The blue rectangle, originally adopted from the Union Flag since erstwhile Malaya was a British colony, now means unity of the people of the country. The flag was adopted on May 26, 1950.

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that it is not an offence in Nigeria to hoist the flag of any country. Falana made ...

This short film explores the countries that make up the United Kingdom and identifies a key human and physical feature of each one. It also shares the flags of the countries that make up the ...

If you’ve ever seen the back of a cruise ship and wondered why it bears the name of a seemingly random country, you’re not ...

The Red Ensign flag is flown on British commercial vessels at sea The cargo ship Stena Impero, seized by Iran last week, was sailing under a British flag - but it was owned by a Swedish company ...

In 1963, Canada embarked on a seemingly harmless attempt to create its own flag but the issue revealed a nation hotly divided on what symbol should unite the country. The parliamentary debate on ...

A commemorative flag created in Bradford has been ... "We actually wrote to the various prime ministers of the countries that were part of the British Commonwealth. And they they welcomed us.

Each country's team is preceded into the Olympic Stadium ... drawing the fury of an outraged crowd that had watched every other nation dip its flag in tribute to the British royals. In fact, the U.S.

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has condemned the recent prosecution of minors for alleged treason over their involvement in ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for COVID surveillance that can signal the rise of new variants before they are widespread. The study, led by the American Museum of Natural History and ...

I never thought I would write these words. Is our national sport of British Airways (BA) bashing getting out of hand? I’ve been one of the flag carrier’s harshest critics in recent years. To this day, ...