The News of the World’s “Fake Sheikh”, Mazher Mahmood, has signed a publishing deal with Harper Collins.

Confessions of a Fake Sheik is due out in September and will detail how he managed to secure a number of high profile scoops for the Sunday paper by dressing up in the Arabian robes.

His scoops include the Countess of Wessex revealing secrets about the Royal family and Sven Goran Eriksson saying he’ll leave England<