Man held after two women found dead in house

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A man has been arrested after the bodies of two women were discovered at a house in Derbyshire.

Police and paramedics were called to a property in Station Road in Shirebrook, near Mansfield, shortly after 10pm on Friday.

The two bodies were found inside, Derbyshire Constabulary said. The arrested man is from Sheffield.

A force spokesman said: "An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the discovery, but the deaths are being treated as suspicious.

"A 20-year-old man was arrested earlier today and remains in police custody."

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Derbyshire police.

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