London, Mar 23 : Being James Bond's paramour might be a deadly affair, for most of the Bond girls have died since the British superspy began his adventures.

According to a research conducted by The Times for the 40th anniversary of the publication of Goldfinger, which featured one of the most outlandish deaths - suffocation by gold paint - bedding agent 007 is proving fatal for the sultry Bond girls.

Sixteen of the 51 Bond lovers have met with a deadly end, kicked off by the murder of Jill Masterson, played by Shirley Eaton in 1964's third Bond film `Goldfinger'.

London, Feb 20 : James Bond''s Aston Martin DB5 has been named the Best Screen Car in a new poll of film fans.

The car that featured in the 1964 blockbuster `Goldfinger' received more than one in four votes, reports the Scotsman.

Ford Mustang driven by Steve McQueen in the 1968 hit `Bullitt' landed the second spot.

Creators of the latest James Bond flick blew two million pounds after smashing 12 new Aston Martins during the filming of `Quantum Of Solace'.

London, Nov 27 : Brit auction house Bonhams is auctioning off James Bond memorabilia at London''s Olympia on December 1.

Items that are being auctioned off include the ‘swimming’ Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me, and other collectors’ cars, motorcycles and related ephemera.

The 1976 Esprit was recently restored, and according to the director of engineering at Lotus Cars, Roger Becker, this is the only one of the two fully functioning Esprits to be fitted with the missile launch button on the gear lever and the revised housing for the clock/periscope screen.

Washington, November 25 : A first British edition of ‘You Only Live Twice’ written by Ian Fleming, the creator of the James Bond character, is set to go under the hammer.

The author while working on his first novel ‘Casino Royale’ had been on the look out for inspiration – a name for the character that would carve itself an undisputable niche.

London, Nov 1 : If you’re a phone freak and love James Bond, then here’s the perfect handset for you: Sony Ericsson has launched ‘C902 Cyber-Shot’.

The limited edition Titanium silver version of the phone, used by Daniel Craig in the latest 007 thriller ‘Quantum of Solace, will be up for grabs in a few weeks.

The phone has a cool five megapixel digital camera and is one of the slimmest in the market, reports The Sun.