A body of a woman has been found in a flat in Renfrewshire.

Police and ambulance crews descended on St James' Street, in Paisley, yesterday morning after the tragic discovery.

Officers are now trying to determine the cause of death - which is being treated as unexplained.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman confirmed: “Around 8.10am on Monday, the body of a woman was discovered at an address on St James Street, Paisley.

“A post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the exact cause of death, which police are currently treating as unexplained.”

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