A man was undergoing surgery today for a facial wound after a bottle attack in a Brighton subway.

The victim, 31, suffered a lacerated left cheek when a fight broke out at the beach end of the subway at the foot of West Street, Brighton, at 8.25pm yesterday.

He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital and later transferred to Eastbourne District General Hospital for specialist treatment.

Twenty minutes after the fight a man with chest injuries was arrested near the scene. He was helping with police inquiries today.