The Democratic Unionist Party was today accused of being more fixated on securing peerages than tackling real issues affecting their Assembly constituents.

The wife of Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley was today among the first three peers ever to be appointed from his party.

Buckingham Palace is becoming familiar territory for Jonny Wilkinson with two visits in the last month now to be followed by a third trip to pick up an OBE.

World Cup winner Will Greenwood believes he and rest of the England squad deserve their gongs in the New Year’s Honours List.

Tony Blair was so impressed by the “fantastic achievement” of England’s World Cup team that he made special arrangements to ensure that all their names were included in the British Honours list published today.