Caithness on list of banned flags at Eurovision - along with ISIS
The new county flag of Caithness has been banned from the biggest music contest in the world along with flags of disputed territories and terrorist groups.
A leaked list from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) revealed on the Ericsson Globe website flags which have been banned from being displayed during the contest in Stockholm next week.
The banned list includes the flag of ISIS, as well as flags of disputed territories including, Crimea, Nagorno-Karabakh, Northern Cyprus and Palestine.
The list includes all local, regional or provincial flags - which includes the flags of Scotland and Wales, as well as Caithness, Orkney and Shetland.
Contest organisers have said only flags representing the 42 nations competing along with nations recognised by the United Nations can be flown.
The European flag and the rainbow flag representing the LGBT community are permitted to be flown during the contest.
The Eurovision Song Contest semi finals take place on Tuesday, May 10 and Thursday, May 12 with the final on Saturday, May 14.