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Times
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Times
We are running the definition of a Union Jack up the flagpole
It has been a red, white and blue week, and not just on the jackstaffs of Royal Navy ships. At the VE Day celebrations, we said, the Cenotaph 'was draped in a large Union Jack'; earlier we wrote of the Reform UK plan to ban all flags but Union Jacks and St George's crosses from council buildings. A party spokesman took a pop at those who were 'upset about Reform councils flying the Union flag' — which will have been a relief to Jack Brenchley of Tonbridge. 'With reference to your article on the front page on Tuesday,' he wrote, 'the use of Union Jack is incorrect. The Union flag becomes the Union Jack only when flown from one of His Majesty's ships or submarines,
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
New lost and found system sees more items returned
Trumpets, church keys and an insulin pen were among the almost 5,000 lost items successfully returned to their owners as part of a train company's new lost and found scheme. More than 19,000 belongings were retrieved by Southeastern from trains and stations within the year and nearly 25% were reunited with owners - up from 10% last year. The most "forgetful" areas include London (5,762 items), Tonbridge/Hastings (3,672 items) and Ramsgate (2,231 items), according to the train service. Using unique QR codes to tag and track lost items, Southeastern's lost property lead Aaron Cox said the system is "quicker, more secure and easier to use". The most commonly mislaid items were backpacks (2,056), mobile phones (1,745) and earphones (1,136), according to Southeastern data. Other returned items have included an antique glass owl, tents and a snooker cue. The digital lost and found scheme launched in April 2024, replacing a paper system that was previously in place. Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Loose hamster among railway lost property Going digital nearly doubles lost property success Heritage railway launches gaming carriage Southeastern Railway
BBC News
11-05-2025
- BBC News
Southeastern: New lost and found system sees more items returned
Trumpets, church keys and an insulin pen were among the almost 5,000 lost items successfully returned to their owners as part of a train company's new lost and found than 19,000 belongings were retrieved by Southeastern from trains and stations within the year and nearly 25% were reunited with owners - up from 10% last most "forgetful" areas include London (5,762 items), Tonbridge/Hastings (3,672 items) and Ramsgate (2,231 items), according to the train unique QR codes to tag and track lost items, Southeastern's lost property lead Aaron Cox said the system is "quicker, more secure and easier to use". The most commonly mislaid items were backpacks (2,056), mobile phones (1,745) and earphones (1,136), according to Southeastern returned items have included an antique glass owl, tents and a snooker digital lost and found scheme launched in April 2024, replacing a paper system that was previously in place.
