POLICE are investigating after a body was discovered on the cliffs at Ramsgate early today.

The alarm was raised at about 6.15am after the dead man was found on a slope leading from the West Cliff to the promenade 80ft below. The area has been cordoned off.

A police spokeswoman said: “Officers are at the scene but it is too early to discuss the circumstances surrounding the death.”

The coroner is being informed and an inquest will be held.