King Charles has stripped 15 people of their honours so far this year.

King Charles has stripped 15 people of their honours so far this year, according to the Cabinet Office’s official forfeiture register (last updated 1 October 2026).

Honours such as MBEs, OBEs, CBEs, KCBs and knighthoods are awarded by the Sovereign on the advice of government, usually for outstanding service. They are not permanent. The Honours Forfeiture Committee reviews cases and can recommend revocation where a recipient has brought the system into disrepute—typically through criminal convictions, professional censure or other serious misconduct. The King then directs that the honour be cancelled and the name erased from the register. Recipients must stop using the post-nominal letters and are expected to return the insignia. Decisions are published in the London Gazette and on GOV.UK.

Breakdown by announcement

March 2026 (9 people)

• Ian Ashbolt (MBE 2016) – criminal conviction

• Lloyd Hamilton (MBE 2011) – criminal conviction

• Angela Middleton (MBE 2019) – bringing the honours system into disrepute

• Nigel O’Connor (MBE 2015) – professional censure

• Tony Reilly (OBE 2011) – professional censure

• Paul Rose (MBE 2002) – criminal conviction

• Anant Shah (OBE 2020) – bringing the honours system into disrepute

• Graham Trewhella (MBE 2010) – criminal conviction

• Stuart Hogg (MBE 2024) – criminal conviction

July 2026 (1 person)

• Jeffrey Donaldson (Knight Bachelor 2016) – criminal conviction

October 2026 (5 people)

• Ben Key (KCB 2021 and CBE 2016) – professional censure

• Maqsood Ahmad (OBE 2010) – bringing the honours system into disrepute

• Ian Hudson (OBE 2020) – criminal conviction

• Nirpal Riat (OBE 2011) – bringing the honours system into disrepute

• Charles Montegriffo (MBE 2007) – criminal conviction

This brings the total number of people (and associated honours) forfeited since the register began in August 2023 to 48, covering 27 MBEs, 15 OBEs, three CBEs, two BEMs and two knighthoods. Ben Key is notable as the first person on the published list to lose two honours in a single decision.

Notable cases

• Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, lost his knighthood after conviction for historical sexual offences against two women when they were children. He was later sentenced to 15 years in prison.

• Stuart Hogg, the former Scotland rugby captain and British & Irish Lions full-back, lost the MBE he received in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to rugby following a domestic-abuse conviction.

• Ben Key, the former First Sea Lord (professional head of the Royal Navy), lost both his KCB and CBE after professional censure linked to a personal relationship with a subordinate. He had already been dismissed from the service.

• Other cases include Paul Rose (founder of Barrow’s Owl Sanctuary, animal-welfare offences), Charles Montegriffo (child sexual offences), and several individuals removed for bringing the system into disrepute or professional misconduct.

The process is deliberately non-political in intent: the Forfeiture Committee (chaired by a senior civil servant with independent members) examines evidence of disrepute and advises the Prime Minister, who in turn advises the King. Supporters of the system argue that removals protect the value and integrity of honours; critics sometimes question consistency or the speed of action in high-profile cases.

The figures are drawn from the official Cabinet Office list of individuals whose honours have been revoked by the Sovereign (published and updated on GOV.UK).

Gov Abiodun Assures Aiyepe Leaders of Road Rehabilitation After High-Level Meeting

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has assured the people of Aiyepe in Odogbolu Local Government Area that the rehabilitation of the strategic Aiyepe–Ikenne Road will commence soon as part of his administration’s commitment to infrastructural development across the state.

The assurance came during a strategic meeting with political and traditional leaders from Aiyepe, who visited the Governor to present key developmental needs of the community.

The delegation included the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Hon. Tokunbo Talabi; the member representing Odogbolu State Constituency in the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Lukman Olalekan Adeleye; the Alaye of Aiyepe, Oba Michael Kolawole Adekoya; the Obiri of Aiyepe, Oba Bisi Okubanjo; and other All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and stakeholders, including Hon. Shuiab Ladejobi, Hon. Moshood Adetayo Abubakar (Daytayo), Hon. Ola Langbodo, Hon.

