GIVEN his surname you’d expect Liam Bond to be shaken and not stirred by last week’s drama at final qualifying school. But far from it, despite going through a thriller Ian Fleming couldn’t have scripted better at PGA Catalunya near Girona, Spain. Full Article at Wales Online

A rare comic book featuring Ian Fleming's James Bond dating back to the 1960s has sold in a London auction. The book, based on the 1962 classic Dr No, was released by DC Comics to coincide with the fictional spy's big screen debut. Full Article at Digital Spy

Win No.7 looked to be well and truly in the bag with Porty holding a 17-shot lead with just three ends to play across the carpet but the roof suddenly caved in as Headwell exerted tremendous pressure to card 20 shots for the loss of 3. Full Article at Edinburgh Daily News

Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, died of cancer Dec. 3 in Lincolnshire, England. He was 90. Full Article at Variety

Eastland Stuart Staveley was born on June 8 1926 at Birkenhead, where his father taught history at the local school. Stuart won a place at The Queen's College, Oxford, to read Ancient History. Full Article at The Telegraph

Its name evokes images of glamour and mystery and has provided authors including Agatha Christie and Ian Fleming with perfect backgrounds for their tales of intrigue and suspense. But now the Orient Express is to be cut from Europe's rail timetables. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

Todd reenacted his World War II exploits in the film The Longest Day, played U.S. Senate chaplain Peter Marshall in A Man Called Peter and was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in 1949's The Hasty Heart. Full Article at Talk Entertainment

Handsome, dashing and with a striking military posture, Richard Todd was postwar Hollywood's first choice to play gallant British officers. But the blue-eyed star, who has died aged 90, didn't need a script to become a hero. Full Article at Mirror.co.uk

Richard Todd, an actor who reenacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer. He was 90. Full Article at Los Angeles Times

Richard Todd, 90, who reenacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film The Longest Day and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, died Thursday of cancer. Full Article at Philadelphia Inquirer

LONDON -- Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday. Full Article at GoErie.com

LONDON - Richard Todd, who reenacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film “The Longest Day’’ and who was Ian Fleming’s choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said yesterday. Full Article at Boston Globe

LONDON – Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday. Full Article at Backstage

LONDON (AP) — Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday. Full Article at Hampton Roads Daily Press

LONDON—Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday. Full Article at Boston Globe

Distinguished actor Richard Todd, best known for his role in the classic war film The Dam Busters, has died at the age of 90. His spokeswoman said that the star, who had been suffering from cancer, died on Thursday night. Full Article at Daily Express

The world’s most famous spy had a secret career as a comic strip star in the '50s and '60s, and thanks to this paperback omnibus collection his sequential art adventures have a new license to be discovered by the current generation of fans. Full Article at Blogcritics.org

Yesterday I found Babe: Pig in the City on TV and finally decided to find out if it was disappointing (as I'd heard) or one of the best sequels ever (as I'd also heard). Full Article at Empire: Movie News & Reviews

Jennet Conant's recent book The Irregulars is the perfect Washington summer read: it's a breezy society tale about British spying on America before and during World War II, which Franklin Roosevelt tacitly approved, by a ragtag group of future literary... Full Article at Huffington Post