and the jack of St Andrew's cross used in Scotland were combined to create the Union Jack (the jack referring to a small flag flown on a ship). In 1801, after the union with Ireland, the jack with ...

But the Republic of Ireland ... raising the Union flag and cemented a plaque into the rock. The UK passed its Island Of Rockall Act in 1972, formally incorporating it into Scotland's Western ...

Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for a storm spiraling in from the Atlantic, bringing gusts of up to 100 m.p ...

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It identifies the capital cities - London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast - and also the flag and a key human and physical feature of each country.