However, the red saltire was only added to the British flag to form the Union Flag after the 1800 Act of Union, which officially joined the Kingdom of Ireland with the Kingdom of Great Britain.

But all corners of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are represented in our editorial team, which makes us acutely aware that the Union flag doesn’t hold universal appeal in all parts of the ...

American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific ...

Since Confederation, the Canadian national flag had been the British Union Jack - a symbol of Canada's former colonial status. The Red Ensign - a modified version of the flag of the British ...

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The two magnificent west towers above the Great West Door were constructed from ... The Royal Air Force Flag is flown on the Commemoration of the Battle of Britain. The Royal Standard is flown ...

French president Emmanuel Macron was met with plenty of boos inside the Stade de France when he was introduced to the crowd ...

Japan went on to lose in the semi-finals to Mexico, who face the USA in the women's final on Friday Great Britain's hopes of a medal at the Flag Football World Championships were dashed as the ...

Quarterback Brittany Botterill was the tournament's Most Valuable Player as Great Britain won last year's ... after securing seventh place at the Flag Football World Championships.

ParalympicsGB finished with a bumper medal haul in Paris, and Lee Carsley’s spell as interim England boss started with a win ...

Great Britain's hopes of a medal at the Flag Football World Championships were dashed as the women's team were beaten by Japan on Thursday. GB started the day with a last-16 match against ...

The Great Britain women's team will play at the 2025 World Games after securing seventh place at the Flag Football World Championships. Next year's event in China is seen as crucial for GB's ...