McClenaghan, from Newtownards in Co Down, becomes an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) a year after he created ...

Ice skating champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean said the news of a damehood and knighthood was the “perfect” way to ...

The Welsh Ambulance Service is calling on the public to stay safe and protect frontline services this New Year’s Eve by following simple steps to look after their health and wellbeing and ease ...

SaxaVord on the northernmost inhabited island of Unst is home to the UK’s only licensed ‘vertical launch’ spaceport.

There is though one resolution we can all adopt and that is to try and improve our spiritual health. We can do so by spending more time with God even when things are busy.

A short‑lived venture that opened in late 2024, Severn View closed in February 2025. Positioned as a restaurant, bar, and live entertainment venue, it struggled to sustain operations. The premises had ...

More than 1,100 official files at the Public Record Office in Belfast have been opened to the public under the 20-year rule.

Initiatives to calm interface tensions in Belfast through the use of shared phone networks were frustrated when participants turned off their mobiles during riots, declassified files from 2002 have ...

The actor said there is a lack of real debate on social media these days and instead people are just ‘screaming’ at each other.

Author and TV host Richard Osman has said he is “absolutely thrilled” to have been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). The game show host, who writes The Thursday Murder Club ...

Luther star Idris Elba has been knighted in the New Year Honours. The 53-year-old actor, who is best known for his role as DCI John Luther in the BBC crime series, has been honoured for his services ...

Scotland’s top police officer is “honoured and grateful” to receive the King’s Police Medal (KPM). Chief Constable Jo Farrell received the medal in the New Year’s Honours List for her distinguished ...