After nearly 400 years of symbolising four nations united in one flag, what would the Union Flag look like without the blue and white of the Saltire? The question is being posed by flag experts ...

A horizontal rod had been inserted through a hem at the top of the flag, but the astronauts had trouble pulling the telescoping rod all the way out, leading to that rippling effect. In other words ...

The claim: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has "banned the Union flag for the Queen's birthday", limiting its use at government buildings to one day a year. The verdict: It was actually ...

Yet the way this General Election is being fought suggests that far from less flag waving in future ... start of a new phase of banner rippling. It suits the Scottish conservatives for it to ...

The debate over Scottish independence has brought the future of the Union Flag into focus. The Union Flag, which was adopted in 1801, combines the crosses of England and Wales, Scotland and ...

The flags of Scotland have long provoked enthusiastic and drawn-out arguments over the origins. In simple terms, there are two ‘recognised’ Scottish flags - the Saltire and the Lion Rampant.