A man has been charged with murder in Lydney.

The 24 year-old man, from the Forest of Dean town, will appear in Cheltenham Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Police were called to an address in Manor Road in Lydney at around 12.45am on Sunday after a reports of a stabbing.

A 30-year-old man from Lydney, believed to be Jonathan Green, was pronounced dead at the scene.

His next of kin have been informed.

The 24 year-old was arrested in premises off Newerne Street which was cordoned off by police tape until 11.30am on Sunday.