30 h. ago Private detective shares Airbnb warning and 'fingernail test' all holidaymakers should do

A private investigator has shared some little-known tips to help holidaymakers avoid falling victim to shady hosts or privacy breaches

Events

1 week ago 'He was my best mate but what he did to me and my family will haunt me forever'

Mark Craven was left completely stunned when he discovered his cousin Chris Craven had hired a private detective to follow him and bug his car after their relationship soured

Politics

1 week ago Daniel Craig ‘incredibly proud’ to open BFI London Film Festival with Knives Out

Craig reprises his role as the famed private detective, Benoit Blanc, in the third instalment of the Knives Out series, titled, Wake Up, Dead Man.

Culture

2 w. ago Man becomes instant millionaire after detective's discovery in street

A 35-year-old man who was abandoned by his father before he was born is set for a windfall following an investigation that involved the diligent work of private detectives

Politics

3 w. ago Madeleine McCann was snatched by organised crime gang, claims private detective

Bombshell comes as 15 cops move the convicted sex attacker from the ground floor flat where he has been holed up following his release from a seven-year jail sentence for rape after locals rumble his identity

Events

3 w. ago They set the hounds on me. I was pretty damn scared, says whistleblower author at centre of unfolding McSweeneygate scandal

Paul Holden alleges Labour Together called in private detectives after learning he was uncovering information over the think-tank's failure to declare more than £700,000 of donations.

Culture

3 w. ago 'I spent £1.75 to stay at world's cheapest Airbnb to see what it was like'

A man called Nacho spent just 1.75 a night to stay at the 'world's cheapest Airbnb' in Bangkok, Thailand, and was keen to share his thoughts on the experience

Economics

4 w. ago Unpublished Raymond Chandler short story to appear in literary magazine

Nightmare will appear in the Strand magazine and portray an ‘incredibly sentimental’ side of the 20th century writerAn unpublished short story from one of the 20th century’s greatest authors is appearing for the first time in the Strand magazine this week, offering the suggestion that Raymond Chandler suffered from previously unknown insecurities over his writing talents.Nightmare is an intriguing vignette that portrays Chandler, creator of the gritty fictional private detective Philip Marlowe, on the wrong side of the law, in a cell on death row awaiting execution for murder. Continue reading...

Politics