The colour – regimental flag – being trooped this year is the King’s Colour of the Grenadier Guards

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Vittoria Bucknall has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List

A prominent Labour MP and close associate of Sir Keir Starmer has been appointed a Dame in the King’s Birthday Honours, alongside knighthoods for two former senior Conservative figures and political diarist Chris Mullin.

‘Emmerdale’ actor Lisa Riley, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, DJ Judge Jules, TV presenter Aneeka Rice and author Julia Donaldson have also been recognised in the list

The recipients span a diverse array of fields, from sport and health to business, technology and the arts

Special honours are given to people who make outstanding contributions to their community and the country, with the King’s Birthday Honours acknowledging 1,182 recipients from every part of the UK.

Liz Kendall said on Thursday that parents were ‘crying out for help’ over childrens’ online safety

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Elon Musk’s posts on X about the disorder in Belfast have garnered more than 60 million views

Official data from the Department for Transport reveals the areas at the top and bottom of the list

A judge has spoken of the “irony” of violent protesters being caught thanks to videos shared on social media by participants in the disorder in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak.

Sir Keir Starmer previously announced that the ‘distressing’ case would be referred to the Court of Appeal

Southampton Crown Court was shown video footage of the disorder, including clips posted on social media by some of the protesters

The DVSA also said its work has led to 17 test reselling apps being removed from major app stores.

Political editor David Maddox explains why Dan Jarvis could end up being for Labour what former defence secretary Ben Wallace was for the Tories

Dylan Phelan kept a recording of the suicide on his computer

Michelle and Kevin Jones travel across the country to take party in charity projects

The intervention will pile further pressure on the prime minister after two ministers dramatically resigned over armed forces spending, claiming Sir Keir was failing to keep Britain safe

In 2021, 27 per cent said Brexit was going worse than they had predicted, while in 2026 that figure has now risen to 48 per cent, new polling shows

Four Palestine Action activists were jailed on Friday

The defence secretary and the armed forces minister quit just hours apart

The brand specialises in plant-based and dairy-free chocolate

The killer fled after the stabbing before briefly returning to retrieve the mobile phone he had dropped

Erich McElevey also complained about scheduled for shifts on the ‘Lord’s day’

The medal, awarded when the footballer was a teenager, is expected to bring in up to £500,000 alone

Sarah Ngaba was sentenced on Friday after being found guilty of murder last month

Ryanair has called the probe a ‘bogus investigation’

Counter Terrorism Police are probing the alleged attack

Maysum Abdullah has been praised after he stepped in to protect his students

Tom Trueman from Devon said the report was a ‘waste of time’

The government has pledged to allocate 3.5% of GDP to defence by 2035

So far 10 people have been jailed following the demonstration involving 1,000 people

The former Parachute Regiment officer has been deployed to Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan

Last month’s heatwave saw 26 May become the hottest day in May on record for England and Wales

The Reform UK leader has been urged to reverse the decision

The Government has tightened rules around driving test bookings in a bid to cut the backlog

Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership remains under immense pressure after his defence secretary’s resignation

Decisions will be made on whether any charges will be brought before next year’s 10th anniversary

The bird was said to be in ‘extreme shock’ after the incident

So far 10 people have been jailed following the demonstration involving 1,000 people

Disruption is expected until midday on Friday with passengers encouraged to check their routes