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Second council removes St George’s flags hung by locals for maintenance

Birmingham City Council and Tower Hamlets Council have removed flags to maintain council infrastructure

The Independent UK

Patriotism ‘always important’ to Starmer, says No 10 amid flag row

St George’s Cross flags have been removed from council properties by two local authorities.

Evening Standard

Council removes St George’s flags hung by locals to upgrade street lighting

Residents have been putting up flags in Birmingham, but the council says lamppost attachments pose a safety risk

The Independent UK

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Sharks rueing missed opportunity as Dragons take points

St George Illawarra have defeated Cronulla 22-14 to keep their season on life support, defeating their rivals for the first time in five years

AAP

Serie A club release ‘It’s Coming Home’ kit with St George’s Cross

The St George’s Cross was associated with Genoa before it was adopted by England

The Independent UK

Australia 'happy' even after mixed day with bat

Nearly all of Australia's batters got starts in the second Test against the West Indies, but only Alex Carey and Beau Webster converted them to fifties.

AAP

'We have size Medium!' Brandy Melville opens sister store in Notting Hill for older audience

St George is a departure from the brand’s ‘one size fits most’ policy

Evening Standard

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Reform accused of seeking ban on flying Ukrainian flags over council buildings

Hard-right party says only St George’s and union jack flags to be permitted on or in its English council properties

The Guardian - UK

Row breaks out over Reform banning Ukraine flags from flying above town halls

Reform UK will only allow the union jack, St George’s flag and county flags on council buildings

The Independent UK

Reform says county standards will fly as well as Union and St George’s flags

The party took control of 10 local authorities in England at last week’s local elections, including Durham, Lancashire and Staffordshire.

Evening Standard

TalkTV Host Torches Keir Starmer in National Pride Row: ‘Embarrassed to Be English!’

Julia Hartley-Brewer didn’t hold back during her TalkTV show, taking a sharp swipe at Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his comments on reclaiming the St George’s flag.

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The ‘game changer’ heart failure treatment trialled in the UK that cuts deaths by two-thirds

St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London, and Morriston Hospital in Swansea, Wales, became the first two hospitals in the UK to treat patients with the innovative method

The Independent UK

London heart attack patient, 71, is Britain’s first to get lifesaving ‘chemotherapy-style’ treatment

Paul Curtis said he ‘got his life back’ by trusting specialists at St George’s Hospital, Tooting

Evening Standard

Tommy Banks's Easter recipe for roast hogget meatballs with a St George mushroom sauce

Tommy Banks shares his recipe for an Easter feast with a twist

Evening Standard

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Horrified surgeon tells of removing knives from youngsters’ chests at blade amnesty London hospital

NHS consultant Cleo Kenington revealed St George’s in Tooting treated 511 stab victims last year – nearly double the number in 2022

The Independent UK

First UK hospital knife amnesty has ‘terrifying’ results

St George’s hospital in Tooting, south London, introduced a knife amnesty bin last year.

Evening Standard

Hidden London: St George's, Bloomsbury, home to 'raunchy lions' and modern fashion shows

On Bloomsbury Way is a church of monumental history, writes John Darlington

Al Jazeera

The South African anti-apartheid cathedral that’s now a pro-Palestine hub

As Israel’s war on Gaza enters a second year, weekly vigils at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town call for peace.

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Luai, Cleary gear up for last ride and shot at history

Jarome Luai and Nathan Cleary are back together at Penrith NRL training, as they prepare for the last stretch in a combination that dates back to under-16s.

Evening Standard

OPINION - John Darlington on great London monuments: St George’s — London’s most eccentric church

In 1751, William Hogarth, the great London painter and satirist, produced Gin Lane, one of his famous etchings. This raucous image is a good place to introduce the story of the city’s most eccentric church, because in the background is the unique spire of St George’s in Bloomsbury.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Keir Starmer should steal Tory clothes and wear the flag of St George proudly

Like a spectral invigilator, George Orwell is never far from our political discourse. Yesterday, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer dramatised respectively the sharp distinction he drew in a famous 1945 essay between nationalism and patriotism. The Prime Minister, for his part, finally ensured that his Rwanda bill will become…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Sadiq Khan: On St George's day, I'm so glad we have reclaimed our flag from the far Right

England is a nation small in size but grand in vision. On this day of celebration, it is an opportunity for people to come together and mark with joy our country’s traditions, culture and history.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer asks Labour candidates to ‘fly the flag’ on St George’s Day

Labour leader uses Telegraph column to emphasise his patriotic stance, but some worry it may alienate ethnic minority voters

Evening Standard

Miracle baby saved at London hospital thanks to surgery while still (half) in the womb

A team of 50 medics crammed into an operation theatre at a London hospital to carry out a rare procedure to save a newborn baby’s life.

The Guardian - UK

Keep your shirt on, Keir, all this bluster over Nike’s St George’s Cross is a false flag

The Labour leader jumped on the critical bandwagon about the sports giant’s colourful new update of the England team’s kit, but the real outrage is the profiteering price tag

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