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Idris Elba is among those named in this year’s New Year Honours list .<\/p>\n
Picture: Idris Elba and ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are among those named on the New Year Honours list, while England\u2019s victorious women\u2019s football and rugby teams are also recognised.<\/p>\n Sir Idris, 53, known for his roles in The Wire and Luther, is knighted for services to young people, having founded the Elba Hope Foundation, which supports community empowerment, education, youth advocacy and sustainable development.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI receive this honour on behalf of the many young people whose talent, ambition and resilience has driven the work of the Elba Hope Foundation.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope we can do more to draw attention to the importance of sustained, practical support for young people and to the responsibility we all share to help them find an alternative to violence.\u201d<\/p>\n The Sports Agents co-host Gabby Logan and broadcaster Clive Tyldesley are both made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBEs) for services to broadcasting and charity. <\/p>\n Dame Jayne and Sir Christopher, who took home the Olympic gold at the 1984 Winter Games and saw success at the World, European and British Championships, are made a Dame and Sir for services to ice skating and to voluntary service.<\/p>\n Presenter Gabby Logan has been awarded an OBE .<\/p>\n Picture: Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill are made a Dame and Sir.<\/p>\n Picture: The pair, who later became the faces of celebrity competition show Dancing On Ice, said the honour is \u201cwonderful and humbling at the same time\u201d.<\/p>\n Sir Christopher, 67, said: \u201cIt\u2019s been mentioned by fans and supporters, but it\u2019s something that we never realised might happen. If it did, that would be wonderful, but if it didn\u2019t, there\u2019s so many other people in the country that are deserving as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Dame Jayne, 68, said the timing of the honours seemed \u201cperfect\u201d after the pair danced on the ice for the last time this year.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cWe had such a great time, we were so happy with the tour and the fact that we got through it. It was a big thing for us to mark our career before retirement, and then receiving this award at the end of the year, it\u2019s just finished everything. It\u2019s perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n England\u2019s Lionesses feature heavily on the list after their Euros win .<\/p>\n Picture: England\u2019s Lionesses feature heavily on the list after their Euros win in the summer \u2013 with captain Leah Williamson made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).<\/p>\n Alex Greenwood, Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone, who were all part of the side that beat Spain in the final in Basel, Switzerland, in July, become MBEs.<\/p>\n And the team\u2019s Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman, who has won the Euros twice with England, and once with the Netherlands, is awarded an honorary damehood, the Cabinet Office said.<\/p>\n Wiegman said: \u201cI would like to express my sincere gratitude for this honour. When I first arrived in England, I could never have imagined the respect and warmth I\u2019ve experienced from the English people. I deeply thank the fans for their support.\u201d<\/p>\n Members of England Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup winning squad are also strongly represented, with Marlie Packer and Zoe Aldcroft becoming OBEs, along with coach John Mitchell.<\/p>\n Mitchell said: \u201cI am incredibly honoured to receive this recognition, but I want to be clear that it reflects the work of the Red Roses World Cup-winning squad and the outstanding staff around them.\u201d<\/p>\n Aldcroft said: \u201cThe recognition isn\u2019t mine alone. This year I have felt nothing but love and support from so many people and I am extremely grateful.<\/p>\n \u201cMy family\u2019s belief in me on this journey has been unrivalled, and I am also fortunate to have been surrounded by an unbelievable group of players and staff who have given everything to the Red Roses.\u201d<\/p>\n England Red Roses World Cup Victory Celebration.<\/p>\n Picture: Teammates Ellie Kildunne, Sadia Kabeya, and Megan Jones are made MBEs after the Red Roses defeated Canada in the final in September.<\/p>\n Paula Radcliffe, a three-time London Marathon winner who held the women\u2019s marathon world record for 16 years, is made an OBE.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, The Kumars At No 42 actress Meera Syal, 64, becomes a Dame and broadcaster Gabby Logan, actor Warwick Davis and presenter and author Richard Osman are made OBEs.<\/p>\n Osman, 55, who writes The Thursday Murder Club book series, said he was \u201cabsolutely thrilled\u201d with the honour, while Davis, also 55, said: \u201cThis is the best thing that\u2019s ever happened to me and I\u2019ve been in Star Wars.\u201d<\/p>\n Richard Osman poses for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film ‘The Thursday Murder Club’.<\/p>\n
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