A Cheltenham Parkrun was cancelled at the last minute this morning after a body was discovered in Pittville Park. Gloucestershire Police said officers were called to the park shortly before 9am on Saturday, July 12, after a runner found the body before the event started.

A spokesperson for Gloucestershire Constabulary said: “A scene guard is in place at Pittville Park in Cheltenham this morning (Saturday 12 July) following a sudden death. We were called at 8.50am with a report that a body had been discovered by a member of the public. The death is being treated as unexplained but non-suspicious at this time.”

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