Tributes have been paid to a 'true giant' of local politics. Flags at Bury town hall are being flown at half-mast in honour ...

At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was ...

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Rates of bowel cancer in young people are rising more sharply in England than in many other countries around the world, a study has found. Early onset bowel cancer in those aged 25 to 49 is ...

After the surprise ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following a sweeping campaign by opposition militia, Syrians have raised a new flag to represent the overthrow of nearly six decades o ...

Assad's ouster marks a major turning point, ending a 50-year dynasty. Celebrations erupted as opposition flags, symbolizing resistance to Assad's regime, replaced his portraits across the nation ...

Cheerful crowds gathered in central Damascus, waving the Syrian revolutionary flag in scenes similar to that of the early days of the Arab Spring uprising before a violent crackdown and the rise of ...

The green-white-black-red opposition flags were seen across Syria. Syrian rebels declared the fall of President Bashar al-Assad today, less than two weeks after a lightning offensive that ended ...

The rebel flags are currently flying high across the country, and have replaced the posters of Mr Assad, which loomed throughout the streets of Damascus. And it is not only in Syria that the ...

If you’re a mayor or councillor, you better be careful the next time some advocacy group comes to you demanding that you raise their flag or make a proclamation in their honour. A local ...

England's 323-run victory is their seventh-largest victory all time in terms of runs; it helps clinch a first away series win in two years and first success in New Zealand since 2008; Joe Root ...