Flags

London boroughs to submit proposals for dressing up in Olympic colours.

Myth: “Look, there’s a Union Jack flying above Buckingham Palace. That means the queen’s at home.” A Union Flag flying above the Palace actually means the queen is not in residence. The signal you’re looking for is the Royal Standard, which is raised whenever Her …

If you went down to the river this lunchtime to sit and munch your ciabatta in the sunshine, you may have got a bit of a surprise. You’d have sat on the edge of the Potter’s Field park (all done up nicely by Boris’s predecessor, …