Appeal after woman's body found in street

A police cordon is in place at both ends of Foundry Street in Hanley

The body of a woman has been found in a street in a town centre.

The death, in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, was being treated as unexplained by Staffordshire Police who said they were keeping an open mind about the circumstances leading up to her death.

Emergency crews were called to a report of a body on Foundry Street at about 04:15 BST. A woman in her 50s was declared dead at the scene after officers attempted to resuscitate her.

A cordon has been put in place in the street with an increased level of police in the area as part of officers' investigations, the force added.

Staffordshire Police said its officers were in the process of locating the woman's next of kin