A host of famous figures, including several with Irish links, have quietly turned down, returned or publicly rejected New ...

Is it really a great honour to be on the New Year Honours list? The 2026 selection has certainly raised eyebrows: alongside ...

In the New Year’s Honours list of 2025, more than 1100 people from across the UK have been recognised for their work to ...

Idris Elba, the Hackney-born actor who rose from gritty British television dramas to the heights of Hollywood stardom, has ...

The New Year Honours List for 2026 has been released. Idris Elba and ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean lead the ...

LONDON (AP) — Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been ...

The renowned astrophysicist admitted in 2008 that he'd been offered a knighthood during the 1990s, a more prestigious honour ...

Last of the Summer Wine and Keeping Up Appearances writer Roy Clarke has also been knighted, while Thursday Murder Club 's ...

The recipients of this year's New Year's Honours list have been confirmed by King Charles III, with actor Idris Elba, ...

ACTOR IDRIS Elba has been given a knighthood in the New Year Honours for his services to young people, recognising years of ...

Ice skating champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have called their inclusion on the New Year's honours list the ...

Idris Elba is set to be knighted in the New Year Honours for his work supporting young people and fighting knife crime.The ...