Alan Horsfield, a stonemason at St Paul's, is appointed MBE, as is Kiss 100's reggae DJ David Rodigan.

BBC: New Year Honours: London list includes ex-gang member

In entertainment, the French DJ David Guetta has reportedly employed an ex-Pentagon investigator to look into the theft by hackers of his new single.

FORBES: Hackers Steal Data From Simon Cowell's X-Factor

Playlists for the Scottish show are likely to be led by the likes of Belle and Sebastian, the Delgados and Arab Strap, while prominent Northern Ireland acts include Ash, the Divine Comedy, and club DJ David Holmes.

BBC: Young DJ's university challenge

To mark the switchover the Crystal Palace transmitter, in south London, will be lit up on Wednesday night with 200, 000 watts of energy efficient lighting at a ceremony attended by Sir David Attenborough and DJ Chris Evans.

BBC: London analogue TV signal switched off

The other Woodmont qualifiers were David Denham, Craig Barlow, James Driscoll, Clint Jensen, Rob Rashell, Brandt Snedeker, Omar Uresti, DJ Brigman, Ryuji Imada, John Mallinger, David Oh, Lee Williams, Michael Putnam, Ian Leggatt, David Hearn, Franklin Langham and Matthew Every.

BBC: SPORT | Golf | Elkington clinches US Open place