The Blue Flag is one of the world’s most recognised awards for beaches, marinas and boats, and is given to sites deemed to have good environmental standards, good sanitary and safety facilities.

Planning a trip to the beach? A new interactive map shows the location of the 83 blue flag beaches and 10 marinas dotted around the country. Coinciding with the bathing season, which runs from ...

Blue Flag Beach: Find out where your nearest one is with our interactive map If you're thinking of hitting the seaside this summer, England now boasts more Blue Flag Award-winning beaches than ...

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for parts of Washington state due to hot, dry and windy conditions. Storms could cause wildfires. Find an interactive map.