Ever wondered who inspired James Bond’s bizarre gadgets? New book reveals genius who was REAL ‘Q’

Whether it’s bagpipe flame-throwers, spear-wielding umbrellas or sports cars that turn into submarines, everyone has a favourite James Bond spy gadget, courtesy of the ever-resourceful ‘Q’ Branch. While it has long been assumed that novelist Ian Fleming used an MI6 department as the inspiration for 007’s brilliantly bonkers gadgets — exploding shark capsule, anyone? — … Read more

Ever wondered who inspired James Bond’s bizarre gadgets? New book reveals genius who was REAL ‘Q’

Whether it’s bagpipe flame-throwers, spear-wielding umbrellas or sports cars that turn into submarines, everyone has a favourite James Bond spy gadget, courtesy of the ever-resourceful ‘Q’ Branch. While it has long been assumed that novelist Ian Fleming used an MI6 department as the inspiration for 007’s brilliantly bonkers gadgets — exploding shark capsule, anyone? — … Read more

Demi Rose protects her modesty with a book as she poses for sultry social media snaps while in Ibiza

‘Living my best life!’ Demi Rose protects her modesty with a book as she poses in black lingerie for sultry social media snaps while in Ibiza By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 17:28 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 17:28 BST, 7 September 2020 She regularly flaunts her jaw-dropping curves.   And, Demi Rose, 25, protected … Read more

A new book lifts the lid on Mohammed bin Salman’s jaw-dropping excess

The guests arrived by seaplane — a few dozen Middle Eastern men, privileged guests of a host who had paid a mind-boggling $50million (£38million) to hire the tiny island of Velaa for a month to turn it into his private playground in the Maldives. He had flown in some of the world’s top DJs and … Read more

Seven-figure book deal for debut author, a 21-year-old student

Seven-figure book deal for debut author: Student, 21, to release two young adult novels – including one dubbed ‘an explosive high-school thriller that delves deep into the heart of institutionalised racism’ Faridah Abike-Iyimide’s debut novel Ace of Spades will be released next June  The high-school thriller will ‘delve deep into the heart of institutionalised racism’ Abike-Iyimide … Read more

Seven-figure book deal for debut author, a 21-year-old student

Seven-figure book deal for debut author: Student, 21, to release two young adult novels – including one dubbed ‘an explosive high-school thriller that delves deep into the heart of institutionalised racism’ Faridah Abike-Iyimide’s debut novel Ace of Spades will be released next June  The high-school thriller will ‘delve deep into the heart of institutionalised racism’ Abike-Iyimide … Read more

WHAT BOOK would author and illustrator Tony Ross take to a desert island?

WHAT BOOK would author and illustrator Tony Ross take to a desert island? Tony, a resolute royalist, is halfway through Elizabeth II by Nicholas Davies He would take The Kenneth Williams Diaries by Russell Davies to a desert island The illustrator was first turned on to reading by his Rupert books He could not summon up any … Read more

Melania Trump lashes out at ‘delusional & malicious gossip’ after her former friend’s book published

Melania Trump lashed out at ‘delusional & malicious gossip’ on Thursday after her former best friend revealed the first lady’s bitter rivalry with Ivanka Trump and a secret email account. Trump’s criticism of the stories surrounding her tenure in the White House comes as she prepares to host an event at the White House on drug … Read more

Queen suffered OCD as a child and lined up pencils to feel ‘safe’, new book claims

Queen suffered obsessive compulsive disorder as a child and used to line up her pencils in perfectly straight lines to feel ‘safe’, new book claims The Governess claims The Queen had ‘crippling’ obsessive compulsive disorder  The new book claims Her Majesty’s late teacher noticed behaviour as a princess  Author Wendy Holden said the monarch would … Read more

Queen suffered OCD as a child and lined up pencils to feel ‘safe’, new book claims

Queen suffered obsessive compulsive disorder as a child and used to line up her pencils in perfectly straight lines to feel ‘safe’, new book claims The Governess claims The Queen had ‘crippling’ obsessive compulsive disorder  The new book claims Her Majesty’s late teacher noticed behaviour as a princess  Author Wendy Holden said the monarch would … Read more