&#039;s Diamond Jubilee]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[A flotilla of flag-flying boats from across the UK will sail down the River Thames in London in June as one of the centre pieces of the Queen&rsquo;s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

More than 1,000 boa...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[Volunteers repair and restore war memorial flagpole]]></title>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[A team of volunteers in the town of Atherton, near Wigan, have succeeded in mending and reinstating one of the flagpoles at the town war memorial, after it was damaged by severe storms recently. 

The...]]>
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	<title><![CDATA[EU to urge British sports teams to wear EU flag]]></title>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<![CDATA[The European Parliament is to strongly urge Britain&rsquo;s sports teams to wear the EU flag on their kits, following a vote that went heavily in favour of increasing the flag&rsquo;s visibility.

The...]]>
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