Widely regarded as the inspiration for the recast of the James Bond character “M,” she was the first British spy chief to be ...

She was credited as the inspiration for Judi Dench’s M in James Bond films and was the first publicly named chief of ...

Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain's MI5, has died at the age of 90. Her family says she died on Sunday, ...

Dame Stella Rimington, the first woman to lead the UK's domestic secret service and the person believed to have inspired Judy ...

I like my girls”, Kell said, “to have good legs.” There were indeed, Dame Stella felt, able men in MI5. There were also “a ...

Dame Stella Rimington, who has died aged 90, was the first female director-general of MI5 – and the first intelligence chief ...

Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain's MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller writer, has died, her family said Monday. She was 90.

The defections of the Cambridge spies – Kim Philby, Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean – still cast a long shadow over the ...

Dame Stella Rimington, the first female director general of MI5, has died aged 90, her family announced. Dubbed the ...

Stella Rimington, the first woman to become director general of Britain's MI5, passed away at 90. She was known for increasing transparency at MI5 and inspired fictional characters in popular culture.

Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain's spy agency MI5 and the inspiration behind Judi Dench's M in James Bond, ...

Stella Rimington, 90, the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller writer, has died, her family said Monday.