Adebanjo Owoyale, Hon. Akeem Awolesi and Hon. Dr. Idris Mabifa of Ward 6, Aiyepe Eyinwa.
During the meeting, the stakeholders emphasized the urgent need for the rehabilitation of the Aiyepe–Ikenne Road, describing it as a critical infrastructure that would enhance transportation, stimulate economic activities and improve the living conditions of residents.

Responding, Governor Abiodun reiterated his administration’s resolve to ensure balanced development in all parts of Ogun State, assuring the delegation that their request had received due attention.

He disclosed that the process leading to the rehabilitation of the road would begin soon, reaffirming his government’s commitment to delivering projects that have direct impact on the lives of the people.

The meeting also highlighted the importance of collaboration between government, traditional institutions and political leaders in promoting grassroots development and sustaining the state’s development agenda.

Members of the delegation commended Governor Abiodun for his receptive disposition and expressed optimism that the planned road project would significantly transform Aiyepe and its adjoining communities.

The founder Daytayo Progressive Movement (DPM), Hon. Moshood Adetayo Abubakar described the engagement as another demonstration of the administration’s commitment to inclusive governance and responsive leadership.

Charlotte father of quadruplets, who also owned Jamaican restaurant, dies at 35!

In February 2025, Carlos Abrahams sat in his Charlotte living room and laughed about the day doctors told him and his wife, Ronjera, that they weren’t expecting three babies after all. They were expecting four.

After that, we were scared every appointment,” he said during a lengthy conversation with The Charlotte Observer in the family’s home. Then he laughed when he added, “It was like, ‘They better not find anymore.’” Along with his wife Ronjera and their large collection of children, Carlos — the owner of Crav’n Caribbean, a Jamaican restaurant and food truck business in west Charlotte — would come to be known as the father at the center of one of the region’s most extraordinary family stories. As the family navigated the first year and a half of life as parents of seven, they built a following of more than 1 million across their social-media channels. Then, last weekend, Ronjera shared devastating news on their channels: Carlos had died!

He was 35. 

By all accounts, he was the Abrahams family’s rock: calm, funny and practical, even when confronted with circumstances that would overwhelm most people. Carlos and Ronjera were already raising three sons when they learned in the summer of 2024 that they were expecting quadruplets — identical twin boys and identical twin girls. The spontaneous pregnancy was so rare that even some medical professionals struggled to explain its odds.

Ronjera said: a provider, a problem-solver, a husband devoted to his wife and a father devoted to his children. When circumstances changed, he adjusted. When obstacles appeared, he looked for ways around or through them.

May his soul rest in peace 

Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article316231201.html#storylink=cpy

Popular Local Security Man Killed In Aiyepe By Cattle Rustlers

A local hunter simply identified as Sunday, who is also said to be the child of the head of hunters in Ayepe in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, was on Monday killed by suspected cattle rustlers.

PUNCH Metro exclusively gathered that Sunday, who was just hired by the owner of the cattle, was killed on the very first day he would be working to provide security for the herd of cattle around a farm said to be between Ayepe and Sagamu.

A resident of the community who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the incident said that the owner of the cattle had recently suffered an attack, after which he decided to hire the deceased to help provide security for the cows.

The source said, “The deceased is the son of the head of the local hunters in Ayepe. He was just hired by the owner of the cattle because these criminals had recently attacked those helping the man to take care of the Unfortunately, the very first night he resumed work for the man, these hoodlums attacked the hunter and shot him to death while they escaped with the cows.

“The incident really brought so much sorrow to our community because the father of this young man is sick, and he was the one taking care of his father.

The spokesperson for the state police command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, in a statement on Tuesday, confirmed the killing of the local hunter, adding that the command had equally recovered eight cows from the rustlers and had also launched a manhunt against the perpetrators.

