. >> let's read it together stephen knight come on over here. >> stephen ah stephen knight named our 2024 hero of the year. >> he founded dogs matter. it's a nonprofit that provides foster care for pets as their owners undergo addiction treatment and he's with us now to share his story. stephen's here with jade 17 year old lady jade there, who was with you on saturday night? congratulations . thank you so much. >> it's so exciting. >> i watched the piece that really walked through what you're doing and just giving people who are brave enough to seek treatment this like real like kind of sliver of light. knowing that their pets on the other side, it's such a special thing. you do. >> yeah. well, it gives them motivation. it gives them a reason to keep going. >> you know, a lot of times in making that brave decision and going into treatment, it's the hardest thing you're going to do. >> and the first year is really hard. so they have a safe place for their dog and knowing that, and we'll send them videos and pictures so they'll they'll you know, they can continue to see how well the do

i'm so overwhelmed. >> well, stephen knight congratulations. >> i'm so happy for you.. >> thank you for joining us to honor the very best of humanity you can support all of our honorees right now by going to cnn heroes.com and clicking donate. each donation will be matched dollar for dollar. >> and if you know someone is amazing as tonight's honorees, you can nominate them to be a cnn hero. next year. nominations are now open at cnn heroes.com. we hope some of these stories have inspired you to get involved and do your part, because you, too, can be somebody's hero. thank you and good night come danni khan are you ready for it? >> here we go. are you ready for are you ready for oh, here we go we come. come on, come on you come we come. are you ready for it are you ready for it are you ready for danni khan >> randi kaye

stephen knight is now drawing on his own personal experience to change that when somebody makes thatinto treatment, it's one of the bravest decisions they'll make. >> see you soon okay. >> when people do need to go to rehab and they don't have a place to put their dog what we're finding out is how big of a need it is. we provide free, temporary fostering services for people that are ready to change their life dies. >> she hasn't seen me in so long. hey and it becomes their motivator to stay healthy. >> oh. that face. when we find a foster, we will do a temporary foster contract. you're saving that dog's life and the owner's life. and we are able to prevent a dog going to the shelter we cannot have the solution be euthanized. dogs. we can't. i want to be the voice of the dog. and to help them. because they don't have that voice. >> you can go to cnn heroes.com right now to vote for stephen or any of our heroes for cnn hero of the year. you get ten votes per day each day through december third to help the ones who inspire you. the most. another hour of cnn this morning weekend starts a

the actor stephen fry and former england football manager gareth southgate have both been knighted in as part of the post office scandal have been given obes. lizo mzimba has more. he is the manager who let the england men's team to two successive finals. gareth southgate has been knighted, the services you association football. also been knighted for his work with charity or the environment and on mental health awareness, stephen fry. fame or being a known person is at its most helpful is when you can join attention to a cause that really matters, and the national conversation around until health in particular has really improved. the until health in particular has really improved.— until health in particular has really improved. the mayor of london says — really improved. the mayor of london says he _ really improved. the mayor of london says he is _ really improved. the mayor of london says he is truly - really improved. the mayor of| london says he is truly humble to receive a knighthood for political and public service. lee castleton is one of four former sub—postmasters wrongly

the mayor of london sadiq khan has also been knighted for his political and public service and said he was "truly humbled". the actor stephenor his work on mental health awareness and the environment. 800m champion keely hodgkinson, who receives an mbe, is one of several medallists to be honoured following the summer games in paris. and four sub—postmasters — who received wrongful convictions as part of the post office scandal — have also been given obes. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. they were once the hollywood power couple with the nickname brangelina. well, now eight years after they separated brad pitt and angelina jolie have reached a divorce settlement. a lawyer for the actress confirmed the pair had managed to "come to a deal". so far his lawyers have not publicly commented. let me take you to those amazing pictures from the top of the hour from sydney. australia has ushered in its new year with focus on the harbour bridge. london will try to rival it later. the city followed new zealand and other pacific island nations to be first into 2025. people in american samoa will be amongst the last

also being knighted for his work for charity, for the environment and on mental health awareness, stephenbeing a known person is at its most helpful is when you can draw in attention to a cause that really matters. and the national conversation around mental health in particular has really, really improved. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says he's truly humbled to receive a knighthood for political and public service. seema misra and three other former sub—postmaster is wrongly accused of taking money from the post office in the horizon scandal have been made 0bes for their campaigning work. we 0bes for their campaigning work. - applied more pressure to get the award sooner rather than later. in the world of entertainment, 0scar—nominated actor carey mulligan, coronation street and last tango in halifax star anne reid, and happy valley's sarah lancashire have all been made cbes for services to drama. keely hodgkinson! olympic gold medallist and bbc sports personality of the year keely hodgkinson says it's amazing to be made an mbe. most of those being honoured aren't in the public eye.

