The body of a newborn baby has been found in west London, the Metropolitan Police has said. Officers were called at 12:46 GMT on Tuesday to Talbot Road in Notting Hill following a report that the body of a baby had been found in a bag, left outside a church.

The body of a newborn baby has been found in a bag outside a church with police launching an urgent appeal as they attempt to find the tot's mother. Metropolitan Police officrs were called today at 12.

Officers were called at 12.46pm on Tuesday, to Talbot Road in Notting Hill after a report a baby’s body had been found outside in a bag church.

The body of a newborn baby has been found in a bag outside a London church as police launch an urgent appeal to try and find their mother.