We fly all flags in the name of unity

AS OUR ‘ISLAND OF STRANGERS’ VIDEO SERIES LAUNCHES, A BOXING CLUB WHERE ALL NATIONS ARE WELCOME SHOWS HOW IT PUNCHES ABOVE ITS WEIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO TOGETHERNESS IN A DIVIDED TOWN

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Shafiq - a former professional lightweight boxer who trained with Sheffield legend Brendan Ingle. But over this summer, Rotherham found itself once again pulling apart. Just as in other towns across Britain, England and Union flags were springing up everywhere, as part of the Raise the Colours protest.

Bus stops, roundabouts and white road markings were all turned into England flags. Asylum hotel protests began to spread beyond Epping.

Across Britain the temperature was rising for the second summer in a row.