It will take a little while for the news to sink in but I’m immensely proud and it’s such an emotional moment.’ ...

The Government was being called on to prioritise funds to improve ‘disgusting’ school toilets as part of plans to improve the school estate.

Calls from Sir Keir Starmer and other world leaders for calm amid the mounting conflict appeared to fall on deaf ears.

Former England captain David Beckham said he is “immensely proud” to have been given a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours. The sports star, who celebrated his 50th birthday last month, is being ...

A health leader has condemned racial inequalities in the health service, saying that his mother received a “black service, not an NHS service” as she died. Lord Victor Adebowale, chairman of the NHS ...

The Strictly Come Dancing co-host was honoured on Friday alongside fellow presenter Tess Daly, for her services to broadcasting.

Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman has been given a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to drama. The London-born film star, 67, is known for his versatile acting style having ...

David Beckham says he is “immensely proud” to have been awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours. For the last 30 years Sir David has transcended football to become one of the most ...

Astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, 81, originally from Lurgan, Co Armagh, who as a doctoral student discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967, is to be made a Companion of Honour, and ...

Actor Idris Elba has unveiled a commemorative stone from Mobo at a London college that helped him “dream bigger” as a student. On Friday, Elba, 52, who hails from Hackney, and is most known for his ...

A couple who set up a charity in memory of their daughter who was killed in Afghanistan have dedicated their OBE to women there. John and Lorna Norgrove said they were honoured and surprised to be ...