The colours were inspired by Scotland's national flag, and the cross shape is from Scandinavian tradition. Flag Institute Shetland's flag was designed to recognise the islands' Scottish and ...

On September 18, Scotland will hold a vote on independence which could herald the break-up of the UK as we know it. If the Scots vote yes, will the UK need a new flag? If so, what would it look like?

Andrew became the patron saint. Later the white cross on the blue background was adopted as the national flag of Scotland, and is one of the oldest national flags in the world, although not always ...

Bothwell Parish Church teamed up with a local development charity, Bothwell Futures, and Phillip Tibbetts, Scotland's official flags expert, to select a winning design that the whole community can ...