A middle-aged man has been arrested in connection with an assault at a York pub which left a 60-year-old man fighting for his life.

The man was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning and later released on bail by police investigating the incident outside Yates's Wine Lodge, which happened just after 11pm on Friday.

The assault victim was still in a critical condition in Leeds General Infirmary today.

Updated: 11:08 Tuesday, April 22, 2003