Daniel Boffey

Industry body says use of private investigators against reporters is ‘attack on our democracy’ after apparent admission by Reform donor

Daniel Boffey Chief reporter The businessman and Reform UK donor Arron Banks is facing calls to lay out the extent of his surveillance of journalists, described by an industry body as an “attack on our democracy”.

Daniel Boffey Chief reporter A growing global trade in mummified human remains has been described by academics as “a real mummy's curse” that

Academic paper says often illicit trade exposes enthusiasts – and postal workers handling items – to serious risks

Daniel Boffey Chief reporter default It ended, perhaps fittingly, on a rather baffling note.

Byelection results have been interpreted positively by Farage and Binface, but one spoiled ballot tells its own story

Boats carrying hundreds of people are a clear and alarming trend. But where do such large vessels come from?

Daniel Boffey Chief reporter Providing a large dinghy for use in the choppy seas of western Europe was not a problem, as long as the order was for more than 20 vessels, they said.

Daniel Boffey in Whitstable The clink of glasses and the lapping of the tide was punctuated by giggling toddlers and the slurp of oysters at tables populated by people gently sizzling on a baking day on the Kent seaside.

James Green’s oyster company owns a chunk of Whitstable’s shoreline but success has not brought affection from residents