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A man and a woman were found dead in a home in Derbyshire in the early hours of this morning.

Police arrested a man at the scene on suspicion of two counts of murder.

Officers from Derbyshire Constabulary were called to the village of Duffield at 4.11am today.

The arrested man, 39, remains in custody.

A local resident, who didn’t want to be named, said: "I woke up this morning and had a look outside to see what the New Year was looking like.

"I was shocked to see all the tape and cones attached to my gate.

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(Image: Anita Maric / SWNS) (Image: Anita Maric / SWNS)

"I guess something serious happened because of the men in white suits but police won’t tell me anything.

"Everything was fine last night and we entered 2020 fine. We went to bed at around 1am and there were lots of fireworks but nothing unusual."

A statement from the East Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 4.30am on 1 January from our colleagues in Derbyshire Police requesting medical assistance at a private address in Duffield.

"We sent a paramedic in a car and two crewed ambulances."

Large sections of the road near the property have been cordoned off by police.

Duffield is a village in south Derbyshire centred on the River Derwent with a population of roughly 5,000.