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Why Iran's kidnap squad opted to strike
Britons kidnapped to stop diversion of huge funds to Iran being exposed, sources claim Abu Kuther sits in the candlelight, casually flicking his left wrist and sending a long string of prayer beads arching into the air. "There is a famous Arabic saying," he says. "There are many ways to die but death is always the same." Abu Kuther, inter...
New Year honours list: Order of the British Empire, Member (MBE)
Order of the British Empire, Member (MBE) Order of the British Empire MBE Mrs Gwendolen June Abraham, For serv the commty in Braunstone, Leicestershire. Hemant Acharya, Policy Adviser, Office of the Third Sector, Cabinet Office. Samuel Adair, Director, Waterside Credit Union Ltd. For serv the Financial Services Industry in Northern Ireland. Mrs Valerie Edith Adams, Principal, Lisbellaw Primary School. For serv Education in Northern Ireland. Manus Blake Adamson, Chairman, Adamson Group and Executive chm, Construction Confederation. For serv the Construction Industry. Robin Agascar, For voluntary service to the Police in Gloucester. Mrs Matilda Akhigbe, Communications Officer, Local Compliance, London, HM Revenue and Customs. Ms Foluke Akinlose, Founder and Editor, Precious Online. For serv the Creative Industries. Gerald Akroyd, For voluntary service to Mountain Rescue in Scotland. Anthony John Alderman, Special Constable, Avon and Somerset Constabulary. For voluntary service to the Police. Ms Angela Cecile Alessendre, Founder, Alessendre Special Needs Dance School and the Larondina Dance Company. For serv Dance. Mrs Anne Maria Palma Allan, Deputy head Teacher, Inverclyde Academy, Greenock. For serv Education. Dr Geoffrey Walter Allan, For serv the commty in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire. Mrs Shulah Allan, Formerly dir, Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council. For serv the Voluntary Sector. Mrs Lynda Allen, Chair of Governors, Sir John Deane\'s Sixth Form College, Northwich, Cheshire. For voluntary service to Education. Andrew Paul Andrews, For voluntary service to St. John Ambulance Brigade. John Charles Ankcorn, President, Birmingham Crisis Centre. For voluntary service to Victims of Domestic Violence. Mrs Linda Joyce Ansell, For charitable serv in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Miss Kerry Anthony, Chief exec, DePaul Northern Ireland. For serv Social Housing. David Archbold, For serv the Water Industry in the North East. James Armitage, For serv the R Mail and to the commty in the West Midlands. Mrs Carol Armstrong, Claims Receipts mgr, Benefits and Credits Operations, Washington, Tyne and Wear, HM Revenue and Customs. Mohammed Aslam, Executive Chef and managing dir, Aagrah Group Restaurants. For serv the Hospitality Industry. Mrs Jean Atkinson, Formerly Staff Side Chair, UNISON, Mersey Care NHS Trust. For serv the NHS. Mrs Barbara May Austin, For serv the commty in Lyme Regis, D...
New Year honours list: OBEs (Order of the British Empire, Officer)
Order of the British Empire, Officer Order of the British Empire OBE William Abbott, National Security Adviser, Secure Mental Health Services, Department of Health. For serv Healthcare. Victor Akers, Formerly mgr, Arsenal Ladies\' Football Team. For serv Sport. Professor Alan Alexander, Emeritus Professor of Local and Public Management, University of Strathclyde. For serv Social Science. Alexander Beveridge Anderson, DL, Chairman of Governors, University of Teesside. For serv the commty in the North East. Mrs Deirdre Anne Kinloch Anderson, Director, Kinloch Anderson. For serv the Textile Industry. John Huxley Fordyce Anderson, For serv St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London and to the Construction Industry. Craig Armstrong, For serv Music. Anthony John William Attard, Chief exec, Panaz Ltd. For serv the Textile Industry and to International Trade. Sir Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon, Bt, DL, For serv the commty in Norfolk. Mrs Linda Margaret Costelloe Baker, For publ service. Stuart Kemp Baker, Deputy dir,...
New Year honours list: Diplomatic service and overseas
Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George and Order of the British Empire Knights Bachelor Professor David Alan Chipperfield, CBE, Architect and CEO, David Chipperfield Architects. For serv architecture in the UK and Germany. Richard Douglas Lapthorne, CBE, Chairman, Cable and Wireless plc. For serv telecommunications. Order of St Michael and St George Dame Commander (DCMG) Dr Rosalind Mary Marsden, CMG, HM Ambassad...
Judy Collins - A.V. Club
A.V. Club Judy Collins A.V. Club In the late '60s, Judy Collins made her name by interpreting other folk ...