A man's body found inside a vehicle in a B&Q car park in Inverness had been there for months, STV News understands.

The remains were found within the store grounds off Longman Road after the alarm was raised at around 3.30pm on Monday.

Although a post-mortem is yet to take place, the "sudden death" is currently being treated as non-suspicious.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police in Inverness were made aware of the sudden death of a man, who was found within a vehicle at a car park off Longman Road around 3.30pm on Monday, July 15.

"The death is currently being treated as non-suspicious although a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal and post-mortem examination is awaited."

A B&Q spokesperson added: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends affected by this news.

"As this incident is a police matter, we are unable to provide any further comment."