An investigation is under way after an armed robbery in Dover last night.

A man ordered staff to get behind the till and demanded money at the One Stop Shop, in Bewsbury Cross Lane, in Whitfield, at 10pm.

Holding what is thought to have been a black handgun, he left with a small amount of cash and some cigarettes.

The raider is described as white, in his late 30s or early 40s, 5ft 9in, stocky and wearing dark clothes.

Anyone with information is asked to phone DS Kath Way on 101, quoting crime reference ZY/16623/14, or Kent Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.