also being knighted, for his work for charity, for the environment and on mental health awareness, stephen. where fame or being a known person is at its most helpful, is when you can draw in attention to a cause that really matters. and the national conversation around mental health in particular has really, really improved. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says he's "truly humbled" to receive a knighthood for political and public service. seema misra and three other former subpostmasters wrongly accused of taking money from the post office in the horizon scandal have been made obes for their campaigning work. she hopes that the award will help them in their fight for the proper compensation they think they deserve. the fight is still on, so fingers crossed with the award and everything, it will put more pressure as well to get it sooner rather than later. in the world of entertainment, oscar—nominated actor carey mulligan, coronation street and last tango in halifax star anne reid and happy valley's sarah lancashire have all been made cbes for services to drama. keely hodgkinson! olympic

the mayor of london sadiq khan has also been knighted for his political and public service and said he was "truly humbled". the actor stephenalth awareness and the environment. 800m champion keely hodgkinson — who receives an mbe — is one of several medallists to be honoured following the summer games in paris. and four sub—postmasters — who received wrongful convictions as part of the post office scandal — have also been given obes. the singer and tv presenter myleene klass is also amongst those being honoured today — myleene has been appointed an mbe for services to women's health, miscarriage awareness and to charity. she has shared her experience of miscarriage and campaigned for better treatment for women who have experienced this loss. let's listen to a clip from an interview she gave in 2021. recognise this, let us talk about it. recognise these women let them talk about their pain. if you compare it to the same level of trauma and ptsd as a soldier returning from afghanistan, you wouldn't expect anyone to go through this level of pain. we are now all so much more aware of what mental health can do to our families, t

the mayor of london sadiq khan has also been knighted for his political and public service and said he was �*truly humbled". the actor stephens and the environment. 800m champion keely hodgkinson, who receives an mbe, is one of several medallists to be honoured following the summer games in paris. and four sub—postmasters, who received wrongful convictions as part of the post office scandal have also been given obes with me now is our enterntainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. 0n the front and back pages today, gareth southgate. yes. today, gareth southgate. yes, the former _ today, gareth southgate. yes, the former england _ today, gareth southgate. 1&1: the former england manager led the former england manager led the men's team to back—to—back consecutive euros finals and has been given a knighthood but it's notjust has been given a knighthood but it's not just for has been given a knighthood but it's notjust for his work with the football team, it's also for some of his work off the pitch, particularly with the princes trust.— princes trust. and it's also arise sir— princes trust. and it's also arise sir stephen - prince

knighted. sir gareth, as he is now, is recognised for guiding the team to back—to—back euros finals. the actor stephens "startled and enchanted" to receive the knighthood. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said he was "truly humbled" to be awarded a knighthood. while the labour mp emily thornberry said she was "honoured and surprised" to be made a dame. one of the rarest awards goes to the novelist sir kazuo ishiguro. he is made a companion of honour, a select group which is limited to 65 people at any one time. before we go... india has launched a rocket to carry out its first space—docking mission. the rocket blasted off with two small spacecrafts to test the docking manoeuvre. india hopes to become only the fourth country with such technology, after russia, the us and china. prime minister narendra modi has previously announced plans to send a person to the moon by twenty—forty. to the moon by 2040. stay with us here on bbc news. i'll have more for you at the top the hour. see you then. hello there. there's going to be a lot of wet, windy and cold weather to come over the new year, but the focus tod

