A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a 17-year-old girl who was stabbed in the street.

The girl received stab wounds to her neck as she walked along Wood Street in Brierfield, Lancashire, at about 15:00 BST on Friday.

Junaid Nawaz, a 30-year-old described by Lancashire Police as a British-born local man of Pakistani heritage, has also been charged with possession of a knife in a public place. He will appear in court in Blackburn on Monday.

His victim, who is understood to be of Pakistani heritage and local to the area, was released from hospital on Saturday.