Youth Worker and Poet Honored

Michael Phipps, a Manchester youth worker turned MBE recipient, shares how his 20-year mission to steer at-risk teens away from violence and toward brighter futures has finally earned royal recognition. From volunteering and coaching to earning a degree in youth work, Phipps now leads community strategy for Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit — and his impact is real: one mentee is now coaching football across the globe. Also honored, Anjum Malik, 69, a trailblazing poet, scriptwriter, and former first British Pakistani female police officer, receives an MBE for championing underrepresented voices through art and education — empowering refugees, migrants, and overlooked communities to tell their own stories. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/485af5097ecf0fb4