Alan Cumming hands back his OBE citing the ‘toxicity of empire’
Actor says recent conversations about role of monarchy ‘opened his eyes’ to suffering of Indigenous people around the worldWe tend to receive things on our birthdays, but on his 58th Alan Cumming has...
View ArticleWhy hasn’t Twitter reinstated my account? | Brief letters
Twitter bans | New year honours | A flummoxed philosopher | Brief giggles | Hung up on hoi polloiHaving read of Andrew Tate’s attempt to belittle Greta Thunberg, it cheered me up to hear of his arrest....
View ArticleCommunity champions dominate new year honours list
Charity fundraisers and volunteers supporting refugees among those recognised for their contributionThe theme of public service is at the forefront of the new year honours list, with the majority of...
View ArticleGymshark founder who launched £1.25bn empire in parents’ garage awarded MBE
Ben Francis, 30, among slew of businesspeople recognised for services to commerce and economy in new year honours listThe 30-year-old founder of the exercise clothing brand Gymshark has been awarded an...
View ArticleNew year honours list includes outspoken critics of government
Chris Bryant and Julian Lewis receive knighthoods while Michael Marmot gets Companion of HonourSir Michael Marmot, the world-leading expert on health inequalities, has been made a Companion of Honour...
View ArticleLeah Williamson among Lionesses recognised in New Year honours list
Beth Mead, Ellen White and Lucy Bronze are made MBEsDenise Lewis becomes a dame and Pat Jennings gets CBEEngland captain Leah Williamson is one of four Euro 2022 winners to be recognised in the New...
View ArticleNew year honours 2023: Mary Quant and Lionesses among those recognised
Brian 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...
View ArticleHonours committees ‘pressured by No 10 to reward Tory donors’
Former 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...
View ArticlePetition to revoke Tony Blair’s knighthood hits 1m signatures
Creator of petition says former PM ‘caused irreparable damage to constitution of UK’ with Iraq warA petition to revoke the knighthood recently awarded to Tony Blair has reached 1m signatures in just...
View ArticleUK government urged to rescind Tony Blair’s knighthood
Labour 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...
View ArticleSpeaker defends Tony Blair knighthood after backlash
Critics 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...
View ArticleJason and Laura Kenny become knight and dame in sport’s New Year honours
Emma Raducanu made an MBE after US Open triumphTom Daley and Hannah Cockroft recognised with OBEsBritain’s Olympic and Paralympic heroes from Tokyo dominate the New Year honours list, with golden...
View ArticleBillionaire Tory donor knighted in new year honours list
Boris Johnson accused of ‘wrong priorities’ after David Winton Harding given award for services to philanthropy• New year honours feature Covid experts alongside actors and OlympiansA billionaire hedge...
View ArticleTony Blair to be given most senior knighthood in new year honours list
The former prime minister will be made Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter by the Queen• New year honours feature Covid experts alongside actors and OlympiansTony Blair is to be...
View ArticleNew year honours feature Covid experts with Chris Whitty knighted
Tennis 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...
View ArticleInspirational young people recognised in new year honours list
Accolades for young people who led the way in fundraising efforts and helping out their communities• New year honours feature Covid experts alongside actors and OlympiansYoung people who have acted as...
View ArticleCabinet Office fined £500,000 over New Year honours list data breach
Regulator 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...
View ArticleUK business bosses canvassed for new year honours nominations
BEIS seemingly breached GDPR rules in trying to gather suggestions for 2022 listSenior executives at hundreds of companies, including some that have profited from the pandemic, like Serco and Amazon,...
View ArticleI’ve taken up outdoor swimming. I just thought you should know | Fiona Maddocks
OK, I only started last month and I don’t know how long I’ll manage it, but for now it’s making me glowWe all eat our words. “No way” sneakily turns into “OK, maybe”, then “yes”. You vow never, ever,...
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