A security guard was taken to hospital after an attempted robbery at a bank. The worker was attacked at a branch of Barclays Bank in The Street, Rustington, near Littlehampton, at 9.43am today.

He needed treatment after the robber squirted a liquid over him but was not thought to have been seriously injured.

The robber, described as a black man, is believed to have driven away without taking anything.

There may have been two other people with him as he made his escape.

Any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to call Sussex Police on 0845 6070999 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.