Police are trying to identify the body of a woman found washed up on Brighton beach.

Two passers-by discovered the body 300 metres east of the Palace Pier, opposite the Volks Railway station, at 11.15pm on Thursday.

Police believe the woman had only been in the water for a couple of hours.

She was in her 20s, olive skinned, 5ft 6in, slim with black, shoulder-length hair.

She was wearing silver Fila trainers, black trousers, a short, grey vest and a black cardigan.

Anyone with information should call 0845 6070999 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.