Babaseyi said, “The Ogun State Police Command has launched an intensive operation following an incident of cattle rustling and the killing of a local hunter in the Aiyepe area of Odogbolu Local Government Area.

“Upon receiving the report, operatives of the Odogbolu Division, working in collaboration with community security groups and local hunters, swiftly mobilised to the affected area and carried out extensive bush-combing operations aimed at apprehending the perpetrators and recovering the stolen livestock.

“The sustained security operation has recorded a significant breakthrough, leading to the recovery of eight out of the twelve rustled cattle.

“The remains of the deceased hunter have been evacuated to the General Hospital, Odogbolu, for preservation and autopsy.”

Key Changes Under Labour’s Radical Asylum Reform

The six key changes under Labour's radical asylum overhaul

Home Secretary to announce sweeping changes on Monday to reform what she called a 'broken' immigration system

Here, we break down exactly what the Home Office is proposing.

Ending automatic permanent protection

At present, refugees are granted five years of refugee status before being able to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR), which provides access to public funds, an unrestricted right to work and, eventually, citizenship.


The five-year period functions as the point at which protection effectively becomes permanent, with most applicants progressing to ILR unless they have committed serious offences.

Mahmood intends to replace this with an entirely temporary system. All refugee status will be time-limited, with mandatory reviews every 30 months to determine whether protection is still required.

Those whose home countries are assessed as safe will be required to return immediately, ending what ministers describe as the “automatic path” to long-term settlement.

The Home Office also plans to remove any presumption that protection will be renewed, meaning individuals will need to demonstrate an ongoing need for asylum at each review.

Ministers say the change brings the UK closer to Denmark, where temporary residency permits typically last two years and must be repeatedly renewed. 

Denmark abolished the expectation that extensions would be granted, and has used the system to begin returning people to countries where the security situation has improved. 

Government sources have argued that the Danish approach contributed to successful asylum claims falling to a 40-year low and believe a similar structure in the UK will reduce incentives for irregular migration.

20-year settlement route for people arriving illegally

A central change will be a new 20-year qualifying period for permanent residence for those who arrive in the UK via irregular routes and later

Our system is particularly generous compared to other countries in Europe, where, after five years, you’re effectively automatically settled in this country. We will change that,” Mahmood told Sky News.

She said the extended pathway is intended to “change the assumptions” of those considering crossing the Channel.

There will be limited mitigations. Mahmood said that skilled refugees will be able to shorten the period if they enter “specific” work or study routes, saying: “The more you contribute, you can bring forward that [20-year] period.” 

It is also expected that a separate 10-year pathway will be created for those who arrive legally under new designated settlement schemes.

Scrapping the statutory duty to provide asylum support

Mahmood will also repeal the UK’s legal duty to provide asylum support, a requirement derived from a 2005 EU directive. 

Currently, asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are guaranteed accommodation and a weekly allowance of at least £49.18 per person, or £9.95 in catered settings.

A Home Office spokesperson told The Guardian: “Automatic handouts for those seeking refuge will end… Support will no longer be a given; it becomes a discretionary power.” The spokesperson added that the Home Office will be able to deny support to people who can work but do not, people with assets, those who breach removal directions, those who work illegally or those who disrupt accommodation settings.

Mahmood told The Sunday Times: “There are some people who currently receive asylum support who can work, who have the right to work, and we want them to work.”

Ministers reportedly do not currently plan to expand the right to work, meaning most asylum seekers would still be unable to access employment and therefore unlikely to lose support. 

Approximately 100,000 people are in the asylum support system, including around 8,500 who have the right to work because they entered on visas prior to claiming asylum.

Reforms to human rights provisions

Another part of the package focuses on how Article 8 of the ECHR, covering the right to family life, is applied in immigration decisions.

Mahmood is set to instruct courts to give greater emphasis to public safety when balancing deportation cases. 

Renters Rights Act: All You Need To Know

Renting in England just changed forever. The Renters' Rights Act has officially been signed into law by the King. Here are the most important changes you need to know.

