LONDON, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's hard to avoid the fact that this summer the British public are set to experience two of the most patriotic events (other than

LEICESTER, England, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 2012 is the year to hang bunting across every British street and fly the Union Jack. For, Britain will be marking the

HOLBROOK, N.Y., June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AmericanFlags.com is encouraging every American to fly a US flag on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in observance of Flag Day.

New research from Queen's University Belfast shows the number of paramilitary flags now flown on arterial routes in Northern Ireland during July has more than halved.

A British council said the Union Jack will no longer fly over its town hall due to safety concerns about the 8-foot ladder used to hoist the flag. Officials with the South Kesteven District Council said its town hall in Bourne, England, will no longer fly the British flag for occasions, including Armed Forces Day and the upcoming Queen's birthday June 14, because it is too dangerous for the site manager to climb an 8-foot ladder to install the flag on the building's pole, The Sun reported Tuesday. Brian Fines, 72, a member of the council and former mayor as well as a former lieutenant colonel in the military, said the decision is an insult to veterans and armed services members. What a sad and sick society we're becoming, he said.