A robber carried out three armed raids just a short distance from his home.

Paul Gough struck at a petrol station, grocery store and a McDonalds restaurant in Springburn, Glasgow.

The crimes were carried out between October and December last year.

The 32 year-old was armed with what appeared to be a firearm when he stole around £120 from the Shell garage in Springburn Road.

Two weeks later he targeted the Shopsmart Store in Hawthorn Street.

Gough - again brandishing a weapon - yelled at a worker: "Get out the way, you f*****g bam."

He only got his hands on alcohol before fleeing the scene.

The final incident was an early hours raid at the McDonalds again in Springburn Road.

This time he brandished a knife and stated to staff: "it will be alright. I am not going to hit you."

Gough escaped with £80. He was later held after a media appeal.

Gough pleaded guilty to three charges of assault and robbery at the High Court in Glasgow.

He was remanded in custody pending sentencing next month.