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The Union flag is a symbol of oppression to many people - Yorkshire Post Letters

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Council leader said “this is not what we stand for” after Israeli flag pulled

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Tokyo Olympics: No rest for Leeds’ golden boy Pidcock as he targets Vuelta

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‘I knew I was in a good place,’ says Yorkshire’s Tom Pidcock

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Happy St. George’s Day 2021!

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Royal Mail stamp collection's 'supreme irony' over situation in UK - YP Letters

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'We will come back stronger': Gawthorpe World Coal Carrying Championship organis...

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YP Letters: Sir Patrick Stewart's star quality can't rewrite stale anti-Brexit s...

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YP Letters: In defence of Sainsbury's supermarket

Boris Johnson and his wife Marina arrive to cast their votes at Hanover Primary School in north London.placeholder image

Jayne Dowle: Boris Johnson, the comedy Prime Minister, would be beyond a joke

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Where Pals fell in killing fields

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Team GB stars up in arms over no Union Jack on kit

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Dan Jarvis: Honouring those who gave their lives

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Andrew Vine: Monuments to bravery that should be cherished

THE council workman paused for a moment in his cleaning of the stonework, as we exchanged a few words.

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Ukip lights up Europe debate

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Poor wheat yield makes biscuit makers eat their words over all-British pledge

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Fitting farewell to a global icon

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Pomp, reverence, applause – then a service touching in its simplicity

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War heroes help Games mark ‘triumph of the human spirit’

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Brownlee brothers send powerful message on Yorkshire’s sporting prowess

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Patriotic runners pound streets inspired by poignant losses

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red, white and blue: Jubilee frock unveiled

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The final journey

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Outrage as flag-burning mob storms UK Embassy in Tehran

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Something to treasure... winning designs for Olympic coin revealed

The official £5 coins for the London 2012 Games, created by student design competition winners, were unveiled today.

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Scott’s poignant flag to go on show

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Trafalgar flag ‘too rare to show’

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JT flying the flag... on its shower trays

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Getting measure of a champion

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There are bigger issues, but let’s get the flag right

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Tell you what we want, what we really really want . . .

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Thousands back wool Olympics bid

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Thousands back wool Olympics bid

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Four families weep for fallen heroes as bodies return from Afghanistan

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Space launch points way ahead

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Sarah Todd: Gnawing concerns about buying the best of British

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