Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and posted from a UFC fight two days after he became the first former US president and presumptive major party nominee in US history to be found guilty on felony charges. “It’s an honour,” […]
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Lainey Wilson takes top honour at 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards
Singer Lainey Wilson has been named female artist of the year and picked up the top prize of entertainer of the year at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards. She joins an exclusive category of few women to earn the top prize: Miranda Lambert was named entertainer of the year in 2022. In 2020, […]
Australia and New Zealand honour their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered under a full moon across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services on Thursday to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended a service in his country’s largest city Auckland, while Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saw the sun rise at a […]
Meryl Streep and Morgan Freeman to honour Nicole Kidman for AFI Life Achievement
Hollywood stars including Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Naomi Watts, and Reese Witherspoon will honour Nicole Kidman as she is presented with the Life Achievement Award by the American Film Institute (AFI), it has been announced. Oscar-winning actress Kidman will be the 49th recipient of the award, which marks the highest honour for a career in […]
Celebrity baker Paul Hollywood to receive royal honour at Windsor Castle
Celebrity baker and TV presenter Paul Hollywood is to be made an MBE at a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Hollywood (57) has been a judge on The Great British Bake Off since it started in 2010, co-hosting firstly with Dame Mary Berry and then Dame Prue Leith. The hit programme made him a household name, […]
John O’Shea says managing Ireland against Belgium will be ‘incredible honour’
John O’Shea will not allow the emotion of his journey from Under-15s player to Republic of Ireland manager to distract him as he prepares to guide his country into friendly battle with Belgium. The 42-year-old former defender won 118 senior caps for Ireland during a distinguished playing career which brought him five Premier League titles, […]
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Caelan Doris urged to be himself after seeking advice over ‘pretty cool honour’
Caelan Doris was urged to be himself by former Ireland skipper Johnny Sexton after being handed the “pretty cool honour” of captaining his country against Italy. Leinster back-rower Doris will lead the reigning Grand Slam champions into Sunday afternoon’s Guinness Six Nations match in Dublin following a calf injury to Peter O’Mahony. The 25-year-old sought […]
Proposal to honour veterans with world’s tallest flagpole abandoned by US family
A US family’s audacious plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole as a centrepiece for a billion-dollar project honouring veterans has been abandoned. The Worcester family will not pursue the flagpole project in Washington County, Maine, or elsewhere for the time being and will look instead for other ways to commemorate those who have served, […]
Pep Guardiola suggests success should bring Omar Berrada an Old Trafford honour
Pep Guardiola has joked Manchester United should name a stand after Omar Berrada if their incoming chief executive proves to have the magic touch. Berrada quit his role as chief football operations officer at rivals Manchester City last weekend after being offered the senior position at Old Trafford. The appointment is a major coup for […]
Daniel Day-Lewis breaks from retirement to honour Martin Scorsese
Daniel Day-Lewis took a break from retirement to present Martin Scorsese with the award for best director at the National Board of Review (NBR) Awards in Manhattan. Scorsese’s Osage epic, Killers Of The Flower Moon, was the top honouree at the 95th NBR Awards. In awards announced earlier but handed out on Thursday, Killers Of […]
Bayern Munich to light up Allianz Arena in honour of Franz Beckenbauer
Bayern Munich are to light up their Allianz Arena home in honour of Franz Beckenbauer. Former West Germany captain and manager Beckenbauer died on Sunday at the age of 78, prompting tributes throughout the world of football for the man known as ‘Der Kaiser’. Beckenbauer led Bayern to three successive European Cup triumphs during his […]