Body discovered in woodland is unexplained

Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a wooded area in North Lanarkshire.

Officers were called to the scene near Whinhall Road in the Burnfoot area of Airdrie on Monday evening.

A post mortem will be carried out to establish the cause of death.

A force spokeswoman said: “The death is being treated as unexplained and a full report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”