E very New Year’s Day, the UK honours a plethora of British citizens (and citizens from the 15 Commonwealth Realms) for their achievements in public life, and their commitment to serving and ...

Some feel uncomfortable because the UK honours system has its roots in the British Empire. The first black footballer to play for Liverpool, Howard Gayle, who went on to campaign against racism in ...

"It's quite significant to see King Charles III wearing these decorations in a British context right after meeting with Prime ...

King Charles wore Canadian military honours on his uniform on Tuesday. He was visiting the HMS Prince of Wales ahead of its ...

An analysis of those awarded the "higher" honours reveals a significant social and regional divide. Marguerite Talmage is presented with a British Empire Medal for her five decades of volunteer work.

Two stalwarts of junior football have been presented their British Empire Medal (BEM). David and Hazel Burgess were named in ...

Matthew Richardson, the Australian cycling ace who controversially defected to Team Britain, is competing for a British ...

Corinne Rowe has volunteered with the British Red Cross for more than 50 ... of his father and grandfather who were also awarded honours. Georgia Laurie, from Berkshire, reflects on getting ...