Bee Gees may receive CBE's

It's reported the Bee Gees will be made CBEs in the New Year's Honours list.

The band will be made Commanders of the British Empire for their contribution to pop.

It is also reported that Ben Kingsley is expected to be knighted.

Barry Gibb, 55, and twins Robin and Maurice, 52, will receive the honours from the Queen at Buckingham Palace early next year.

The brothers were born in the Isle of Man, but moved to Australia as children where they formed the Bee Gees, a shortened version of the Brothers Gibb.

They were spotted by Beatles manager Brian Epstein and went on to have 36 UK top 50 singles, including five number ones.

Saturday Night Fever, the record which accompanied the 1978 John Travolta movie, held the position of best-selling album until the release of Michael Jackson's Thriller, and remains the best-selling soundtrack of all time.