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The BBC has faced criticism for not showing the flag used by Northern Ireland in their Commonwealth Games coverage. It follows a similar gaffe during the Queen’s Jubilee concert which attracted ...

A social media post about Northern Ireland which used an Irish tricolour has been removed by 10 Downing Street. An edited version of the Instagram post , external has now been uploaded without the ...