Arise, Sir Gareth - Southgate amongst those on New Year Honours list

Former England football manager Gareth Southgate has been knighted in this year's New Year Honours list.

He received the honour for his services to football after leading the men's team to to back-to-back Euros finals.

Others who have received honours include a number of Team GB and Paralympics GB athletes, as well as author Jacqueline Wilson, who has been made a Dame Grand Cross (GBE) for her services to literature.

The New Year Honours list highlights the incredible achievements made by people across the UK and Commonwealth realms, in a number of different sectors including sport, arts and media, education and science.

Keep reading to find out who else made this year's list and how the list works.

Who has been honoured in this year's list?

800m Olympic Champion Keely Hodgkinson is one a number of Team GB stars honoured in this year's list

Gareth Southgate, the most successful England men's football manager in recent years, lead the Three Lions to both the Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 finals.

He becomes only the fourth England boss in history to become a knight.

After the announcement was made, Southgate said that representing his country as a player and manager had been the "greatest honour".

"I am incredibly thankful for the amazing people and teams who have supported me both on and off the field," he added.

Actor Stephen Fry, who voiced the audiobooks for Harry Potter and Michael Bond's Paddington Bear series, has also been knighted in the New Year Honours list.

There are also honours for a number of athletes after their medal-winning performances at this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games.

800m Olympic Champion Keely Hodgkinson and heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who won silver in Paris, both receive an MBE.

Cyclist Tom Pidcock and rower Helen Glover become OBEs, as does Scotland's most decorated Olympian, swimmer Duncan Scott.

Seven-time Paralympic Champion Hannah Cockroft has been given an OBE

Hannah Cockroft is appointed a CBE after winning a gold medal in each of the last four Paralympic Games.

Paralympic swimmers Tully Kearney and Alice Tai also become OBEs, along with rower Erin Kennedy and cyclist Jaco van Gass.

Other big names on the 2025 list include children's author Jacqueline Wilson.

She becomes a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.

Ms Wilson said she was "absolutely amazed" to have been recognised and that she "will treasure" the award.

She explained: "It just seems fantastic that just in a little way my books might have helped introduce children to the joys of reading."

More than 1,200 people from fields including sport, entertainment and science have been recognised in this year's list.

How does the list work?

Author Jacqueline Wilson has been made a Dame Grand Cross (GBE) for her services to literature.

The awards are handed out twice a year in the UK - once at New Year, and then again on the monarch's official birthday.

Anyone can be put forward for an honour, but all nominations have to go through a special procedure before the final list is approved and revealed.

The decision about who gets an honour - and the type of honour they get - is made by a special committee.

The committee's decisions go to the prime minister and then, finally, to the King to check it.

Not everyone wants an honour and people are allowed to turn down the award, which occasionally happens (for example, Roald Dahl turned down his award).

People can also have their honour taken away from them if they behave in a bad way.

The honours list consists of knights and dames, appointments to the Order of the British Empire and gallantry and bravery awards.

Different people receive different awards depending what they have done. The main awards include:

Companion of honour

Knight or Dame

CBE

OBE

MBE

BEM

There are others, though, including the Royal Red Cross for those in the nursing services, and the King's Police Medal and Fire Service Medal for those working in these areas.