A Shropshire man has been charged with a series of offences related to indecent images of children.

Robert Gates, 70, of Clee Hill, Ludlow, faces charges of two counts of distributing indecent images of children, two counts of making an indecent photograph of a child, and one count of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

The charges follow an investigation by West Mercia Police.

Gates has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday, 29 September.