New Year honours list 1999
Gong for Hamed in New Year's Honours
In an ideal world Naseem Hamed would probably have awarded himself a knighthood. In fact boxing's most talented but least charming ambassador has to be content with an MBE, announced today in the New Year's Honours List.
Major leads Ulster honours
Tony Blair today makes the key players in the historic Northern Ireland peace agreement the centrepiece of his New Year Honours in a list which gives unprecedented recognition to his predecessor, John Major, but omits members of the nationalist community who refused their awards.
Royal Victorian Medal and CBE
Profiles: New Year's Honours
MBE for man in van of holiday trend