As King Charles III prepares to honour a host of celebrities in the King's New Year Honours 2026, we have taken a look back on some of the famous faces who have turned down the recognition. Honours ...

Zephaniah’s assonant lines urge arboreal protection as Castrillón’s sinuous renderings memorably tell a parallel story of eco-appreciation and protest. Riffing on the title, opening lines establish a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Aaron Chown/PA Wire (Aaron Chown/PA Wire) As King Charles III prepares to honour a host of celebrities in the King's New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Celebrities who've rejected or handed back New Year Honours include Alan Cumming, Nigella Lawson and Michael Sheen. Ice dancers ...

Scotland’s longest-running outdoor music festival has paid tribute to its founder after he passed away – and has pledged to dedicate this year’s event to his “vision”. Simon Holmes launched ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The King knighted the actor Stephen Fry in March 2025 for services to mental health awareness, the environment and charity [PA ...

But for Jorja Smith, the year is undeniably of special significance. At the age of 18, the Walsall singer released her ...

A portrait by cinematographer and photographer Adam Docker has been selected for this year’s Portrait of Britain, the UK’s largest annual photography competition produced in partnership with JCDecaux.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached the end of his latest trip to the United States and appears to have gained what he wants from President Donald Trump. Trump hailed Netanyahu after ...

Donald Trump is not the first American to say that he wanted to possess Canada. At the very start of the U.S., Benjamin Franklin pushed the same agenda You can save this article by registering for ...

Here is a list of matters listed at Caboolture Magistrates Court on Monday. Today's court listings are published as part of ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has a series of vexing choices to make in the year ahead on issues including Gaza, conscription and a judicial overhaul, with elections looming. By David M.