The Latest Breaking News from James Bond

The author started out covering crime in the US before getting a close-up view of the British security services. She remembers her first dead body and a strange encounter with a fake friend

You can imagine the scene. Robert Oppenheimer, friend of Einstein and father of the atomic bomb expresses his anguish as the test proves successful and the mushroom cloud rises into the air. While he quotes from the Gita, “I have become death, destroyer of worlds”, the audience at the Chattisgarh…

I knew I couldn't let it go to waste so I raised the money to ensure it's preservation. 

Games, gadgets and accessories for the gaming guru

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Hard on the heels of the news that Ian Fleming’s publishers have “edited” its new edition of the James Bond novels to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Casino Royale (a cracker) to omit some non-current references to race, there arrives a new version of James Bond. On His Majesty’s…

From London’s new green road policy to the problem with the climate-polluting fashion industry, Naomie Harris has strong feelings about the environment — just don’t mention her Range Rover, says Joe Bromley

‘Allow it, wasteman’

First came James Bond’s shaken variation. Now, the aperitif has been remixed with salt and vinegar, beetroot, bone and even seaweed. Are bartenders just having a giggle – or creating modern classics? There’s only one way to find out

The Tower is just one of the gems on TV tonight.

These are the best movies to watch this weekend, from Adam Sandler's latest comedy to Daniel Craig's most revered 007 outing.