In each case, the individual received his or her just deserts. But there can be circumstances in which MI6 officers do have a licence to kill or commit any other crime, enshrined in a curious and little-known law that was intended to protect British...

The hardest of all precious stones, they are traditionally associated with love and marriage. Marilyn Monroe sang, "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" the 1953 film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," and Ian Fleming's master spy James Bond battled a...

In terms of range, he's like Elmore Leonard crossed with Donald Westlake, except that he looks like the guys who get hired to star in the movie adaptations of their books. And Castle-the-show does its best to match Castle-the-mad-up-writer, mock genre...

“It’s hard to know where it’s going,” said Ian Fleming, manager of the Clinton Raceway and the racetrack at London’s Western Fair. “Anyone in the horse business should be concerned about this.” Earlier today, Duncan outlined the next steps in the...

'It's really exciting having Bond filming on your doorstep.' The film - the 23rd Bond epic - is being shot on location in Glencoe near to Dalness Lodge, in Glen Etive in the Highlands. The lodge was once owned by Bond creator Ian Fleming's family and...

GQ salutes this famous breed of professional loafer and asks if it's game over for the global gadabout. If he had not already existed, the literary dream team of Harold Robbins, Ian Fleming and Patricia Highsmith would surely have felt it necessary to...