CALABASAS, Calif., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A first-edition British copy of "You Only Live Twice," inscribed by author Ian Fleming to the "real James Bond," is going up for auction.

LONDON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Author Ian Fleming, creator of the fictional spy hero James Bond, helped insert "new blood" into MI6, Britain's real-life intelligence agency, documents reveal.

LONDON, May 18 (UPI) -- The newest James Bond novel should financially benefit the family Ian Fleming, creator of the famed fictional British secret agent, the book's author says.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 5 (UPI) -- Goldeneye, a Jamaican getaway once used by James Bond creator Ian Fleming, is being upgraded to a $120 million private resort, its owner says.

LONDON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- An elderly Russian says that as a young sailor he killed a legendary British spy when he caught him trying to place a mine on a Soviet ship.

LONDON, July 11 (UPI) -- Suave British super-spy James Bond will show his sensitive side in the new 007 novel to be published next year to mark creator Ian Fleming's 100th birthday.

LONDON, March 29 (UPI) -- A .357 Magnum revolver owned by James Bond creator Ian Fleming -- while not Bond's preferred weapon -- sold at a London auction for $24,000.

HATSFIELD, England, March 6 (UPI) -- What -- or who -- was British author Ian Fleming thinking of when he created James Bond may now be known thanks to high-tech gadgetry worthy of Q.

LONDON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A copy of "Casino Royale," which introduced the world to British secret agent James Bond, is expected to sell for nearly $20,000 at a London auction.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan reportedly is set to return to his secret agent roots with the upcoming Hollywood film, "Spy vs. Stu." The British actor, who played Bond in four movies, will star as a successful secret agent in the New Line comedy

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Plans are being made by the estate of author Ian Fleming to commission a new James Bond novel, 55 years after Agent 007 made his literary debut.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- "Casino Royale," author Ian Fleming's first James Bond book, is to be the next Bond film -- but without Pierce Brosnan.