Lanarkshire business owners recognised in Queen's New Year Honours

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA retired Irvine schoolteacher who has fundraised tirelessly for the Ayrshire Hospice has been honoured in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.Margaret Cook, 82, was awarded the British Empire Medal for her work with the hospice.She has been involved with the Ayrshire Hospice Ladies Lunch club for more than 20 years, serving as president for a decade.During that time, the lunch club has raised

Rangers fan Chris, known as Ginge, and Celtic -daft Jordan, nicknamed Rido, would be "sadly missed" by many.

Mariah Carey, the ultimate holiday-season diva, gave an interview with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper on New Year's Eve. Cohen and Cooper were standing in Times Square, where a scaled-back New Year's Eve celebration was taking place and Jennifer Lopez was performing in the background.

Read More About: As the pandemic began, Jamie spoke to care experienced young people to understand what gaps in support may emerge and created a proposal to make sure Who Cares? Scotland stepped up.Charandeep will receive his BEM for services to charity during the pandemic.With a team of volunteers, the charity delivered more than 100,000 meals to families in need, including some culturally-specific groceries not normally found in food bank parcels. Read More About: He said: “It is a huge

Hugh Jackman enjoys a unique way of celebrating: diving into a freezing-cold body of water.

Justin Hartley finally confirmed he’s dating Sofia Pernas on Dec. 31, when he posted a gorgeous black and white photo on Instagram late Thursday evening. The This Is Us star, 43, can be seen snuggling up to his new girlfriend in the photo, just before the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve. And alongside the picture, Justin wrote, “Last minutes of 2020 here in LA. Bring on 2021! Happy New Year!”

Most people might just be celebrating the New Year today, but these stars are also celebrating their birthday!

Justin Hartley is making his new relationship Instagram official.The star shared a loved-up, black-and-white photo of him and actress Sofia Pernas on New Year's Eve, saying goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021.This marks the first time Hartley or Pernas, who had been rumored to be dating earlier this year, addressed their relationship on social media.«Last minutes of 2020 here in LA.

Mariah Carey filmed a cute video for her fans on New Year’s Eve and it turned out to be unintentionally hilarious. The mother of two attempted to sing “Auld Lang Syne” — a traditional tune that’s usually sung on New Year’s Eve — when she forgot the lyrics in the middle of the song. After she belted out a few notes, Mariah laughed and said, “I don’t know how it goes.”

Lesley Manville is among those being awarded in the British New Year Honours scheme, which this year will recognize 1,239 individuals for their "extraordinary contributions" to the U.K.

he Mirror reports.Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, she said: "It wasn't a difficult decision to me at all to be honest."I offered as soon as we knew there was potential problems coming forward."I said 'Please let me help' so it wasn't a problem at all."I throughly enjoyed being a nurse, I started early.

Residents honoured by the Queen as 2020 draws to a closeDespite 30 years of volunteering, Richard said he was shocked when he learned he was receiving an award.  “I’ve been dying to tell people," he said. "I’ve told my mum to check the news today, but I didn’t tell her why."She’ll be so incredibly proud.

Liam Williams back in training Wales full-back Liam Williams could be named to face the Dragons today after returning to training following his recovery from an ankle injury. The Scarlets star suffered the injury during Wales' final Autumn Nations Cup fixture against Italy earlier this year - with the initial fear being that he would be a slight doubt heading into the Six Nations.

It’s been a year like no other for everybody, on every level, and 2020 has marked a truly extraordinary year of record breakers and milestones in the UK’s Official Chart.

Sally Dynevor and Nina Wadia are among the celebrities who have been honoured in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.  The seven-time Formula One world title winner is to become Sir Lewis Hamilton after being awarded knighthood.

Craig David and Lesley Manville are among those to be recognised in the New Year Honours List 2021. David, star of the Nineties UK garage scene and artist behind hits such as “7 days” and “Fill Me In”, has been recognised with an MBE.