New Year's Honours: Gongs for Phillips, McGregor, Lester, Redmond And More!

As always, the performing arts are well rewarded in this year's New Year's Honours List.

There's a CBE for choreographer and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips, and OBEs for actors Ewan McGregor and Adrian Lester.

Actress Siobhan Redmond receives an MBE for services to drama, while critics Michael Billington and Philip French both get OBEs.

Theatre producer Nica Burns also receives an OBE.

There is a full list of those honoured on the Cabinet Office website.