A 36-year-old man has been charged after children's clothes were nicked from an Marks and Spencer shop.

It was reported that 20 items, including sleeping bags and dresses, were stolen from the store in Sevenoaks.

Police were called to the M&S on London Road yesterday (May 1) at 12.45pm and a man has now been charged and remanded in custody.

A statement from Kent Police read: "Fred Friend, aged 36, of Star Lane, St Mary Cray was arrested and later charged with theft."

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Friend was remanded in custody and he is due in Medway Magistrates' Court today.