Body discovered after flat blaze

The body of a woman has been found by firefighters following a blaze at a flat on Merseyside.

Fire crews were called to Brighton Street in Wallasey in the early hours. The woman, aged in her mid 40s, was found after the fire had been put out.

A fire service said: "There was one female fatality. The flat was severely damaged the fire, the remainder of the building was damaged by smoke."

Investigators are working to establish how the fire started.

The flat is located above a general store.