Britain announces New Year's honors list
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Sir Ian McKellen Â Gandalf to "Lord of the Rings" fans Â rose further in status Saturday as he joined the elite circle of Britain's Companions of Honor.
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Background and biographies of this year's recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor.
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Visionary game make Peter Molyneux has been appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours list.
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Sir Ian McKellen _ Gandalf to 'Lord of the Rings' fans _ rose further in status Saturday as he joined the elite circle of Britain's Companions of Honor.Kylie Minogue rivaled McKellen for attention as Britain announced Queen Elizabeth II's New Year's Honors list. The Australian pop diva was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE.Companion of Honor is the top honor in the British system, limited to 65 living people. It was the latest addition to the list of honors collected by Mckellen, 68, who was knighted in 1991. Read more
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Nearly 200 names are added to the definite list of people who have made an impact on society.
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Salman Rushdie, singer Emma Kirkby and Michael Eavis are among the figures honoured by the Queen.
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Matthew Pinsent is knighted and Tanni-Grey Thompson and Kelly Holmes become Dames in the New Year Honours.
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"I am honoured to join an Order which includes such distinguished practitioners in the arts. It is particularly pleasing that 'equality' is included in my citation"  Ian McKellen is already a knight, but his highest British honor is right around the corner. via My58.com
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Officials have announced the shortlist for Britain's most prestigious literary award, the Man Booker Prize.
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Colin Montgomerie, Chris Hoy and Shirley Robertson are among the Scots in the New Year Honours list.
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Millions of people across the UK celebrate the New Year, with the biggest events in London and Edinburgh.
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Australian pop star Kylie Minogue was among the celebrities decorated in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year Honours List, published Saturday.
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A British soldier who died in combat in Afghanistan will be the first to be posthumously awarded the nation's highest military honour since the Falklands War, reports said.
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Britain will be celebrating its relationship with the sea with an exciting, year-long programme of events next year under the banner of SeaBritain 2005.
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The new year started smashingly for Glenda Bailey, editor in chief of Harperâs Bazaar: she was named on  Queen Elizabethâs New Year Honours List.
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A leaked memo reveals Tony Blair wants to reward civil servants with a "special Iraq honours list", reports say.
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U.S. artists are expected to dominate Britain's biggest black music awards on Thursday, with Chicago rapper Kanye West boosting a record number of nominations.