Move over James Bond! World’s first hands-free JETPACK prototype is unveiled

From James Bond to The Jetsons, jetpacks have been a staple feature in blockbuster movies for years. Now, the technology is slowly but surely becoming a reality, with one company unveiling what it claims is the world’s first hands-free jetpack prototype. Maverick Aviation has developed a device called the Maverick Jetpack, which it claims will … Read more

Sean Connery’s socialite granddaughters Saskia and Natasha at charity fashion show in New York 

Sir Sean Connery’s granddaughters Saskia and Natasha have unveiled a new tartan in tribute to the late James Bond actor at the Dressed to Kilt fashion show in New York. The popular event, which was originally co-founded by Connery, the original James Bond, returned after a coronavirus-related hiatus last year and was held at Long … Read more

Pierce Brosnan celebrates turning 68 with pal Danny DeVito: ‘A happy birthday it was’

Pierce Brosnan celebrates turning 68 with pal Danny DeVito: ‘A happy birthday it was’ By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 05:26 BST, 20 May 2021 | Updated: 05:26 BST, 20 May 2021 Pierce Brosnan celebrated his 68th birthday with his friend Danny DeVito and family. The James Bond actor on Wednesday posted a shot to Instagram of … Read more

The name is Bezos. Jeff Bezos: Amazon is thinking of buying MGM, the movie studio behind James Bond 

Here’s a look at the new streaming challengers and what you get with each:  NEW PLAYERS  Discovery’s merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia  There is no name yet for the new service that will be launched next year when the deal is complete.  It’s unclear how much it’ll cost a month and where it’ll be available first.  … Read more

Disastrous Dieppe raid was decoy for secret Enigma mission under command of Bond writer Ian Fleming

Disastrous British WWII raid on Dieppe was decoy for secret mission using elite German refugee soldiers to steal Nazis’ new Enigma machine – under command of James Bond writer Ian Fleming The Dieppe raid was designed as a decoy by James Bond writer Ian Fleming  German refugees were supposed to pinch Nazis’ new Enigma coding … Read more

Disastrous Dieppe raid was decoy for secret Enigma mission under command of Bond writer Ian Fleming

Disastrous British WWII raid on Dieppe was decoy for secret mission using elite German refugee soldiers to steal Nazis’ new Enigma machine – under command of James Bond writer Ian Fleming The Dieppe raid was designed as a decoy by James Bond writer Ian Fleming  German refugees were supposed to pinch Nazis’ new Enigma coding … Read more

More Mr Bean than Mr Bond: MI6 job ad for new tech chief ‘Q’ contains embarrassing error

Whether its sports cars that turn into submarines, phones which electrocute people or bagpipe flame-throwers, everyone has their favourite James Bond spy gadget. Whilst the technology expert portrayed most famously by Desmond Llewelyn in the Bond franchise is of course fictional, now you have the chance to be the real ‘Q’.  MI6, Britain’s foreign intelligence service, … Read more

RICHARD KAY: Toughest gig yet for top aide who put Queen in a parachute 

When the Queen appeared alongside Daniel Craig in the televised James Bond gag for the opening of the 2012 Olympics, there was amused chatter in living rooms up and down the country at the bare-faced cheek of it all. But within royal circles the humour was much more knowing. For the man who signed off on … Read more

‘I felt unattractive when I was younger’: James Norton on feeling uncomfortable with pin-up status

James Norton has revealed he felt ‘unattractive and disempowered’ during his school years in a candid new interview. Speaking to Man About Town magazine, the Grantchester actor, 35, who is heavily rumoured to become the next James Bond, said years of bullying at his Catholic boarding school affected his confidence and self-esteem.    He said: ‘I … Read more