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‘It’s really an honour’: people of oil-rich Azerbaijan welcome climate summit
Cop29 is taking place in a country whose economy has long been dependent on its oil reserves. Oil runs deep in Azerbaijan, the host country of this year’s UN climate summit. Just 30 minutes ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Cary Grant’s humble Bristol roots honoured with blue plaque
Historic England to recognise home where Hollywood legend said he spent ‘happiest days’ of his childhood. The humble West Country beginnings of one of Hollywood’s most glittering stars is being ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Exiles ask King Charles to rescind honour awarded to king of Bahrain
Buckingham Palace accused of ‘burying’ news of GCVO bestowed on King Hamad, whose regime is accused of torturing opponents. King Charles has been asked by exiles from Bahrain to rescind an honour ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Police officers killed during bogus 999 call among first to get new award
The first batch of Elizabeth Emblems will be given to relatives by King Charles later this year.Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
Gisèle Pelicot ‘honoured’ to wear scarf from Australian women’s group in court
Scarf made by First Nations women showed Pelicot that others around the world ‘feel the same way’, says lawyer. Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman who has become a feminist hero after insisting that ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Finally, the end of ‘the British empire’ – and maybe an honours system a modern country can live with | Hugh Muir
Reports suggest King Charles would not object to a move away from awards with ‘empire’ in the title. Not before time. Benjamin Zephaniah did it . So did Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. Howard Gayle, the ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
To be the first at anything is an unbelievable honour - Anderson
Viv Anderson discusses his life, career and how it felt becoming the first black man to play for the senior England team.Top stories - BBC News - October 30