David Collins, special correspondent for The Daily  Mirror, has joined the Insight team at The Sunday Times.

The news of The Sunday Times' new appointment comes soon after the announcement that Michael Gillard, formerly of The Sunday Times, had joined Buzzfeed.

Gillard has joined Buzzfeed under the watchful eye of former Sunday Times Insight journalist Heidi Blake.

On the same team is Tom Warren, formerly of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Jane Bradley, previously of BBC Panorama.

"After close to nine years at the Daily Mirror I have accepted a role at The Sunday Times Insight Team." said Collins on his departure. "I am extremely excited about joining the team led by Jonathan Calvert, which has such a formidable reputation, and look forward to working with the fantastic journalists over there.

"In particular I'd like to thank Mirror editor in chief Lloyd Embley for all the help he's given me down the years, Peter Willis, Gary Jones, Paul Henderson, and all the many other who make the Mirror what it is."