Lancashire Police force is scrapping its gender-neutral US-style baseball hat. Instead the force is spending £40,000 on new headgear on bowler hats for women and white flat caps for men.

We take a look at what draws so many to the timeless appeal of the flat cap and why you should hop on this trend as well.

For some, flat caps may evoke images of Only Fools And Horses’ Del Boy, or the more suave Tommy Shelby from Peaky Blinder’s, but this humble plaid hat is making a fashion comeback. Also known ...

Women officers who would rather wear the patrol flat cap can request the headgear although a spokeswoman confirmed they will still be able to wear their bowler hat option should they wish.

In theory, women can wear a flat cap to Royal Ascot. The only specified rule is that hats worn in the Royal Enclosure must have a base of 4in (10cm) in diameter (so no fascinators, please).

A battle over traditional flat caps is raging at two pubs in a northern town. When new bar Pearsons banned them, rival Trader Jacks put up signs in Chorley, Lancashire, stating: “We do not ...