The deaths of two elderly people at a residential address in Hainault are being treated as unexplained.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said officers were called at 11.05am yesterday to reports of 'two lifeless bodies' at a property in Greenwood Gardens.

He added: "Two people, a man in his late 60s and a woman in her 80s, were confirmed dead at the scene.

β€œAt this early stage the deaths are being treated as unexplained.”

No arrests have been made in connection with the incident and next of kin have been informed.

A post-mortem took place today but the results are not yet available.