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Norfolk Police are continuing to investigate after the body of a man was found in the remains of a burnt out caravan in Diss this weekend.

At approximately 8:20pm on Saturday night, a member of the public alerted police to a caravan on fire near the railway track on Sawmill Road.

After the fire had been contained by Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, they discovered a man's body.

The death is being treated as unexplained and police say their enquiries are ongoing. The area has been sealed off as forensic teams try to establish the cause of the fire.

Anyone with information in relation to the incident should contact Norfolk Police on 101.

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The body of a man has been found in a burnt out caravan in Norfolk.

The remains were discovered after a concerned member of the public called emergency services after seeing the caravan alight near the railway track on Sawmill Road in Diss at around 8.20pm last night.

After the blaze had been contained firefighters discovered the body of a man.

A Norfolk Police spokesman said: "The death is being treated as unexplained. The seal remains in place today. Forensic investigators will try to establish the cause of the fire in conjunction with the fire service."

Formal identification of the man is still to take place but next of kin have been informed.

Anyone with information in relation to the incident should contact police on 101.

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Stan and Daphne Green from Norfolk are celebrating an amazing 76 years as a married couple.

Emma Baker went along to meet them and find out the secret to such a long marriage.

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When they got married the Queen's father had only just come to the throne and Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister.

Stanley and Daphne Green from Roydon near Diss in Norfolk have been celebrating their 76th wedding anniversary.

When they got wed in 1937 the 999 emergency phone number was yet to be invented, the first issue of the Dandy had yet to hit the streets and the 12-sided 'thruppenny bit' was the new coin in your pocket.

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Stanley and Daphne Green from Roydon near Diss in Norfolk have been celebrating their 76th wedding anniversary. She was 17 and he 19 when they got wed in 1937.

They have now received their ninth anniversary card from the Queen.

The couple have been sharing the secrets of a long and happy marriage with ITV Anglia's Emma Baker.

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A collection of home movies showing what life was like in Diss in Norfolk 60-years-ago has been given a new digital life thanks to modern internet technology.

They were shot by the town's baker, Stanley Youngs, who was also an amateur filmmaker with a passion for capturing rural Norfolk life.

The full films can be seen here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVyU8VsQBzc

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Tom Barton reports on a rare cache of film which paints a portrait of how we used to live.

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