All news for 2023-12-29

The New Year's Honours list has been released but David Beckham has, again, been overlooked for a knighthood having lamented his snub in previously leaked emails

Tony Hudgell was the youngest of more than 1,200 people named on the New Year's Honours list. He has been awarded a British Empire Medal for his charity work

Ron Dennis spent more than 35 years working for McLaren Racing and 28 of them as team principal of the F1 team, overseeing title wins from Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna and Lewis Hamilton

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner was made an OBE after the team secured its fourth-straight F1 title success in 2013, and more glory has led to another honour

David Beckham's was rumoured to be on the New Year's Honours list back in 2014, and is alleged to have fired off a series of explosive emails to his PR man after being snubbed

Jilly Cooper has been made a Dame in the New Year Honours list. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has repeatedly spoken of his love for her racy novels, including bestseller Riders

Rizwan Javed, who works on the Elizabeth Line in London, has 29 suicide intervention commendations and is among hundreds of unsung heroes celebrated in the New Year Honours List

Congratulations are in order for Bake Off star Paul Hollywood - who has been commended in the New Years Honours list 2024 - which comes just months after his dreamy Cyprus wedding to Melissa Spalding

Arsenal's hopes of winning the Premier League title have been knocked by a disappointing defeat to West Ham, with boss Mikel Arteta admitting his squad need to drastically improve

The former PM who was forced from No10 after just 49 days in office has showered gongs and peerages on allies and cronies - with one award for every four-and-a-half days she was in Downing Street

Manchester United goalkeeper Mary Earps was recognised with an MBE alongside England teammate Lauren Hemp, while Chelsea defender Millie Bright received an OBE

Kevin Sinfield is an iconic in the sporting world and his efforts raising funds to help pal Rob Burrow, who suffers from Motor Neurone Disease, should've been rewarded with a knighthood

Manchester United take on a reinvigorated Nottingham Forest at the City Ground this weekend, with new boss Nuno Espirito Santo plotting a second impressive win in charge

England goalkeeper Mary Earps and Game of Thrones actor Emilia Clarke are among the stars recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours list, but OBEs and MBEs are not always wanted by some celebrities

Former Sky Sports broadcaster Jeff Stelling has been honoured with an MBE for his services to sport, broadcasting and charity in the 2024 New Year's Honours list

A long list of tycoons were named as Sirs and Dames in the New Year Honour's List, including Brexit-backing Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin, who has given money to the Tories in the past

Jamie Dornan says he has been left 'fearful' by intense Fifty Shades of Grey fans, and confessed he still receives bizarre messages from some of them

Tottenham Hotspur stalwart Hugo Lloris is expected to be the latest Premier League star to move to MLS after falling down the pecking order under manager Ange Postecoglou

Coronation Street was full of emotional scenes on Friday night as Ed Bailey told the truth to his family amid his gambling addiction

Euromillions players could end the year with more than £26 million in their bank accounts if they manage to match tonight's numbers with the lucky slip in their hands

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have a very tense relationship with the Royal Family and have made a number of shocking allegations about their time in The Firm

Musician Sophie Ellis Bextor's 2001 hit 'Murder On The Dancefloor' features in the closing final scene of Saltburn as actor Barry Keoghan dances naked

Russell Martin saw his Southampton side win in front of Rishi Sunak but the Saints boss had no interest in engaging with the Prime Minister after their win at St Mary's

Graham Kirkham, who runs Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire Cheese dairy farm in Preston, is thought to be the epicentre of an E.coli outbreak that has left dozens of Brits ill over the Christmas period

A man was filmed as he repeatedly attacked a security guard at Tesco Extra in Fratton, Portsmouth - police have since arrested him on suspicion of racially aggravated assault and shop theft