Body discovered after house fire

Police say there are treating the cause of a fatal house fire in a Lincolnshire town as suspicious.

The body of a man in his 70s was discovered in a bungalow in St Leonard's Close in Boston early on Monday morning.

The dead man is believed to be the 74-year-old sole occupant of the house. Neighbours tried to rescue him but were beaten back.

A post-mortem examination was due to take place on Monday, police said.