A 37-year-old Hampshire man has been charged with four counts of robbery and three of possessing an imitation firearm following a series of raids in the county over the last two-months.

Anthony John Journet, from Abbotstone Avenue, Havant, was arrested last week.

The charges relate to robberies at Tesco Express, in Southbourne on January 14; the Shell Garage, Fareham Road, Wickham on January 9; Liphook Service Station, Liphook, on January 4; and One Stop in Southleigh Road, Havant, on November 4.

He has appeared before magistrates in Fareham and was formally charged with the offences and remanded into custody.