A 44-year-old man was found dead this morning in Heron Mews, Ilford.

London Ambulance Service said it was called at 8.15am after receiving reports of a dead body being found.

Police were called by the ambulance service at 8.25am and said that the death is being treated as non-suspicious.

They believed they know the identity of the man but are waiting to speak to his next of kin before releasing his details.

An ambulance spokesman said: “We sent two ambulance crews and a single responder in a car to the scene. Sadly, a man was dead at the scene.”