New book reveals how Ian Fleming immortalised his lovers in every Bond Girl 

Muriel, with her kind heart, exceptional beauty and sporting prowess, is believed to have been the inspiration for many Bond girls. These women’s intriguing names, too, were often drawn from Fleming’s own experiences Handsome. Witty. Suave. Irresistible to women. Bon vivant. Lover of fast cars. Intrepid traveller to exotic locations. An audacious and cunning spy.  … Read more

New book reveals how Ian Fleming immortalised his lovers in every Bond Girl 

Muriel, with her kind heart, exceptional beauty and sporting prowess, is believed to have been the inspiration for many Bond girls. These women’s intriguing names, too, were often drawn from Fleming’s own experiences Handsome. Witty. Suave. Irresistible to women. Bon vivant. Lover of fast cars. Intrepid traveller to exotic locations. An audacious and cunning spy.  … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: ‘Simple crofter’ Ian Blackford is rolling in dough 

ANDREW PIERCE: ‘Simple crofter’ Ian Blackford is rolling in dough By Andrew Pierce for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:39 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 01:15 BST, 4 May 2020 Sporting his tight-fitting waistcoat, the SNP leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, plays up to his Celtic credentials. But his boast that he is a … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: ‘Simple crofter’ Ian Blackford is rolling in dough 

ANDREW PIERCE: ‘Simple crofter’ Ian Blackford is rolling in dough By Andrew Pierce for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:39 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 01:15 BST, 4 May 2020 Sporting his tight-fitting waistcoat, the SNP leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, plays up to his Celtic credentials. But his boast that he is a … Read more

Birds Of Tokyo’s Ian Kenny reveals painful divorce and mental health spiral inspired song Good Lord

‘I wasn’t in the best shape’: Birds Of Tokyo’s Ian Kenny reveals painful divorce and mental health spiral led him to write hit song Good Lord By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:38 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 01:39 BST, 3 May 2020 Birds Of Tokyo frontman Ian Kenny has revealed the … Read more

IAN BIRRELL: The care home coronavirus scandal goes into the bedrock of our society

The carnage is horrific as this hideous pandemic carves through care homes across the country, killing hundreds of residents despite the best efforts of devoted staff. Thirteen people died with coronavirus symptoms at Stanley Park home in County Durham. Fifteen fatalities at care homes in Liverpool and Luton. Thirteen deaths at one in Glasgow, nine … Read more

IAN BIRRELL: The care home coronavirus scandal goes into the bedrock of our society

The carnage is horrific as this hideous pandemic carves through care homes across the country, killing hundreds of residents despite the best efforts of devoted staff. Thirteen people died with coronavirus symptoms at Stanley Park home in County Durham. Fifteen fatalities at care homes in Liverpool and Luton. Thirteen deaths at one in Glasgow, nine … Read more

How sick we can’t test nurses and doctors – they’re the ones who can save us, writes IAN BIRRELL

The immense scale of this crisis is terrifying to comprehend, not least for those politicians and scientists who find themselves taking decisions with life and death consequences.  Yet in a war, one thing should be beyond debate: you must equip and protect your frontline forces to the best of your ability, whether they are soldiers … Read more

Millionaire hedge fund bosses Sir Paul Marshall and Ian Wace make £50m on coronavirus crash

Millionaire hedge fund bosses Sir Paul Marshall and Ian Wace make £50m on coronavirus crash By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 10:09 GMT, 15 March 2020 Millionaire hedge fund bosses Sir Paul Marshall and Ian Wace have made more than £50million from the collapse of leisure stocks … Read more