A MAN has been charged with multiple thefts including shops and a motor vehicle.

43-year-old David Gubbins, of no fixed abode, was charged on Thursday with eight counts of shop theft and one theft of a motor vehicle.

The offences took place across Evesham and Pershore.

Gubbins has been further charged with vehicle interference and with a failure to attend a drugs appointment.

He has been remanded in custody by West Mercia Police to attend Kidderminster Magistrates Court.