The body of a man has been discovered in a house in North Lanarkshire.

Emergency services were called to a property on Slakiewood Avenue, Gartcosh, at 12.50pm on Tuesday.

STV News understands police are still trying to identify the man.

Officers have cordoned off the street while investigations are carried out.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Formal identification has yet to take place and a post-mortem will be carried out in due course to establish the exact cause of death which officers are currently treating as unexplained.

"A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal."