Sutton in Ashfield: Man, 72, found dead

A 72-year-old man has died in a fire at a flat in Nottinghamshire, the fire service has said.

Firefighters were alerted by a lifeline system at the property in Aspley Road in Sutton in Ashfield shortly after 19:00 GMT on Monday.

They went to the flat and found the man unresponsive in a room that was filled with smoke.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, the fire service said, but the cause of the blaze was yet to be established.

A joint investigation between Nottinghamshire Police and the fire service has been started.

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