A council has ripped down several Union Flags on a busy road over fears they could cause a traffic accident.

The amount of Union Flags and England flags visible around the country have exploded following a campaign by a group called the Weoley Warriors.

The group has raised more than £20,000 to put up flags so they can ‘show Birmingham and the rest of the country of how proud we are of our history, freedoms and achievements’.

But the group’s reach has spread further than their initial campaign, with St George’s flags being spray-painted on roundabouts and zebra crossings and flags hung from lampposts across the UK.

One man has even been arrested on suspicion of vandalism after several England flags were painted over a parade of shops in Essex – and one council has now had to step in to

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