TWO men and a woman from have been remanded in custody and will appear at Manchester Crown Court next month in connection with a series of armed robberies following false advertisements on the online auction website, Ebay.

Debra Brooker, 41, of Block Lane, Mohammed Nazir, 22, of Manley Road and Adam Marco, 19, of Kent Street have been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.

They appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court today and the date for the Crown Court hearing was set for March 16.

Two other men – aged 43 and 24 – have been released under investigation.