Concerns have been expressed for the timeframe for the provision of a new forensic science laboratory after the Government confirmed tenders for its construction had been deferred.

A FORENSIC expert said he had “serious doubts” if any DNA evidence from a second postmortem on Sophie Toscan du Plantier would stand up in court.

A judge has, for the first time, offered “restorative justice” at the Central Criminal Court to the

Police bungled the inquiry into a terrorist attack in Northern Ireland dogged by allegations that officers tried to influence a forensic expert, a new report revealed today.