Seven Guernsey residents have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list. Among those receiving the honours is Douglas Perkins, co-founder of Specsavers, who has been appointed a Commander of ...

The top executive at Joe Lewis’ investment firm has left after working for the UK billionaire for more than two decades, ...

Ranks in the Order are Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GCMG), Knight or ... Recipients are entitled to put the initials CH after their name. Orders of the British Empire King George V created these ...

After Anna Wintour announced she was stepping down from her role as editor-in-chief of Vogue, here’s a list of names that could be replacing ...

Women have no agency in patriarchal India. Even the one who is hand-picked to run a global luxury behemoth was not allowed to ...

Debbie Crosbie, the only woman to lead a ‘big six’ bank in the UK, has been given a damehood for her services to financial services.

The most senior ranks of the Order of the British Empire are Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) and Knight or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE).

Lady Beryl Dunstan, wife of late Governor Lieutenant General Sir Donald Dunstan, was born Beryl Dunningham in Sydney and was ...

As Pride & Prejudice celebrates 20 years, we reflect on the film's legacy and the remarkable journeys of its cast, who have ...

British Empire Medal (BEM) The medal was founded in 1917 and was awarded for "meritorious" actions by civilians or military personnel, although the recipients did not attend a royal investiture.

A Greater Manchester council boss has been recognised with an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list. Harry Catherall, ...

In both categories, UCL ranks within the top 5% of ranked global institutions ... who was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to economics, and Professor Tim ...