RUGBY, England—Stuart Field raised his first flags in July: the English red cross of St. George and also a smattering of the British red, white and blue, hanging them from his hometown’s streetlights.

Last summer the St George’s cross was co-opted by anti-immigrant groups. Now, as the World Cup begins, some communities are reclaiming it as a symbol of a very different sort of pride As I drove into ...

St George's flags fly from lampposts in York, northern England, as a new trend for flying such pennants including the Union Jack has emerged in recent weeks in a ...

STEVENAGE, England — A tide of red and white is rising across England — hoisted on lampposts, daubed on crosswalks, stuck on apartment windows. Those behind it insist this campaign to raise the ...

England’s distinctive red-and-white St. George’s Cross and iconic Union Jack flags are making a comeback across the United Kingdom, with supporters calling the resurgence patriotic while critics in ...