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 ...

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

A mother who is campaigning for improvements to children’s online safety following the death of her teenage son has spoken of the bittersweet moment she learned she had been made an MBE in the New ...

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 ...

A Wirral lifeboat volunteer with more than 40 years life-saving service is among those from Wirral recognised in The King’s New Year Honours.

Professor Paul Bartholomew has said it is “a great privilege” to have been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He said it is a wider recognition of Ulster University’s success.

Two senior civil servants at Stormont departments have been recognised in the New Year Honours list.

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 ...

Idris Elba, Torvill & Dean, Warwick Davis and Sally Lindsay are among the famous faces to have been recognised in the New Year Honours list ...

The New Year Honours list has been released for 2026, with several famous faces among the names recognised. The actor Idris Elba was knighted for his services to young people, while ice dancers Jayne ...

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.