Sir David has transcended football to become one of the most recognisable faces on the planet, and his services to sport and to charity have now led to him being honoured. Beckham, who turned 50 last ...

A father whose 12-year-old son died following a cardiac arrest has been made an OBE after setting up a foundation which has saved more than 80 lives by providing defibrillators. Mark King’s son Oliver ...

Record-breaking motorcycle racer Michael Dunlop said becoming an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours is a “privilege beyond words”. The professional road racer from Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, was ...

Humphries has been given the accolade in the King’s Birthday Honours along with great rival Luke Littler for their achievements in the last ...

Actor Idris Elba has unveiled a commemorative stone from Mobo at a London college that helped him “dream bigger” as a student. On Friday, Elba, 52, who hails from Hackney, and is most known for his ...

A couple who set up a charity in memory of their daughter who was killed in Afghanistan have dedicated their OBE to women there. John and Lorna Norgrove said they were honoured and surprised to be ...

The Who frontman Sir Roger Daltrey has said he is “very humbled” to be made a knight bachelor in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to charity and music. Sir Roger, 81, who launched and curated ...

Sir David has been awarded the knighthood for services to sport and to charity in the King’s Birthday Honours.

The King's 2025 Birthday Honours List has recognised a whole host of selfless, talented and outstanding individuals from across our region. The Birthday Honours is one of two annual honours lists - ...

A retired County Durham headteacher who has spent nearly two decades volunteering to improve education in North Africa has been awarded a British Empire Medal. Eileen Lees from Bournmoor may have ...

The King will lead the nation in remembering those killed in the Air India plane crash when a minute’s silence is observed during Trooping the Colour.