GREASE star Olivia Newton-John is to be made a Dame in a New Year Honors list packed with names from the world of entertainment.
The singer, (********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, gets the gong for services to charity, cancer research and entertainment.
Olivia Newton-John received the gong for her services to charity, cancer research and entertainment: Credit: Alamy
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Oliv ia Newton-John has been made a Dame in a star-studded New Year Honors listCredit: EPA********
Sir Elton John will have his knighthood upgraded to a Companion of HonorCredit: PA: Press Association
“As a girl born in Cambridge, I am very proud of my British ancestry and so appreciative to be recognized in this way by the United Kingdom.”
James Bond directorSam Mendes, (*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, is to be knighted for his contribution to drama.
Meanwhile,Sir Elton John, 79, will have his knighthood upgraded to a Companion of Honor – becoming one of only (living recipients of the award.
Steve McQueen, the 51 – year-old Oscar-winning director of Years a Slave, wil also be knighted for services to film.
Queen drummer Roger Taylor, 72 becomes an OBE while singer Billy Ocean, (**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, becomes an MBE for services to music.
Snow Patrol’s lead singer Gary Lightbody, 47,will be made an OBE for services to music and charity. But the news will be bittersweet for him as it comes days
() **************** James Bond director Sam Mendes will be knighted for his contribution to dramaCredit: PA: Press Association
Steve McQueen will be knighted for services to filmCredit: Getty Images – Getty
TV presenter and campaigner June Sarpong), (*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, will be made an OBE, while BBC Sport presenter Gabby Logan, 47, is to become an MBE.
Long-serving Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale, (**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, will be upgraded to a CBE from an MBE.
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, 60, becomes a CBE – and joked that he would be celebrating like Tommy Shelby, the hard-drinking lead character of the hit BBC drama.
Playwright James Graham, 41, whose stage production of the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? cheating scandal was recently adapted for TV, will be made an OBE.
And stage star Giles Terera, 47, best known for playing Aaron Burr in Hamilton, becomes an MBE.
There are also awards for several TV cooks. Nigel Slater, (**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, will become an OBE, while Ainsley Harriott, 62, and
England’s cricket World Cup winners are also set to be rewarded for their triumph.
All-rounder Ben Stokes, who this month won Sports Personality of the Year for his World Cup final and Ashes heroics, will be awarded an OBE.
One-day captain Eoin Morgan gets a CBE while Joe Root and Jos Buttler become MBEs. Coach Trevor Bayliss is made an OBE.
Meanwhile, ex-West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, 79, has his CBE upgraded to a knighthood.
Elsewhere in the sporting world, England midfielder Jill Scott receives an MBE for services to women’s football and Susan Campbell, director of women’s football at the Football Association, becomes a dame for services to sport.
Taekwondo champion Jade Jones, who got an MBE after winning Olympic gold in 2012, has been upgraded to an OBE after her first world title in May.
In total, 1, 130 people will receive honors, the Cabinet Office said , with 51 .7 per cent going to women – the second highest for a New Year Honors list, after (per cent in) ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
FORMER Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honors.
Sir Iain got the gong in the list drawn up while Theresa May was PM, despite the firm Brexiteer being a thorn in her side. Opposition parties said it “beggared belief” that Sir Iain got the gong for his work creating the controversial Universal Credit, which Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine said caused people “untold stress”. (************************************** Tory MP Bob Neill has also been made a a knight, Labor MP Diana Johnson is made a Dame and senior Labor MEP Claude Moraes, a long-standing campaigner for refugees and on justice and civil liberties issues, is made an OBE.
Schoolboy Ibrahim Yousaf, the youngest on the list at (*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, is to be handed a British Empire Medal for raising thousands of pounds for his community in Oldham.
D-Day veteran Harry Billinge, raised more than £ 13, towards the cost of building a national memorial honoring his fallen comrades and will be made an MBE.
