Two men with the same surname have been charged after a firearm was seized in a residential street.

Police were called to the Palladian Circus area of Greenhithe on Friday afternoon after reports residents had spotted what they believed to be a firearm in Liverymen Walk.

Two men were arrested and held in custody.

Today police confirmed Paul Killick, 44, of Blackfen Road in Sidcup, and Tommy Killick, 22, of Park Mead in Sidcup, had both been charged with possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

They were remanded in custody and, following an appearance at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, they are due to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on April 28.