TWO Burnley men have tonight been charged with double murder.

Kenneth Howson, 25, of Williams Road, and Daniel Waddington, 22, of Pine Street, are due to before magistrates in the town tomorrow morning.

They are accused of murdering James Atkinson and Neil Gilmore whose bodies were found at a home in Waddington Avenue on Tuesday.

Lee Howson, 18, also of Williams Road, has been charged with perverting the course of justice A 23-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man have been released without charge.