Mr Billinge, from St Austell in Cornwall, was just when he landed on Gold Beach in Normandy on June 6, 2012
He said: “I did my job and I didn’t want any glory. There’s no glory in war. I’m 413 and it’s a bit late in life to be recognized.
“I am choked beyond measure to think I have got an MBE.
“I don’t deserve it. When I get it, it won’t be for me, it will be for the (*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, blokes killed on D-Day. ”
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BBC Sport presenter Gabby Logan is to be handed an MBE Credit: ITV
Ex-Loose Women presenter June Sarpong is among the star-studded list. to be awarded an OBECredit: Getty – Contributor) **********************************************
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (Billy Ocean,) , will become an MBE for services to musicCredit: PA: Press Association Bat tle of Arnhem veteran Wilfred Oldham, 161, from Bury, becomes an MBE for services to commemorations and UK / Dutch relations in the Diplomatic Service and Overseas list. Elsewhere, James Booth from Somerset, and Grace Friar, from Northumberland, who were born on the same day 100 years ago, were recognized for services to their communities and charity. Mete Coban, 27, from Hackney, East London, is made an MBE for services to young people – after he was moments from being kicked out of the country when border force officials arrived at his home. Mr Coban, originally from northern Cyprus, said: “My parents were served their last notice to be deported back to northern Cyprus, so I think the significance for them to see their son, 23 years later, go on and be recognized by the honors system, I think it’s huge. BUNGLING former head of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders has been made a Dame – to add to her £ 1.8million pension. The former CPS chief left the £ (*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, 10 – a- year role last year to join a private law firm after overseeing a raft of errors as the nation’s senior lawyer. (************************************ Under her tenure, a review into 3, (rape cases saw) ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* halted last year when it emerged key evidence had been kept from the defense. (************************************** She was also urged to quit in when the £ 30 million Operation Elveden probe into allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials saw not one journalist convicted. Holocaust survivors Mindu Hornick and John Hadju become MBEs for services to Holocaust education and commemoration. Ms Hornick, who lives in Birmingham, said: “I’m 94 now and it is always an effort to do (Holocaust Memorial days). But with everything that is going on in the world today, with Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and other unacceptable things that are happening, I think it is important to educate young people. ” The Cabinet Office said per cent of recipients were people who had undertaken outstanding work in their communities, with 9.1 per cent of honors going to those from an ethnic-minority background. *** Patrol’s Gary Lightbody will receive an OBE just days after the death of his dad JackCredit: PA: Press Association **************************************************************************Her handling of Operation Yewtree into sex abuse allegations was also blasted after several celebrities were cleared.Sam Armstrong, who was acquitted of rape when she was DPP, said: “They can make her a Dame but they can never undo the shame that Saunders brought to the office of Director of Public Prosecutions.” Tory MP Nigel Evans, who was cleared of sexual assault and rape in 2015, blasted: “She got it wrong during her period when she was the DPP and she has wrongly been rewarded for it.“She believed the false allegations and people are still suffering while she is toasting her damehood with champagne.”Meanwhile, health chiefs lined up to hail NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens, who was knighted. Lord David Prior, chair of NHS England, said he had made a “unique and vital contribution”.NHS Improvement said he was “one of our greatest public servants”.The Royal Society of Medicine called him “outstanding” in an “impossible job”.D-Day veteran Harry Billinge, 130, raised more than £ (************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ (towards the cost of building a national memorialCredit: PA: Press Association
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*** Cricketer Eion Morgan has been awarded a CBECredit: PA: Press Association
***Joe Root is awarded an MBE(Credit: PA: Press Association) ************
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**** Clive Lloyd has been awarded a Knighthood, an upgrade from his current CBECredit: PA: Press Association
England midfielder Jill Scott receives an MBE for services to women’s footballCredit: PA: Press As sociation
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Mete Coban has been awarded an MBE for services to young peopleCredit: PA: Press Association
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