Man charged over armed robbery spree 

A suspected armed robber has been charged with a series of shop raids, including one where staff members were threatened with a double-barrelled shotgun.Michael Webb was stopped and searched by officers on Tuesday (Aug 16) in Birmingham Street, Stourbridge, and arrested on suspicion of carrying a kitchen knife in public.The 37-year-old was later charged with trying to rob William Hill bookmakers in Bridgnorth Road, Wollaston, at around 9pm on Friday (Aug 12) armed with a shotgun and stealing &po