A MAN has been charged with rape following investigations into a sexual assault in Colne.

A woman reported that she was sexually assaulted by a man who had got into her house in Talbot Street at around 4.15am on Sunday, October 9.

Officers charged Zsolt Suhaj, 25, of Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, last night with rape.

He has been remanded to appear at Preston Magistrates Court this morning.

A police spokesman said: "We would like to thank everyone who came forward and helped with our appeals for information."