New Year Honours for charity founders and carers 10 minutes ago Mariam Issimdar The founder of a musician's charity that helps aspiring performers and supports people experiencing homelessness has been honoured for her work. Emma Rule, from Hertfordshire, was appointed MBE for setting up Musicians Against Homelessness (MAH) in 2016. So far, MAH has generated more than £300,000, with the money going directly to the homelessness charity Crisis. She said the honour was "surreal" and "an absolute surprise", adding that she shared it with her team. "We've put on huge events, tiny events, events in pubs, libraries, churches, big festival...