Dame Judi Dench, Malala and Stanley Tucci are among another 100 famous names who have added their signatures to a letter urging Sir Keir Starmer to "end the UK's complicity" in Gaza.

If you thought Judi Dench’s “M” was powerful, just wait—this is real life. MI6 won’t ever hand out secrets, but one thing’s clear: they’re evolving fast.

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa, actress Dame Judi Dench and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai have added their names to an open letter urging the Prime Minister to suspend arms sales to Israel.

MI6 is to get its first female chief — three decades after Dame Judi Dench landed the role in the 007 movies. Blaise Metreweli will lead the fight against rogue states such as Russia and China.

Years after Judi Dench played James Bond's boss on the big screen, a woman will soon lead the real MI6, Britain's foreign intelligence service, for the first time. I spy NPR's Lauren Frayer in London.

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa and Dame Judi Dench join open letter urging suspension of arms sales to Israel 19 June 2025, 08:56 | Updated: 19 June 2025, 10:32 Ncuti Gatwa (left) and Dame Judi Dench ...

It's a case of real life catching up with James Bond fiction: Britain's MI6 spy agency named its first-ever female chief. She used to be Q. Now she'll be C.