A man has been charged following a burglary at a Southampton board game café in the early hours of Wednesday.

Officers were called to Board in the City on Onslow Road at 5.23am after reports the building had been broken into.

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A police spokesman said today: "Officers attended and conducted enquiries at the scene. They located a number of board games suspected to have been stolen and arrested a man nearby a short time later.

"Karl Alexander Fawcett, 41, of Cuckmere Lane, has been charged with burglary.

"He is due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court today."