Murder arrest after man's body found at Wirral house

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The man's body was found by officers in a house on New Ferry Road

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found at a house, police have said.

Merseyside Police said officers found the body of a man in his 40s at a house on New Ferry Road in Wirral at about 01:30 GMT.

A force spokesman said a 59-year-old man was taken to a police station and was being held for questioning.

Appealing for information, he added that a second scene was also being investigated in Egerton Park.

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