Man and woman found dead inside Premier Inn hotel room as cops flood the scene

A man and woman in their 20s have been found dead inside the hotel room of a Premier Inn. Police have launched an investigation after the bodies of the pair were found at the hotel in Ipswich, Suffolk, on Tuesday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to to the hotel , which has 85 rooms across six floors, at around 2.30pm. Five police cars, two police vans and an ambulance could be seen outside. Suffolk Police have now confirmed the deaths are being treated as unexplained.

However, they believe there are no suspicious circumstances. The force said: “ Police were called to an address in Key Street, Ipswich by the ambulance service shortly before 2.30pm on Tuesday.

Police were called to the hotel in Key Street, Ipswich, on Tuesday to make a horror discovery (Image: Premier Inn)

"A man and woman were found dead within the address and their families have been notified.

“Enquiries are at an early stage and at present the deaths are being treated as unexplained, however they are currently not believed to be suspicious,” reports the Sun.

The hotel seems to have opened to the public today.

Meanwhile, Premier Inn owner Whitbread has announced plans to cut around 3,800 jobs in the UK and Ireland as part of a new five-year strategy to make £250 million in cost savings and overhaul its restaurants.

The hotel chain is expected to see a huge overhaul of 197 restaurants, which will be replaced with hotel-integrated food and beverage offerings instead. The company said was more efficien t and preferred by hotel guests.

The hospitality group said it wanted to save money in light of cost pressures coming from business rates and national insurance contributions.

Police have now launched an investigations into the deaths (Image: PA)

Its new five-year plan includes the increased cost-saving target and steps to cut capital spending by more than £1 billion.

Whitbread said the plans to reduce its 30,000-strong workforce were subject to employee consultation, and that it expects to retain a significant proportion of those affected through redeployment.

Chief executive Dominic Paul said: “We always challenge ourselves to improve and, in light of significant cost increases in the form of business rates and national insurance, as well as the implied market discount to our inherent value, we’ve looked hard at the options open to us to maximise value creation over the medium and long-term.

“This has been a rigorous process and we’ve approached all options with an open mind. Our new five-year plan builds on our strengths and drives a significant acceleration of our strategy.”