A former brothel madam at the centre of the Sir Edward Heath child sex scandal claims he was a "shy gay man" but not a paedophile.
Myra Ling-Ling Forde told The Sun she arranged male escorts for the former prime minister in the Nineties but insisted "he was not into sex with children".
Sir Edward, who died in 2005, is currently being investigated by seven police forces over allegations of historical child sex abuse.
Thames Valley Police has said it is investigating information the force has received regarding former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath.
A statement from Thames Valley Police said: "Following recent media coverage in relation to historic allegations made against former Prime Minister Edward Heath, Thames Valley Police has since received information which we are investigating further.
"We are at the very early stage of our enquiries and will not be commenting further at this stage."
Sir Edward is now being investigated by seven police forces over allegations of historical child sex abuse.
Myra Ling-Ling Forde told The Sun she arranged male escorts for the former prime minister but said he was "not into sex with children".
A brothel madam has denied reports she threatened to expose Edward Heath as a child abuser and said she had no involvement with him.
A man has claimed that he was raped aged 12 by former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath.