The future of Alton Tower's £18m rollercoaster appears in turmoil as the branding for The Smiler was taken down. The UK's top theme park confirmed today it has removed the troubled ride's branding as ...

An online petition has been launched to shut down a rollercoaster ride that crashed on Tuesday, leaving four people seriously injured. The Smiler at Alton Towers has come under intense scrutiny since ...

A group of 16 journalists was stranded on the £18million rollercoaster during its opening – and it's had several problems since Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to ...

The Mirror reports that those on the ride in Alton Twers were reportedly stuck for more than 30 minutes. Twitter user Lisa King wrote that a member of her family was caught up in the ordeal. “My ...

Their screams stunned crowds 25ft below the super ride as emergency services battled to free them Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more ...

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