Police were called shortly before 12:45pm today after two people were found unresponsive at a hotel in Mercury Gardens in Romford.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade.

"A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene.

"Specialist officers also attended due to concerns about a substance that was found at the scene.

"The deaths are being treated as unexpected and further enquiries are taking place to establish the circumstances."