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Nationalist group leaders agree to stop hoisting St George’s flags in Oxfordshire

Local council secures high court injunction against four leaders of Raise the Colours campaign and ‘persons unknown’

The Guardian - UK

Voices: ‘The far right have hijacked the flag of St George’: Council flag ban sparks reader backlash

YOUR VIEWS: Our community are split over Oxfordshire Council’s bid to ban flags on lampposts. While some saw them as a source of division, others argued they’re a legitimate expression of national pride

The Independent UK

Cross purposes: how the England flag got caught in a tug-of-war between rightwing nationalists and football fans

Last summer the St George’s cross was co-opted by anti-immigrant groups. Now, as the World Cup begins, some communities are reclaiming it as a symbol of a very different sort of pride

The Guardian - UK

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Road rage leads to record levels of abuse with road repair company issuing bodycameras to its staff

Staff have been threatened with a knife and a baseball bat and have been abused for removing St George flags from lampposts

The Independent UK

‘A wonderful job’ – Camilla praises hospital’s new rooftop garden

The Queen opened the space after touring the green oasis at St George’s Hospital in Tooting.

Evening Standard

UK flag row turns ugly: Council workers face threats over Union Jack removals across England

Shropshire Council staff and elected members are facing abuse and intimidation over the removal of unauthorized Union Jack and St George's flags. These installations, believed to have spread from Birmingham, are causing safety concerns and financial burdens for residents. Other councils, like Oxfordshire, are also grappling with similar issues and…

The Times of India

Shropshire council staff met with rising ‘abuse and intimidation’ over removal of flags

Authority says workers and councillors ‘threatened for explaining the council’s position’ as union jack and St George’s flags taken down

The Guardian - UK

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‘Our duty is to bring people together’: interfaith St George’s Day events seek to counter hatred

Amid rising antisemitism and anti-Muslim bigotry, community and faith leaders stress the need for unity

The Guardian - UK

Royal Lytham And St George's The Favorites To Host 2028 Open Championship

Royal Lytham & St Annes and Royal St George's are the two favorites as the R&A are reportedly set to finally announce the host for the 2028 Open Championship

Golf Monthly

‘Some try to hijack our flag’: Keir Starmer’s stern message to ‘fake patriots’ on St George's Day

Marking St George's Day, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a strong message against what he termed “plastic patriotism”, accusing some groups of misusing the St George's Cross to spread hate and division.

The Times of India

Can the England flag ever be cool again? Gen Z are taking back control

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Our flag is having a PR crisis thanks to far-right demonstrations and the Raise the Colours movement. On St George’s Day, with the World Cup fast approaching, Lydia Spencer-Elliott talks to those determined to reclaim it as a symbol of hope not hate

The Independent UK

Penrith rewrite record books in Storm thrashing

Penrith have produced the best start to a season since the great St George side of the 1960s, after handing Melbourne their biggest defeat in 18 years.

AAP

Tearful Formula 1 PR boss praises London NHS heart surgeons who saved his life

Matt Bishop felt like his chest ‘was about to explode’ during a routine gym session

Evening Standard

Rotherham council accused of ignoring ‘flag terror’ with £500 grants for St George’s and union flags

Labour council says flags must not be ‘surrendered’ to far right but there are concerns in town hit by racial tension

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Church of England hits out at far right’s use of St George’s Cross to ‘intimidate’ after flags row

Leading bishops call for national flag to be ‘symbol of unity’ as anti-migrant activists co-opt Christian imagery

Evening Standard

Two men die from falls in two days at overstretched A&E in south London hospital

Inquests on December 2 last year found David Ward died as a result of an accident contributed to by neglect, while Debapriya Ghosh died from an accidental fall

Evening Standard

Hospital crisis as two men die after being left without nursing care in south London

Two men died a day apart after falling over when they were left unsupervised at an overstretched South London hospital.

Evening Standard

Eighties star back on song thanks to NHS doctors after career-wrecking vocal injury

Mama Used To Say soul legend Junior Giscombe, who was treated at St George’s Hospital, feared he might never sing again

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Hundreds of low-paid NHS hospital staff win improved terms after strike threat

More than 330 workers, mainly cleaners, caterers and porters, at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospital group had voted to strike

The Independent UK

St George’s flags create ‘no go zones’ for NHS staff, health leaders warn

NHS staff have felt ‘deliberately intimidated’ by St George’s flags, warned one trust leader

The Guardian - UK

‘Beyond ironic’: Reform-led council says flags must come down so Christmas lights can go up

Kent county council says union flags and flags of St George must come off street lights because of safety concerns

Evening Standard

Sir Gareth Southgate says row over flying St George's flag risks wrecking national 'unity'

Sir Gareth Southgate has insisted there is more to ‘bond us all than separate us’

The Guardian - UK

Pitch invaders disrupt League Two game in ‘Gary Neville is a traitor’ flag protest

Salford’s match with Oldham was briefly disrupted when two men in anti-Gary Neville shirts tried to plant a cross of St George flag in the centre circle

Evening Standard

‘Miracle’ mum who lost 22 pints of blood giving birth returns to thank NHS staff that saved her life

Harriet Paget, 36, was so touched by care she received at St George’s Hospital she named her daughter after a consultant

Evening Standard

Police investigating threats over council’s flag removal plans

Derby City Council councillor Sarah Chambers said she had received a rape threat after announcing the plans last week.

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