'Wonderful and humbling': Stars react to New Year Honours - as Idris Elba among those knighted

Idris Elba, crystal dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, arsenic good arsenic England's victorious women's shot and rugby teams, are among 1,157 radical recognised successful the New Year Honours list.

Sir Idris, 53, who is known for his roles successful The Wire and Luther, is knighted for services to young people, having founded the Elba Hope Foundation.

He said: "I person this honour connected behalf of the galore young radical whose talent, ambition and resilience has driven the enactment of the Elba Hope Foundation.

"I anticipation we tin bash much to gully attraction to the value of sustained, applicable enactment for young radical and to the work we each stock to assistance them find an alternate to violence."

Torvill and Dean accidental honour is 'wonderful and humbling'

Dame Jayne and Sir Christopher, who took location the Olympic golden astatine the 1984 Winter Games and saw occurrence astatine the World, European and British Champions, are made a Dame and Sir for services to crystal skating and to voluntary service. They said the honour is "wonderful and humbling astatine the aforesaid time".

They are joined by Paul Elliott, 1 fractional of the Chuckle Brothers, who is made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), and Matt Lucas, fractional of the Little Britain drama duo with David Walliams, who becomes an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

Lionesses and Red Roses

The Lionesses diagnostic heavy connected the database aft their Euros triumph successful the summer. Captain Leah Williamson is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), portion Alex Greenwood, Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone go MBEs.

The team's Dutch manager, Sarina Wiegman, who has won the Euros doubly with England and erstwhile with the Netherlands, is awarded an honorary damehood, the Cabinet Office said.

Wiegman said: "I would similar to explicit my sincere gratitude for this honour. When I archetypal arrived successful England, I could ne'er person imagined the respect and warmth I've experienced from the English people. I profoundly convey the fans for their support."

Members of England Women's Rugby World Cup winning squad are besides featured, with Marlie Packer and Zoe Aldcroft becoming OBEs, on with manager John Mitchell. Their teammates Ellie Kildunne, Sadia Kabeya and Megan Jones are made MBEs aft the Red Roses defeated Canada successful the last successful September.

Three-time London Marathon victor Paula Radcliffe, who held the women's marathon grounds for 16 years, is made an OBE.

'Best happening that's ever happened to maine - and I've been successful Star Wars'

Also made OBEs are presenter and writer Richard Osman, histrion Warwick Davis and broadcaster Gabby Logan. The Kumars At No 42 histrion Meera Syal, 64, becomes a Dame.

Osman, 55, writer of The Thursday Murder Club publication series, said helium was "absolutely thrilled" with the honour, portion Davis, besides 55, said: "This is the champion happening that's ever happened to maine and I've been successful Star Wars."

Wicked prima Cynthia Erivo is made an MBE for services to euphony and drama, portion shot commentator Clive Tyldesley becomes an OBE for services to sports broadcasting and to charity.

Writer Roy Clarke, who created the sitcoms Last Of The Summer Wine, Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances, becomes a knight.

Oldest Horizon IT ungraded unfortunate and D-Day seasoned honoured

A pistillate thought to beryllium the oldest unfortunate of the Horizon IT scandal, 92-year-old Betty Brown, has said it was a "shocker" to person been made an OBE for seeking justness for subpostmasters.

D-Day seasoned Mervyn Kersh, 101, said it was a "wonderful thing" to beryllium awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to Holocaust remembrance and education.

The oldest idiosyncratic connected the database is 102-year-old John Hearn, 1 of 4 centenarians included, who receives a BEM for services to Judo and to the assemblage successful northeast England.

The youngest recipient is 20-year-old Olympic golden medal-winning sports climber Toby Roberts, from Elstead successful Surrey, who becomes an MBE.

'The precise champion of Britain'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: "This year's Honours database celebrates the precise champion of Britain - radical who enactment the communal bully up of themselves to fortify communities and alteration lives.

"Their quiescent dedication speaks to the decent, compassionate state we are arrogant to be. On behalf of the full nation, convey you - and congratulations to everyone recognised today."