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

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

British author Alan Hollinghurst said he is “delighted and deeply touched” to be awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list for ...

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 ...

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 ...

ONE of Gloucestershire’s most experienced nurses who has dedicated her life to helping others has been rewarded with an honour from HRH ...

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

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 ...

Liam Delap’s barnstorming display helped Ipswich register a first Premier League home win in 22 years with a memorable 2-0 victory over Chelsea to further damage their faint title prospects.

INCREDIBLE people across the area have been recognised in the New Year Honours list, including a Stroud chief security officer at Network Rail.

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

Chinese hackers remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency has said.