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The art of industry | Jonathan Glancey
Mandelson\'s rejection of so-called smokestack manufacturing lacks vision. We need steel "I\'m unashamedly talking about the reindustrialisation of the British econo...
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...
Forty years, three chords and two gongs
Confirming that conformity comes with longevity, Status Quo\'s ageing rockers Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi have joined the establishment – accepting OBEs in tod...
The Archers helps to save village shops
Radio soap spreads word about community-owned stores The number of communities clubbing together to save village shops has soared since radio soap opera The Archers featured att...
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: DBEs and CBEs
Order of the British Empire, Dame (DBE) and Commander (CBE) Order of the British Empire DBE Professor Valerie Beral, For serv Science. Dr Claire Bertschinger, For serv Nursing and to International Humanitarian Aid. Councillor Ellen Margaret Eaton, OBE, Chair, Local Government Association. For serv Local Government. Dr Susan Elizabeth Ion, OBE, Visting Professor, Imperial College, London and Chair, UK Fusion Advisory Board. For serv Science and Engineering. Mrs Clare Oriana Tickell, Chief exec, Action for Children. For serv Young People. Mrs Marcia Twelftree, ...
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,...