A man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates after police issued a CCTV image of a man they wanted to speak to about an alleged rape.

Daniel Lee Green, 33, of Devon Grove, Burnley, was charged with rape and sexual assault of a female on April 8.

Police launched an investigation after a woman in her 30s reported that she had been sexually assaulted.

He was sent in custody to Burnley Crown Court where he will appear on May 17.