Sir Idris is knighted for services to young people and Dame Jayne and Sir Christopher are recognised for services to ice skating and volunteering.

Mervyn Kersh, 101, from Cockfosters, north London, is being honoured for his school talks on Holocaust remembrance and his wartime service.

More than 20 people from Hertfordshire have received honours in HM The King’s New Year Honours List 2026, published today by the Cabinet Office.

Warwick Davis has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours. The 55-year-old, who is best known for his roles as Wicket the Ewok in the Star Wars franchise ...

The Foreign Secretary said successive prime ministers were not briefed on tweets dating back as far as 2010 and civil servants were also unaware.

A fashion designer and her two children have died in a house fire that destroyed their home in the early hours of Boxing Day despite the efforts of her police officer husband to save his family.

People have been warned not to go to Primrose Hill to watch the fireworks as the gates will be locked from 8pm on Tuesday until 6am on Thursday.

A yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued for parts of Scotland from 6am on New Year’s Day until midnight on January 2.