Wales rugby great Gerald Davies admitted he was left “dumbstruck” after being awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours. The 79-year-old former Wales and British and Irish Lions wing has been ...

Nine-time Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft is made a CBE and Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson becomes an MBE.

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 ...

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 ...

A leading sub-postmaster campaigner from East Yorkshire who has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) has vowed to ...

Former England manager Gareth Southgate and a director at North Yorkshire Council have been knighted in the New Year Honours.

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 ...

Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United suffered a third straight Premier League defeat as in-form Newcastle bolstered their European hopes with a 2-0 win at Old Trafford.

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

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.

A team of Scottish researchers have helped solve the mystery over a volcanic eruption that caused famines and crop failures around the world, almost 200 years ago. Scientists from the University of St ...