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Saturday 29 December 2012 UK Gallery

Honour roll? Who capped off 2012 with a place on the New Year's Honours list?

Sarah Storey has been made a Dame for her services to para-cycling after winning four gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France and Olympic gold medal winner, has been knighted for services to cycling.

Ben Ainslie, who became the first person to win medals in five different Olympic Games in sailing this year, was also knighted for services to sailing.

Dave Brailsford, performance director at British Cycling, was knighted for services to cycling and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This year he also won the BBC Sports Personality of th

David Tanner, performance director of British Rowing, was also awarded a knighthood for his services to rowing and to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.News

David Weir, known as the Weirwolf, dominated wheelchair racing at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, winning four gold medals. He has been awarded a CBE for services to athletics.

US Open winner and Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray capped off his best year in sport with an OBE for services to tennis.News

Ellie Simmonds, who won four gold medals in the pool at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, has been awarded an OBE for services to Paralmypic sport.News

Nicola Adams made history when she became the first ever female boxer to win an Olympic title after claiming gold in the flyweight division. She has been awarded an OBE for services to boxing.

Paralympic poster boy and 'blade-runner' Jonnie Peacock's thrilling victory over Oscar Pistorius in the T44 100m has earned him an MBE for services to athletics.

After the discovery of the Higgs boson, Professor Peter Higgs received the Companion of Honour.

Quentin Blake, famous for his illustrations in Roald Dahl books, has been knighted for services to illustration.News

Bernard Hogan-Howe, the current commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, who recently returned from holiday to deal with the scandal around Andrew Mitchel and 'plebgate', has been knighted for serNews

Cherie Blair has been awarded a CBE for services to women's issues and to charity in the UK and overseas.

Singer and songwriter Kate Bush, who shot to fame in the late 70s with her hit Wuthering Heights, has been awarded a CBE.

Young British Artist Tracey Emin, currently professor of drawing at the Royal Academy, has been awarded a CBE for services to the arts.News

Arlene Philips, who achieved mainstream fame as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, but who made her name as a West End dance choreographer, was awarded a CBE for services to dance and charity.News

Photo 1/17 Sarah Storey has been made a Dame for her services to para-cycling after winning four gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

From Olympic gold medalists to eminent scientists - the successes of 2012 are rewarded in the New Year's Honours list.