A MAN has been charged over an incident where another man was stabbed in the street.

Hamza Ishtiaq, 20, of Whalley New Road will appear in court today over the incident in an alleyway between Cedar Street and Walnut Street, Blackburn.

A police spokesman said: "Hamza Ishtiaq, 20, of Whalley New Road, Blackburn, was arrested and charged by police with Section 18 - wounding with intent and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

"He has been remanded to appear at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court today (June 26)."