Peterborough city centre car park cordoned off by police

The area, directly behind Peterborough Town Hall should be avoided while emergency services deal with the incident.

UPDATE: A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said: "At 7.34am police attended a medical episode at St Peter’s Road, Peterborough."

A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "We were called just after 7am today to a report of a woman who was not breathing.

"An ambulance crew, rapid response vehicle, and ambulance officer were dispatched to the scene.

"Sadly, the patient died at the scene."

UPDATE: Woman found dead in Peterborough this morning named locally as one of city's most colourful rough sleepers