Former binman Mark Hobson was remanded in custody by magistrates today charged with murdering twin sisters and an elderly couple.

ARMED police smashed their way into a house in England yesterday as officers stepped up their search for a former bin man linked to four brutal murders.

A man fitting the description of Mark Hobson, who is wanted in connection with the murders of 27-year-old twin sisters Claire and Diane Sanderson, was seen near the home of an elderly couple who were killed within hours nearby, police said today.