Known as the Royal Standard, what does this colourful flag symbolise? And why is the Lion Rampant used instead of the more commonly used Saltire to represent Scotland? Representing the Crown ...

The blue and white of the Saltire are replaced by yellow and black to represent the flag of St David ... a Welsh harp and the Scottish lion.

In Northern Ireland, flag waving is caught up in tribal sectarian rivalry. And in Scotland? Oh, Scotland, weirdest little country in the world. Some faint at the sight of a Saltire and others get ...

An executive spokeswoman said: "The Saltire is our national symbol. Scots are very proud of it. "It transcends political controversies and from now on there will be a Saltire at the entrance to every ...

A SALTIRE is flying again over the birthplace of the Scottish flag – after an engineering firm read about the plight in the Evening News. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman ...

The Saltire, also known as St. Andrew’s Cross, is the national flag of Scotland. It features a white diagonal cross on a blue field, representing the crucifixion of Saint Andrew, the patron ...

A city in the Netherlands is flying the Scottish Saltire in place of the Union Flag after the UK left the EU. The deputy mayor of Leeuwarden, Sjoerd Feitsma, came up with the idea after visiting ...