knighted. sir gareth, as he is now, is recognised for guiding the team to back—to—back euros finals. the actor stephenvironment. he said he was "startled and enchanted" to receive the knighthood. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said he was "truly humbled" to be awarded a knighthood. while the labour mp emily thornberry said she was "honoured and surprised" to be made a dame. one of the rarest awards goes to the novelist sir kazuo ishiguro. he is made a companion of honour, a select group which is limited to 65 people at any one time. before we go, let's remind you of our top stories. today both involving south korea. 0ne involving south korea. one where we can see protests outside the presidential residence where protesters and supporters of president yoon have been gathering to make their voices known about the imminent arrest warrant that has been issued, and a possible arrest willie will be following this story, as well as thejeju air crash. stay with us for more. goodbye. hello there. there's going to be a lot of wet, windy and cold weather to come over the new year, but the focus today remains o

knighted. sir gareth, as he is now, is recognised for guiding the team to back—to—back euros finals. the actor stephenhe was "startled and enchanted" to receive the knighthood. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said he was "truly humbled" to be awarded a knighthood, while the labour mp emily thornberry said she was "honoured and surprised" to be made a dame. one of the rarest awards goes to the novelist sir kazuo ishiguro. he is made a companion of honour, a select group which is limited to 65 people at any one time. congratulations to all of them. thank you for your company here on bbc news. see you again soon. hello there. there's going to be a lot of wet, windy and cold weather to come over the new year, but the focus today remains on this amber rain warning that we have from the met office. and within this area, there are already a number of severe flood warnings on rivers. it's been very wet in scotland, some snow melt adding to that as well. the rain turns more showery in mainland scotland. some wetter weather heads to the northern isles with snow in shetland, and this band of rain clears through

khan, london mayor, is knighted despite presiding over spiralling crime rates in the caphal >> other famous names on the new year's honours list include gareth southgate, stephen fry and keely hodgkinson, and we'll be joined by a former subpostmaster turned campaigner who says he will fight on after being made an obe. >> and elsewhere, edinburgh's famous new year's eve street party famous new year's eve street party has been axed as the country is set to be battered by snow, strong winds and heavy rain in an arctic blast which includes a rare danger to life. amber weather warning. >> and if you're holding a get together tonight, we'll be talking to a party planner for her top tips on how to be the hostess with the mostess. >> hello and welcome. very good morning to you. this is britain's newsroom, live across the uk on gb news with charlie peters and sophie reaper. >> now let's go on to our top story. because fury has erupted after the london mayor, sadiq khan. now sir sadiq, he's been knighted in the king's new year's honours list. >> now sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by more than 50% since

also being knighted for his work for charity, for the environment and on mental health awareness, stephenwhere fame or being a known person is at its most helpful, is when you can draw in attention to a cause that really matters. and the national conversation around mental health in particular has really, really improved. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says he's truly humbled to receive a knighthood for political and public service. lee castleton is one of four former subpostmasters wrongly accused of taking money from the post office in the horizon scandal, who've been made obes for their campaigning work, along with christopher head, jo hamilton and seema misra, who says she hopes the award will help them in their ongoing fight for the proper compensation they believe they deserve. definitely, you know, at least, you know, the state realised that the scandal happened and it shows that it hasn't still sorted out. so the fight is still on. so fingers crossed with the award and everything, it will put more pressure as well to get it sooner rather than later. in the world of entertainment

southgate, actor stephen fry and gardener alan titchmarsh are among some of the famous names included on this year's new year's honours list. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has also been knightedsparking fury among some amid london's spiralling crime rates. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. the london mayor was also responsible for rolling out the controversial ulez scheme in greater london, which critics say hit the poorest workers the hardest. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq has said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. nigel farage has delivered his new year's message from blenheim palace, the birthplace of sir winston churchill. in his message to the nation, he speaks about why he jumped back into the political arena, becoming a grandfather, the optimism he has for the country and his belief that reform uk can make britain great again. but he fears we've been let down by previous governments for decades. >> you know the fish rots from the head down. we have been appallingly led in th

southgate, actor stephen fry and gardener alan titchmarsh are among some of the famous names included on this year's new year's honours list. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has also been knighted, sparking fury among some amid london's spiralling crime rate. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. the london mayor was also responsible for rolling out the controversial ulez scheme in greater london, which critics say hit the poorest workers the hardest. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. new zealand has ushered in the new year with a fireworks display in auckland. but as the world prepares to welcome in 2025, severe weather is set to hamper britain's new year's events. the edinburgh hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled due to weather conditions. the met office have issued amber weather warnings as snow, gales and up to five inches of rain are set to batter the uk this new year. two fireworks displays planned for 6 pm. and midnight in newcastle's quays