A man's body has been found in the Rochdale canal in Ancoats, in Manchester city centre .

Police, ambulance and fire rescue teams are on the scene near Great Ancoats street, and were called just before 9.30am this morning.

It's believed the body was discovered in the water close to Aldi.

Police divers are preparing to go into the water to recover the body.

No information about the identity of the person, or how they came to be in the canal has been released yet.

We've got the latest updates from the scene below.