A MAN has been charged after a robbery in the Bradford district yesterday evening.

The robbery took place at a shop in Cross Roads, near Keighley, at around 6.25pm.

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Craig Metcalfe, 52, of no fixed abode, was arrested shortly after the incident and has now been charged with robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.

He has been remanded into custody to appear at Bradford Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.