Alton Towers will reopen to the public in England today after shutting its gates following a rollercoaster crash which saw four people seriously injured.

Madame Tussauds and a host of major theme parks were sold today in a £800m (€1.1bn) deal with an investment firm controlled by the government of Dubai.

UK leisure group Tussaud’s expanded into Germany today through the acquisition of one of Europe’s leading theme parks.