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King Charles appeared somewhat melancholy during the coronation ceremony (Picture: Richard Pohle/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Joyce McMillan: Flag-waving is not what people need amid cost-of-living crisis

The pipes and drums perform at Balmoral Castle to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles the III and Queen Camilla. Picture: Katharine Hay

Scotland's royal heartland takes coronation celebrations into its own hands

Royal fan decorates house with more than 100 Union Jack flags

Royal fan decorates house with more than 100 Union Jack flags

Comedian Mo Gilligan will be presenting this year's Brit Awards.

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Kirsty McLuckie: Bake Off gives us big slice of kitchen envy

Prime Minister Boris Johnson arriving for a media briefing in Downing Street, London. The Government has spent more than £163,000 on Union flags in two years as part of its drive to boost pride in the national symbol. Figures reported by the Guardian showed spending had increased in virtually every Whitehall department since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister. Picture: Paul Grover/Daily Telegraph/PA Wire.

Spending on Union Jack flags flying high under Johnson

Boris Johnson’s plan for a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia is “silly populist nonsense”, former chancellor Ken Clarke has said.

Ken Clarke ridicules Boris Johnson over ‘silly’ £200m flagship

Our readers are divided on an issue that the UK Government claim will 'unite the nation'

Our readers react to news that says Union Jack to be flown at government sites

Naga Munchetty and co-host Charlie Stayt commented on the Union flag which appeared behind Robert Jenrick (Getty Images/BBC)

Why has Naga Munchetty apologised for liking 'offensive' Union flag tweets?

Robert Jenrick was appearing on BBC Breakfast (Photo: BBC)

Charlie Stayt tells minister on BBC Breakfast: 'Your flag is just a little bit s...

The escape of British forces from France in 1940, portrayed in the 2017 film Dunkirk, was a defeat spun as a triumph and so was Boris Johnson's Brexit trade deal, says Kenny MacAskill (Picture: Moviestore/Shutterstock)

Johnson's Brexit deal is Dunkirk-style defeat spun as victory – Kenny MacAskill

Demonstrators outside the BBC offices in Pacific Quay, Glasgow, protest about perceived bias against the Scottish independence movement in 2018

Think before you tweet, or political debate will become even more toxic - Adam M...

The RAF Voyager is used by the PM and members of the Royal Family for official visits. (Photo: John Stillwell -Pool Getty Images)

Almost £1m of taxpayer money will be used to paint PM and Royal Family's RAF pla...

Here's where to get Union Jack flags and decorations for Victory in Europe Day -...

Here's why you shouldn't set off sky lanterns during the clap for carers

Eddie Izzard urges young to register to vote in poll

Billy Bragg on Scottish independence

Scots bomb disposal hero Gary O'Donnell laid to rest

Ideas for Scottish parliament flag run rampant

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First Minister Humza Yousaf during a visit to Castlebrae Community Campus in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Scottish Government misses huge target pledged by Yousaf as waiting times rise

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The first deals struck by the UK post-Brexit will come into force on Wednesday. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

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