A 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being questioned after police were called to an address at 9.30pm View 2 Images A phone box in Bucknall New Road, Hanley, has been taped up (Image: Stoke on Trent Live)

A murder investigation is underway after a man was found dead in a flat in Hanley. Officers were called to the address after a man was found unresponsive.

The man, who has not yet been named, was confirmed deceased at the scene in Linfield Road at about 9.30pm last night (November 12). A cordon has been put in place and a phone box on nearby Bucknall New Road was wrapped in blue sheeting this morning as part of a forensic examination of the area.

House-to-house inquiries are being carried out as Staffordshire Police are also working to trac

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