Here we look at the inner workings of the honours system: Honours as part of orders of chivalry have been given by monarchs since the Middle Ages. In recent times, the British honours system has ...

United Kingdom authorities are seriously undermining democratic rights, especially the right to peaceful protest, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. The Labour government, which ...

The government says the new system is a "vital tool to keep the public safe in life-threatening emergencies". The test alert will say: "This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government ...