BAFTA 2021 Film Awards: Emerald Fennell wins TWO gongs for Promising Young Woman

SUPPORTING ACTRESS  NIAMH ALGAR Calm With Horses KOSAR ALI Rocks MARIA BAKALOVA Borat Subsequent Moviefilm DOMINIQUE FISHBACK Judas and the Black Messiah ASHLEY MADEKWE County Lines YUH-JUNG YOUN Minari – WINNER SUPPORTING ACTOR  DANIEL KALUUYA Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER BARRY KEOGHAN Calm With Horses ALAN KIM Minari LESLIE ODOM JR. One Night … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: Gongs for Covid fat cats and a stench of dishonour

Confession time. I cannot sing like David Bowie nor write plays like Harold Pinter nor poems like Rudyard Kipling. Yet we do have something in common. We have all said no to the offer of a gong. Actually even that isn’t quite true. In my case it was suggested by Alastair Campbell when he was … Read more

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: We need gongs for our hero scientists – and the truth about Wuhan

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: We need gongs for our hero scientists – and the truth about Wuhan By Mail On Sunday Comment For The Mail On Sunday Published: 02:00 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 02:19 GMT, 10 January 2021 These are undoubtedly worrying times. Our hearts go out to the skilled and dedicated doctors, … Read more

The everyday heroes given gongs for selfless work during pandemic

Every year, among the star-studded line-up of the New Year Honours list, are the everyday heroes. Usually rewarded for their selfless dedication to their communities, they traditionally  include nurses, carers and charity workers who go above-and-beyond to improve the lives of those around them. And while those heroes are still featured this year, the year … Read more

The everyday heroes given gongs for selfless work during pandemic

Every year, among the star-studded line-up of the New Year’s Honours list, are the everyday heroes. Usually rewarded for their selfless dedication to their communities, they traditionally  include nurses, carers and charity workers who go above-and-beyond to improve the lives of those around them. And while those heroes are still featured this year, the year … Read more

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will launch their own awards rivaling the Queen’s gongs

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to launch a set of awards to rival the Queen’s honours list. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – who currently reside in an £11million mansion in California – will award individuals, charities and companies they feel champion their favourite causes. The awards will run alongside the Queen’s own gongs – … Read more

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will launch their own awards rivaling the Queen’s gongs

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to launch a set of awards to rival the Queen’s honours list. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – who currently reside in an £11million mansion in California – will award individuals, charities and companies they feel champion their favourite causes. The awards will run alongside the Queen’s own gongs – … Read more

Several SAGE members are given gongs in Queen’s honours

Several members of the Government’s scientific advisory committee have received gongs – despite the possibility that their advice might be subject to a future inquiry. Six confirmed members of SAGE (the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) are to be made OBE in recognition of their work during the pandemic. However, Tory MPs said that the … Read more

Several SAGE members are given gongs in Queen’s honours

Professor Graham Medley Professor Graham Medley, an infectious disease specialist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, was one of the first scientists to insist Britons need to change their behaviour to control the virus back in March. Professor Graham Medley, an infectious disease specialist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical … Read more