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Merlin Entertainments has approached SeaWorld Entertainment about a potential deal as the UK theme-park operator and owner of Madame Tussauds seeks to expand overseas to offset a slide in tourists visiting London.

One for the boys

Conall Ó Fátharta enters the magical world of Florida’s theme parks and rediscovers his inner child aboard some of the world’s most spectacular, and terrifying, rollercoasters.

More than two million people were told to flee from the path of 110 mph Hurricane Charley as it roared toward Florida’s west coast tonight.