Masked men threatened staff during a shop robbery in Dewsbury last night.

The incident happened at the Tesco Express store in Leeds Road at 10.15 pm shortly after the store closed.

The two suspects forced entry to the store through a rear service yard and once inside forced two female workers and their male manager to get on the floor with faces to the ground.

The robbers then accessed the tills and removed a quantity of cash and fled.

Police are now investigating the incident which is similar to a number of robberies in the Kirklees area at small convenience stores.

Anyone with information should contact Dewsbury CID on 101.