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New Year honours list 2019

December 2019

  • The Rovers Return on the Coronation Street set

    No southern comfort at the Rovers Return

    Brief letters: Queen Vic or Rovers Return? | Codpiece comeback | John Bercow | Ageing | A better new year
  • Iain Duncan Smith

    There’s no honour in it for Iain Duncan Smith

    Letters: The MP’s knighthood shows the contempt Theresa May had for the underprivileged in society, says Stephen Pacey, and Michael Guest is equally dismayed
  • Former Speaken of the House of Commons John Berco

    Brief letters
    Honours snub for John Bercow is petty

    Brief letters: New year honours list | NHS gobbledegook | Pedants and pendants | Feelgood factors

April 2019

  • David Olusoga co-presented the BBC history series Civilisations.

    Word 'empire' made accepting OBE difficult, says David Olusoga

    Historian says he recognises British imperial past had ‘terrible, terrible episodes’
  • John Redwood

    Knighthood won't stop me voting down Brexit deal, says John Redwood

    Eurosceptic insists his mind is unchanged after PM accused of ‘dangling’ honours
  • David Berglas holding an illusionary sculpture in June 1986.

    Magician and mentalist David Berglas awarded MBE

    Despite reading minds for 60 years, the 92-year-old admits he ‘didn’t see this one coming’
  • The British cave divers Richard William Stanton (left) and John Volanthen (right)

    Thai cave rescue: British divers receive gallantry awards

    Vernon Unsworth, who mapped cave system and is suing Elon Musk, receives MBE
    • Knife crime activists recognised in New Year honours

    • Theresa May accused of Brexit deal desperation over John Redwood honour

    • New Year honours list rewards terror attack responders

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