Ice skating champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean said the news of a damehood and knighthood was the “perfect” way to ...

McClenaghan, from Newtownards in Co Down, becomes an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) a year after he created ...

Author and TV host Richard Osman has said he is “absolutely thrilled” to have been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). The game show host, who writes The Thursday Murder Club ...

Comedian Matt Lucas has said he had to read a letter informing him he had been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) “a couple of times” as he thought it may be a prank.

Luther star Idris Elba has been knighted in the New Year Honours. The 53-year-old actor, who is best known for his role as DCI John Luther in the BBC crime series, has been honoured for his services ...

Scotland’s top police officer is “honoured and grateful” to receive the King’s Police Medal (KPM). Chief Constable Jo Farrell received the medal in the New Year’s Honours List for her distinguished ...

Mervyn Kersh, 101, from Cockfosters, north London, is being honoured for his school talks on Holocaust remembrance and his wartime service.

Sir Idris is knighted for services to young people and Dame Jayne and Sir Christopher are recognised for services to ice skating and volunteering.

Warwick Davis has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours. The 55-year-old, who is best known for his roles as Wicket the Ewok in the Star Wars franchise ...

The Foreign Secretary said successive prime ministers were not briefed on tweets dating back as far as 2010 and civil servants were also unaware.

Ant and Dec have teased that there will be “lots of surprises for the contestants” in series 5 of Limitless Win.

The National Trust’s annual round up of the year shows the impacts of climate-fuelled extremes on landscapes and wildlife.