The City of York Council has warned that "abuse and intimidation" will not prevent staff from taking down England flags after several hundred were raised. While many flags have been placed on lamp posts in recent weeks, other community groups have opposed these efforts due to concerns that this could lead to racism.

A man who has taken down union jacks and St George flags in his neighbourhood claims they make non-white people feel unwelcome in their own country. Thousands of banners have been

St George's Cross flags have been removed from a busy Nottingham road and replaced by "we are welcoming" and " we are kind" signs. The England flag banners were attached to lampposts running along Mansfield Road and Forest Road East alongside the Forest Recreation Ground around a week ago.

A number of St George's and union jack flags put up along streets in Shrewsbury have been removed from lamp-posts by Shropshire Council. The authority said "many of the flags recently displayed across the county have become torn, unsightly, or potentially hazardous" following Storm Amy.

A video of police arresting a boy in a coastal English town has been baselessly described online as showing an eight-year-old being detained for flying the national St George’s Cross flag.