A body has been discovered by officers searching an area where a human leg was found near Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Lancashire police have been using sniffer dogs to search the area after the adult limb was found on land behind Healey Conservative Club in Whitworth on Sunday.

There is no indication of sex or age of the body due to how badly decomposed it is.

A police spokesman said earlier: "Police were called at shortly before 2.45pm to a report that a member of the public had found a human leg on land behind Healey Conservative Club at Whitworth."

It is not clear how long the leg has been there or whether it belonged to a man or a woman.

The Conservative Club declined to comment.