British teacher found dead in Burma flat

A British man who is thought to be a teacher has been found dead in Burma.

His wife said he had been drinking with another man in the city of Rangoon on Friday before his death, the BBC reported.

According to reports the 47-year-old, who had been working at an international school in the country was found dead in a flat and had head and chest injuries.

A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are providing help and support to the family of a British national following a death in Rangoon, Burma, and are in touch with the local authorities."