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Page last updated at 17:36 GMT, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 18:36 UK

Men sprayed with paint in robbery

A pub landlord and a member of his staff had paint sprayed in their faces during a robbery in West Yorkshire.

Police said the incident happened at the Hilltop pub in the Clayton area of Bradford on Monday morning.

The landlord and two employees were confronted by three Afro-Caribbean males outside the pub. Two had paint sprayed in their faces.

The men fled with a quantity of cash. A man, 19, has been arrested. Officers are asking witnesses to contact them.

Police said all three men suffered minor injuries.




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