A newsagent has been robbed just days after an assistant was stabbed in the store.

Police are currently dealing with an incident at the Happy Shopper in The Avenue in the Bevendean area of Brighton.

It is believed a robber armed with a knife entered the store at about 5pm.

On Tuesday a male attacker stabbed an assistant in the chest during a robbery in which around £550 in cash, cigarettes and wine bottles were taken from the store.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sussex Police on 0845 6070999.