An Aylesbury man charged with kidnap and rape of a woman will appear in court today.

Joseph McCann, 34, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court this afternoon charged with the kidnap and rape of a woman in Watford, Hertfordshire.

A Metropolitan Police statement said: "The charges have been brought in connection with an incident alleged to have taken place in Watford on Sunday, 21 April.

"Officers from the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command continue to investigate.

"A file remains with the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to further alleged offences."