Cheers mate! Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson receives MBE
Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson's MBE moment sparks magical memories of when I collected my OBE.
ITV News presenter
Alastair Stewart OBE presents ITV News at 1.30pm and co-presents ITV News at 6.30pm. Alastair also presented ITV's Election 2010 programme and made television history as he moderated the First Election Debate on ITV1 between David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg. He was winner of the Royal Television Society Award for Presenter of the Year in 2005.
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Thatcher and the decade of genuine revolution I saw
For better or worse Margaret Thatcher gave Alastair Stewart the most electric, stimulating and intellectually satisfying decade of his life.
Where today's similarities with the Great Depression end
The perceived hardship of those who feel the brunt of austerity is not viewed among the general public in a similar way to the 20s and 30s.
'Nasty piece of work' or a reporter just doing his job?
Did Eddie Mair overstep the line when he suggested Boris Johnson was a 'nasty piece or work,' or was he continuing a noble tradition?
The Falklands, a Pope, and a sense of déjà vu
A combination of Bill Neely in Argentina for the Falklands referendum, and Julie Etchingham in Rome, for Conclave, took me back to 1982.
How London's bid success started something special
It never crossed my mind that Singapore 2005 would be up there with Blair's repeal of Clause 4 in Blackpool or the fall of the Berlin Wall
'Enterprise, endowing education, is not new'
Why publisher Pearsons' launch of a higher education college, is not revolutionary.
"Kidnap" boy makes a desperate plea for help
Thirteen year old Adam Jones, who claims he is being held captive in Qatar, has posted a heart-rending message on YouTube for help.
Olympic team showjumping: 'the greatest day imaginable'
The equestrian team jumping event at Greenwich Park was just the greatest day imaginable.
Meeting Team GB's silver medal winning 3 Day Eventers
I watched their every move - through all three telling, testing and beautiful disciplines. Meeting them I glowed with pride.