A man accused of holding up a bank at knifepoint has been remanded in custody.

Zhao Wan appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court yesterday (Monday, February 24) charged with armed robbery.

The 28-year-old, of Sigrist Square, Kingston, was remanded in custody to appear at Kingston Crown Court on March 10.

He was arrested on Saturday at Hounslow Police Station in connection with a knifepoint robbery at Barclays bank, in High Street, Hounslow, on February 12.