Section 21, the no-fault eviction, is now gone. Landlords won't be able to evict a tenant without a legal reason.


Landlords won't be able to accept anything other than the price advertised. Fixed-term tenancies are now over. All tenancies will be rolling and renters can leave at any time by giving two months' notice.


Advanced payment is now scrapped. Landlords cannot ask for more than one month's rent, so any six to twelve months in advance payment will no longer be legal. Rent hikes will now be stricter.


Landlords can only raise the rent one time per year by giving two months' notice, and renters can challenge this every time. No more pet refusal. You can't be refused a pet without legal reason, and if a landlord does refuse, it will ultimately be up to the ombudsman or court to decide.




Higher standards. Every home must meet the new decent home standards, so landlords must provide a home that's safe, well-maintained, and has modern facilities. These laws have been passed, however it can take up to six months to be put into place, and no one needs a new tenancy agreement, they'll automatically apply on the commencement date.

Student to be deported for excess working!

 

Student loses challenge to cancellation of leave for excess working

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a judicial review brought by a student against the cancellation of leave for working in excess of the 20 hours per week permitted under his leave. The case is R (Singaram) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rev2) [2025] EWCA Civ 1375.

The claimant entered the UK on a student visa on 5 October 2022. His leave was subject to the condition that he was not permitted to work more than 20 hours in term time.

The Home Office had been tipped off about students working in breach of their leave. On 7 November 2023 immigration officers attended an off licence where they encountered the claimant who said that he was training there by doing stock filling from 9am to 6pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. He said that he was also working 20 hours a week at Tesco.

The claimant was then arrested, cautioned in relation to a suspected breach of a condition of his leave. He was detained and interviewed and then his leave was cancelled with immediate effect for failing to comply with a condition of his leave by working more than 20 hours per week.

The claimant sought judicial review of the decision on the basis that it was procedurally unfair and did not comply with Balajigari v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 673.

The High Court refused permission for judicial review, but this was later granted by the Court of Appeal who directed that the claim be retained there.

The court accepted that the immigration officer was obliged to act in a procedurally fair manner when considering whether to cancel the claimant’s leave, a decision with serious consequences for him. The court identified that in this case there were two essential parts to the exercise of power to cancel leave. The first was that the person must have failed to comply with a condition of their leave, and second that there was a discretion as to whether and when to cancel leave.

With reference to Balajigari, the Court of Appeal said that “procedural fairness required both that the Secretary of State indicate clearly to the individual that he has that suspicion (i.e. that the individual’s presence in the United Kingdom was undesirable) and to allow the individual an opportunity to respond to matters going to whether the discretion should be exercised”.

On the first point, the court said that the matter “was a simple, straightforward one” of whether or not the claimant had worked more than 20 hours per week in term time. The claimant was given every opportunity to explain his working situation and there was no procedural unfairness here.

The court said that the position on the second point, on the exercise of discretion to cancel the claimant’s leave, was more nuanced. However, the court held that:


Any failure to comply with the principles of procedural fairness by not making it clear to the claimant that he had an opportunity to make representations as to why his leave should not be cancelled immediately, or at a later date, did not in fact result in any prejudice. As a result of the questions that were asked during the decision-making process, the claimant did, in fact, provide the information that he wanted the decision-maker to consider when deciding whether to cancel his leave immediately. In the circumstances, there was no, or no material, breach of the principles of procedural fairness and certainly none that vitiated the decision.

The judicial review was dismissed.

Couple ‘hiding’ a 5-bedroom Croydon house ordered to hand keys back on Rotherhithe council home

 

Couple ‘hiding’ a 5-bedroom Croydon house ordered to hand keys back on Rotherhithe council home
The couple were ordered pay over £16,500 by the courts


A couple who were handed the keys to a three-bedroom council property in Rotherhithe just weeks after buying a five-bedroom home in Croydon have been ordered by the courts to give it back to Southwark.

