TWO men have denied carrying out a burglary armed with knives and a knuckleduster.

James Ritchie, 32, of Hastings Road, Southend, and Williams Nolan, 38, of Jones Close, Southend, appeared at Basildon Crown Court to deny a robbery in January, 2016, and a burglary at a house in York Road, Southend, on January 15 in which two knives and a knuckleduster were allegedly brandished.

They will stand trial at Basildon Crown Court on July 10.