A man has been charged by police after about 30 people allegedly gathered for a party on a houseboat in Hackney.

Jordy Nicholas Van Duijvenbode, 31, of no fixed address, was charged on Valentine's Day with one count of holding a gathering of more than 30 people and one count of participating in a gathering of two or more people.

Police received several calls in the early hours of February 13 which reported a large number of people playing music on a boat on the River Lea, somewhere between Tottenham Lock and Hackney.

Officers went to a boat off Hackney Marshes at about 4.20am.

Duijvenbode was released on bail to appear before Thames Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, March 2.

People can call the police's non-emergency line on 101 or report information anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.