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As has been well documented in press, on 2nd June this year, The Smiler – a steel rollercoaster featuring a world-record 14 inversions at Staffordshire’s Alton Towers theme park – was carrying 16 passengers and travelling at 32 km/h when it struck an empty, stationary carriage, injuring 11 riders—four of whom required serious medical attention.

Firm fined for failing to maintain mandatory workers’ insurance A Hednesford-based company was fined £2,500 and ordered to pay £3,191.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is phasing out the paper counterpart and will only issue the photocard driving licence starting 8th June 2015.

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 received Royal Assent on 26th March 2015 and will go into force on 1st October 2015.