Mr Irwin is the oldest person to be recognised in this year’s Kings Birthday Honours, and is just one of three recipients ...

Northern Ireland’s oldest man Norman Irwin has been honoured at the aged of 106. One of the world’s most renowned road racers ...

A retired County Durham headteacher who has spent nearly two decades volunteering to improve education in North Africa has been awarded a British Empire Medal. Eileen Lees from Bournmoor may have ...

An 11-year-old girl who is the youngest person ever to be made an MBE said she “never thought anything like this would happen”.