Author Jilly Cooper and actor Emilia Clarke also honouredThe singer Shirley Bassey, the England goalkeeper Mary Earps, the Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis and the Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke are among the...
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Read MoreBrian May and Grayson Perry are knighted, Denise Lewis is made a dame and Frank Skinner becomes MBEThe fashion designer Mary Quant, the Lionesses and the Queen guitarist Brian May are among those recognised in the first new year...
Read MoreFormer committee members tell Channel 4 News investigation of efforts made to persuade them to toe lineCurrent and former members of the government’s honours committees have said they faced pressure from Downing Street to...
Read MoreLabour leader Keir Starmer defends honour to former prime minister who led UK during Iraq warMore than half a million people have called on the government to rescind the knighthood given to Sir Tony Blair, but Keir Starmer has...
Read MoreCritics say legacy of 2003 Iraq invasion makes former PM unsuitable for Queen’s highest honourThe former Labour prime minister Tony Blair’s ennoblement this weekend, courtesy of the Queen, has been defended by the...
Read MoreAwards listed for 1,122 people, including tennis player Emma Raducanu and actor Daniel CraigLeading figures of science and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic have been feted in the Queen’s new year honours list,...
Read MoreTennis player Emma Raducanu, Olympians and Paralympians, and actor Daniel Craig also among 1,122 people receiving awards Leading figures of science and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic have been feted in the...
Read MoreRegulator says safety of hundreds of individuals was jeopardised after their addresses were posted onlineThe Cabinet Office has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s data watchdog after the postal addresses of the 2020 New...
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