More than 1,200 people have made it onto this year’s New Year Honours list, including knighthoods for former England manager Gareth Southgate and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, while some of the wrongly convicted subpostmasters also picked up awards.

From New Zealand to Kuala Lumpur, parts of the world have already been welcoming in the new year with sumptuous firework displays and light shows. But not Scotland, where bad weather has forced outdoor events in Edinburgh to be cancelled. The organisers of London’s fireworks say the show will go…

999 calls drastically increase during festive period due to heavy drinking, say paramedics.

Some new year fireworks displays and swims across Wales are cancelled after wind and rain warnings.

Jewellery worth more than €12 million as well as designer handbags worth nearly €180,000 have been stolen from a house in Primrose Hill in London.

Some of football’s greatest names have been knighted for their achievements in the game. Sir Alf Ramsey received his gong for leading England to World Cup victory in 1966, an achievement unrivalled to this day. Sir Alex Ferguson became a footballing knight for turning Manchester United into serial winners of the Premier League. This exclusive