A 37-YEAR-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a man's body in New Brighton this morning.

Police were called to Egremont Promenade at 5.50am after a member of the public found a man his 40s lying in the street with a head injury.

Paramedics attended and pronounced the man dead at scene.

The area was immediately cordonned off and remains sealed for ongoing forensic examination.

House-to-house and CCTV enquiries are being carried out and several roads remain closed to the public.

The circumstances of the man's death are under investigation and a Home Office post mortem will be carried out later to establish a cause of death.

The woman remains in police custody.

Anyone with information should contact detectives in Wirral on 0151 777 2265 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.