A Brighton thrill-seeker who set out to ride every rollercoaster in the UK in a little over two weeks has had his plans scuppered by Storm Floris – but could still break a world record.

For the purposes of the attempt, a rollercoaster is defined as a ride which features a car or cars which run along a fixed ...

There is no current record-holder for the most rollercoasters ridden in a week, and Mr Stokes has been set a target of 30 to claim the inaugural title.