One of the youngest people on the New Year Honours list has urged others her age to get involved in “rewarding” charitable causes. Mikayla Beames, 18, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) ...

Aston Villa ended a hugely successful 2024 with a disappointing 2-2 draw against Brighton as they failed to close the gap on the Premier League’s top four. Villa started the year by reaching a Europa ...

Awards under the Royal Victorian Order are in the King’s gift and are bestowed independently of Downing Street.

Three Metropolitan Police officers who made light of a serious sexual assault allegation have been given written warnings.

Wales rugby great Gerald Davies admitted he was left “dumbstruck” after being awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours. The 79-year-old former Wales and British and Irish Lions wing has been ...

The Football Association paid a glowing tribute to the 54-year-old who is the fourth England boss to become a knight.

An 18-year-old from Wantage who founded a charity at aged eight after her own cancer diagnosis has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM).

The service said more than 340 calls were waiting to be answered at the time the critical incident was declared on Monday evening.

The Ashmolean Museum's head of antiquities Dr Paul Roberts has been made an OBE in the New Years Honours list.

Stephen Fry said he is “startled and enchanted” to be awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours and hopes it sets an example that there is “always hope”. The actor, screenwriter and author is being ...

Actor Stephen Fry, former England manager Gareth Southgate and London mayor Sadiq Khan have been knighted in the New Year Honours. Honours have gone to a host of Team GB athletes, including runner ...

Author and Oxford University lecturer Alan Hollinghurst has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list for services to literature.