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A 49-year-old man has been charged over a string of armed robberies at travel agencies in Staffordshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire.
The man, from Liverpool, was arrested following a raid at Co-Op Travel in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, on Friday.
He was charged with six armed robberies, possessing an offensive weapon and assaulting a police officer.
He is due to appear at North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court in Fenton later.
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