Southwark Council said Uchenna and Nkeiruka Nzekwe secured the tenancy of the property on Fir Trees Close off Salter Road in June 2021.


A year later in October 2022 the council started investigating the couple after receiving an anonymous tip off that no that no children had ever lived at the address.

After doing some digging, investigators discovered that the Nzekwes had bought a large family home in Croydon just three weeks before they were granted the council tenancy, which they had not declared on their housing application.

The council said that when Mr Nzekwe was asked in February 2024 why he hadn’t mentioned the property, he claimed that the Croydon home was being held ‘in trust’ for his daughter, and therefore didn’t need to be declared.

He was then told by the council to hand back the keys to the Rotherhithe home, or risk facing legal action.

Instead, he said he would seek to defend his claim to the property.

However the council said the couple failed to submit a formal defence and were banned from participating in the court hearing.

On 1 October, following a hearing at Clerkenwell and Shoreditch County Court, the judge granted the council possession of the property and ordered Uchenna and Nkeiruka to leave within 14 days, or face eviction by bailiffs.

Woman Charged With Causing Death By Dangerous Driving

21-year-old motorcyclist has died following a multi-vehicle crash at a major Nottingham road junction.

Bobbers Mill Bridge, on Alfreton Road, remained closed for around 11 hours after the incident was first reported at around 8.30am on Saturday (October 18).

The young man suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead soon afterwards. His family have been informed.

A woman was arrested and charged with causing death by dangerous driving following the incident.

Nottinghamshire police have issued the following statement: "A woman has been charged following a fatal collision with a motorcyclist.

"Multiple vehicles were involved in a collision just before 8.30am on Saturday (October 18) in Alfreton Road, Nottingham. Emergency services were called following reports of the collision, which left a motorbike rider with serious injuries.

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"The 21-year-old man was pronounced dead soon afterwards. His family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

"The driver of one of the vehicles involved in the collision was arrested at the scene. Nomazwe Moyo, of Eltham Close, Broxtowe, has since been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

"The 35-year-old is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court on Monday (October 20).

Police put up a huge cordon and taped off a large section of the road between Gregory Boulevard and Aspley Lane. Drivers were advised to find alternative routes and bus operator Trentbarton said one of its services had been diverting due to the closure.

Nigerian man sentenced to 80 hours of unpaid work after using woman’s name to work at UK Hospital

Nigerian man sentenced to 80 hours of unpaid work after using woman’s name to work at UK Hospital




A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 80 hours of unpaid work after admitting he used a female colleague’s identity to carry out shifts at a UK hospital.




Identity Fraud at Countess of Chester Hospital




Lucius Njoku, 33, of Oliver Lane, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by false representation when he appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on September 19, 2025.




Between February 16 and April 25, 2024, Njoku worked shifts at the Countess of Chester Hospital, including in the A&E department, under the name of Joyce George, a co-accused who was employed through an agency.




Prosecutor Lisa McGuire told the court that George had since returned to Nigeria and a warrant had been issued for her arrest.




Messages recovered from the pair’s phones mapped out the shifts they coordinated, though both had declined to give interviews.




Although there were no complaints about Njoku’s work and no patients were harmed, the court described the act as a serious abuse of trust.




District Judge John McGarva said: “You deceived your way into a job that required safeguarding checks. While no one was harmed, this undermines the DBS system and is treated as maximum harm. There is an argument for immediate custody, but you have strong mitigation.”




Njoku’s lawyer, Steve Alis, explained that Njoku came to the UK as a student and faced financial difficulties, which led to his agreement with George.




Alis also criticized the hospital’s lack of identification measures, pointing out that Njoku was qualified for the role.




“He hasn’t tried to downplay his role,” Alis said. “He had the relevant qualifications but went about it the wrong way. This was a joint enterprise.”




Sentence and Outcome




Njoku was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, meaning he will not go to jail unless he reoffends during this period.




He was also ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work, pay a £154 surcharge, and £85 in court costs.