'All I've ever wanted to do is help one person': Hundreds of unsung heroes receive honours in New Year list
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More than 1,200 people from across the UK have made it on to this New Year's honours list, with a lot of famous faces getting recognised. But while Gareth Southgate, Stephen Fry and Keely Hodgkinson may make the headlines, hundreds of unsung heroes have been recognised for their services to the country's communities.
Here's a small selection of the honour recipients from around the UK. 'A bereaved mother is not to be messed with'. The co-founders of a group supporting families affected by male violence have been made Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year Honours.
Carole Gould and Julie Devey, co-founders of Killed Women, started campaigning after their daughters, Ellie Gould and Poppy Devey Waterhouse, were murdered in their homes. Both daughters were killed when they ended relationships with their killers. King jokes 'I'm still alive' - as his cancer treatment to continue into next year.
King's cancer treatment will continue into next year, Sky News understands. New test uses AI to detect breast cancer at earliest stage yet. Now, Ms Gould and Ms Devey are campaigning to see an increase in the starting tariff for murders in the home, from 15 years to 25 years, the same as for killings outside the home.
They say it is "insulting and disrespectful to those women to say that their lives are worth 10 years less". "By accepting the OBEs it will continue to shine a light on our campaigning and will keep the many unjust issues surrounding violence against women and girls in the spotlight," said the co-founders in a statement.
