An armed robber who unsuccessfully tried to steal cash from a petrol station in Bournemouth hit an off licence just five minutes later.

The man, wielding a knife, threatened the cashier at East Howe Food and Wine on Sunday night, and made off with two hundred pounds and eight cans of beer.

Only a few minutes earlier, a worker at the Shell garage on  Kinson Road had refused to hand over money, and the suspect fled empty-handed.