Lengthy late night calls from Gordon Brown's home to Canterbury have led to a flurry of speculation.

Details have been revealed of calls made from Gordon Brown's Scottish home to the Kent city.

Documents released by the House of Commons as part of the ongoing expenses inquiry show someone at the PM's home has been making marathon calls to the city, including one that lasted nearly three hours and another made late last Christmas Eve.

The first call, made at 10.15pm on March 27 last year, lasted one hour and 44 minutes but was only the third longest of six calls made.

A rush of calls to the city were then made between October 23 and November 3, with one lasting two hours 42 minutes.

Perhaps the strangest call made was on Christmas Eve last year - which began at 10.29pm and didn't end until the early hours of Christmas Day.

National newspapers, including the Times and Guardian, have been guessing as to the recipient of the calls, with Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams high on the list.

Downing Street has yet to reveal the identity of the Canterbury contacts.